Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1951 , when I was nineteen , I became the first home-grown sex symbol in austerity Britain . |
| 2 | So she said I 'm sorry , so I got the next nearest , I just can not waste any more time . |
| 3 | A few miles outside Ulm in the little town of Rammingen I got the last available room in the Landgasthof Adler ( Eagle ) . |
| 4 | ‘ No diet is easy and I found the first few days hard , but by the end of the first week my skin became clearer , my nails grew stronger and my hair was healthy and shining . |
| 5 | ‘ I found the last 20 minutes extremely hard but the lads gave me every encouragement and I am delighted , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Just before he reached it , I used the last two shots on my film , though at that distance I did n't think I 'd pick up much . |
| 7 | ‘ But I scored the last two goals in the second half . ’ |
| 8 | And I paid the first fine that I ever did . |
| 9 | No that 's a lie , I enjoyed the first 15 miles . |
| 10 | He said : ‘ I was happy about my time but I have to admit that I walked the last two or three miles after I hit what they call ‘ the wall ’ . |
| 11 | Roe , already third , fourth and fifth in European tour events this year , said : ‘ I birdied the first three holes to give myself a flying start and never really looked back . ’ |
| 12 | I spent the first eighteen months working in all the factory departments , so I started with a good knowledge of precisely how the product was made and did all the jobs that then existed in the production of confectionery . |
| 13 | ‘ I spent the first nineteen years of my life in England . |
| 14 | I could n't find the entrance to the restaurant that night for a start , and I spent the first half hour of the evening circling the outside of the building looking for a way in — in full view of all the diners . |
| 15 | After counting the remaining rupees carefully , I spent the last free day in the company of a couple of young Seychellois who were going to an offshore reef to lift their fish-traps . |
| 16 | I spent the next four and a half months in Kuwait and Iraq as part of Saddam Hussein 's human shield , with nothing except my hand luggage and the clothes ( and shoes ) that I was wearing when the flight left London . |
| 17 | Martyn and I spent the next 10 days camping on the largest of the islands , sharing it with 30 pairs of geese . |
| 18 | CONSCIOUS of being lesbian at the age of eleven , I spent the next seventeen years repressing my true self , taking much spontaneity from my character . |
| 19 | I never even learned the name of the man I spent the next two days with . |
| 20 | At this time I was on holiday and I spent the next three days redecorating my sitting room ( a boring task , but necessary ) while waiting for the G4 to harden . |
| 21 | I spent the next few days talking to Cabinet colleagues — all of whom shared my view that the demand was preposterous — and then went to see the Prime Minister . |
| 22 | I know this to my cost as I spent the next few days discovering which Stain Devil cleaning stick was needed to remove most of my portion from Sunil 's white bathroom carpet . |
| 23 | This advice I took seriously ; and Myra and I spent the next ten years mostly in Britain . |
| 24 | I wandered down the Rue de la Carbière then I heard the first soul-searing howl : the wolves were back in Paris , hunting for whatever they could find . |
| 25 | I , I watched the first ten minutes which was really funny cos as they 're going along in the truck ah look at that woman ! |
| 26 | Yet when I placed the first hot pad on to the boy 's twisted left leg he seemed not to feel any pain ; I supposed the pain of the spasms had made him impervious to a lesser pain . |
| 27 | For it was then that I felt the first healthy flush of anticipation for the many interesting experiences I know these days ahead hold in store for me . |
| 28 | By 8.00 I felt the first slight warning tickle . |
| 29 | I knew the last 10 minutes would be nervous both for the fans and the supporters , as had happened against Oldham the previous week . |
| 30 | I saw the last few minutes of the game when I got back from the pub last night and was amazed to hear some commentator say ‘ Manchester United have n't lost at home in the European Cup for 37 years ’ . |