Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [pers pn] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oliver Craddock wrote this down for me the first time I saw him and I 'd forgotten all about it , ’ he said . |
| 2 | So for him the next test — whose result he was awaiting — would be crucial . |
| 3 | With all these new developments pressing in on him the last thing he could afford was an afternoon off work . |
| 4 | I was lucky enough not to be court martialled , quite apart from getting away with it the first night . |
| 5 | Elizabeth walked with Hector , taking care to turn away from him the last yellow stains round her left eye , and smiled sweetly to hide the deadly steel of her thoughts . |
| 6 | She knew how to win that competition , too : when he reached through to her the fourth or fifth time , she did what she had often dreamt of doing before : kneeling up against the wall , she guided his hand and put it to her breast . |
| 7 | I lay there trying to square what I heard with the new enthusiasm derived from Edward and Laura , for I 'd left the Lodge around two in the morning , ready to set off with them the next day in search of the horizon . |
| 8 | I got right into it the first couple of series . |
| 9 | Richie caught up with them the next morning . |
| 10 | I mean I have n't been to Guildford for oh god I do n't know when I think probably with you the last time I went to Guildford . |
| 11 | Each time , like , I 've learned not to do this because that 's what got me back into it the last time . |
| 12 | Encourage the person to speak-when they stop or get stuck , allow them time to think and repeat back to them the last thing they said to help them find their flow . |
| 13 | If a choice is still problematic , put the piece of paper in a drawer and come back to it the next day . |
| 14 | NeXT Computer Inc is likely to go public next year , founder Steve Jobs said in Chicago last week , although he added that no steps have yet been taken to start the process : ‘ Things ( have been ) going very well for us the last few quarters , ’ Jobs said , and ‘ this quarter looks quite good as well , so if things keep on their present course and the market is good , I think there 's a real good possibility that we 'll go public next year . ’ |