Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [num ord] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Stress position may vary for one of two reasons : either as a result of the stress on other words occurring next to the word in question , or because not all speakers of RP agree on the placement of stress in some words .
2 A detailed analysis of those authors publishing first in the Scottish Journal of Geology shows the following distribution of universities :
3 The Second Division outfit , who had a magnificent 18–14 win at Salford , now face a Saints ' side lying third in the Stones Bitter Championship .
4 The CDU/CDM coalition came fourth in the Federal Assembly , the CDU coming third in the Czech National Council while the CDM emerged as the second strongest group in the Slovak National Council .
5 Should United beat Forest and then go on to win the championship , the UEFA Cup place will go to the team finishing third in the First Division , sparking off a League scramble between Manchester City , Sheffield Wednesday , Liverpool and Arsenal .
6 Loganberries and raspberries grew on wires at both sides of the garden which had a centre bed with paths around it and beds running next to the fences .
7 Newcastle did well to finish third in the British women 's club team championship at Sheffield with Samantha Foggo finishing first in the 800m freestyle .
8 People living next to the site of a New Age festival planned for the weekend say they 're in for two days of misery .
9 They are given brief instructions on moving around the system and there is a guide to page changing next to the set .
10 She nodded towards his suitcase standing next to the desk .
11 ‘ I did n't know the man sitting next to the producer was Dick Lester , who had just directed that film , ’ recalled Crawford ‘ Anyway , I got the part and it certainly could n't have been my charm or personality that did it . ’
12 To Lucien , the Vibrancy performance was a perverse travesty because the dance was accompanied by music — a flute and a couple of hand drums played by two young musicians sitting next to the windows .
13 This year 's Milk Cup competition actually proved to be the most successful ever for Northern Ireland teams with Co Armagh finishing fourth in the Premier Milk Cup U-16 section and Co Down and Co Fermanagh contesting the Plate final .
14 She put the bowl down on top of a chest of drawers standing next to the bed and folded her arms .
15 10 Burden of proof Dealing first with the question of reasonableness as between the parties it is now accepted that the burden of proof falls on the party seeking to enforce the restraint .
16 Huge banners hung from the heavy , black beams bearing the Royal Arms of England , the Golden Leopards snarling next to the White Lilies of France and the Red Dragon of Wales .
17 Those two cheques accounted for Todd finishing 265th on the money list , lower than anyone else who played a full schedule .
18 But who would choose to commit suicide in the middle of a dinner sitting next to the Prince of Wales ? ’
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