Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [adv prt] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Is that why you turned down the fifth series ? ’ |
| 32 | It was Nevin who eked out the second goal in the 16th minute . |
| 33 | ‘ You went up the next morning . |
| 34 | She struggled up the last few yards and arrived at his side breathless . |
| 35 | Bodley 's view about the literary insignificance of English drama was formally challenged by Ben Jonson who published plays in the Folio edition of his Workes in 1616 and later , and in response to Jonson 's success , by Shakespeare 's first editors , Heminge and Condell , who brought out the First Folio of Shakespeare 's plays in 1623 ( eight years after Shakespeare died ) . |
| 36 | She went back the next day . |
| 37 | The surgeons in Utah who carried out the first artificial heart operation are still waiting to see how their patient manages before carrying out any more operations . |
| 38 | She ran down the first flight of stairs , and then turned and dragged herself back to the flat . |
| 39 | Hurriedly , she jotted down the last few words , and started back out , but it was too late . |
| 40 | Lisa dived in hungrily , spreading butter and honey on a croissant , and reflecting as she washed down the first bite with coffee that it was even more delicious than it looked . |
| 41 | Later , she washed down the last table and put the final glass in the dishwasher . |
| 42 | She picked up the second carrier bag and saw me to the door with it . |
| 43 | That should shake the audience to attention , she thought , as she picked up the first book . |
| 44 | She picked up the first box of jars and went back to the room . |
| 45 | There were three letters and an electricity bill addressed to Mrs Emma Funnell , three circulars and — she picked up the last envelope — a cheap blue paper one and addressed to herself , not as Mrs Margaret Jones , but Mrs Peggy Jones . |
| 46 | She dived down the first alleyway , until she came to the window beside the white door with the red strip on the step . |
| 47 | She held out the first page of the manuscript file for him to read . |
| 48 | It was Johnny who set up the first weekly pools and bingo competitions at the Palace and it is from those humble beginnings that the massively valuable present-day lottery has grown . |
| 49 | With a solo exhibition of the works of Klaus Suss from Chemnitz ( until 5 May ) , Gunar Barthel continues its introduction to the artists who set up the first collective gallery of the GDR ( called ‘ Clara Mosch ’ using the initial letters of the names of its founder members ) . |
| 50 | You know when we came back the next Saturday as we 've gone through the front door , he 'd gone to the Little Chef for breakfast because there were n't any crocks left to u , to use |
| 51 | I can remember him saying , as we walked down the second fairway , ‘ Willie , if I can win these people ( the gallery ? over from Jack [ Nicklaus ] so that they want me to win , I 'll win for them . ’ |
| 52 | We rushed up the last pitches having learned a lesson — next time I 'll take a windbreaker , even on a hot day . |
| 53 | We flew out the next day . |
| 54 | Back at Napo , the young cocoa trees in the nursery were growing well , and in February 1981 we planted out the first trees in our ‘ gene bank ’ . |
| 55 | It is time we took up the second of my headings , language as screen . |
| 56 | It felt , as we struggled up the last , steepest stage of the hillside , that we were swimming in the white light of the sun . |
| 57 | But as we went up the first steep hill we quickly worked up a healthy sweat and removed our fleece jackets . |
| 58 | Overall , however , the expedition was a great success : ‘ Most of our aims were achieved , as — among other objectives — we confirmed the presence of five threatened species of mammal , we carried out the first study of bats in the area , and we gathered valuable information on the flora of the area , including the discovery of a new species , ’ she continued . |
| 59 | But after 74 miles , they were all together as they charged up the last climb to the finishing line . |
| 60 | As they drove out the next funeral cortège was coming up the drive . |