Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [prep] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All day long she had wondered how he had managed to bamboozle his way into a consultancy , but first the calm , unflappable way he had dealt with Steve and now here , with the devastated relatives , Kathleen had an opportunity to see at first hand the qualities that set him apart as a consultant . |
| 2 | Whilst your forthcoming weekend will naturally provide you with the ideal opportunity to discover at first hand the delights of owning your own Highland retreat , I can assure you there is absolutely no commitment . |
| 3 | First , despite a brave attempt to encourage candidates to stand at last week 's annual general meeting , the council remains grossly under-represented . |
| 4 | There 'll be an even wider spectrum of cars to choose from next year , thanks to a change in Type Approval rules . |
| 5 | ‘ Having read your manifesto I feel bound to add that your racist policies , your opposition to aid for third world countries , and your proposals for the quarantining of those carry the AIDS virus are deeply repugnant to the Christian consciousness . ’ |
| 6 | The Indian batting , though , was often at sea , and their selectors will have much thinking to do before next winter 's tough series against South Africa and England . |
| 7 | But the main reason for a 37% profits rise to £2.32m was a Pounds 440,000 turnround in interest payments to £105,000 interest receivable , thanks to cash from last year 's £3m rights issue . |
| 8 | Birchwood 's Derrick Cooper picked up over £8,000 to move to 55th place in the Volvo Order of Merit when he shot 68–70–68–73 for a share of 15th place in the Dunhill Masters . |
| 9 | The failure of the rule-based systems has led some researchers to talk about third generation machines and others to return to the more basic systems from the 1960's . |
| 10 | Of course , I 've never worked for McLaren ( even though , judging by its participation in F1 diplomacy , the team only deserves an RV8 engine to play with next season ) . |
| 11 | Summit leaders called on all countries to contribute to Third World aid by assisting victims of " the unprecedented drought in southern Africa " . |
| 12 | The win takes Scotland above Portugal and into joint second place with Italy in the battle to qualify for next year 's finals in the US . |
| 13 | Rumours abound of a further scandal in the financial sector to add to last year 's rich crop , which forced the resignation of the heads of Nomura , Japan 's biggest investment company , and Nikko , among many others . |
| 14 | The Argentinian captain returned to Buenos Aires yesterday for the match against Denmark tomorrow after club president , Luis Cuervas , had ordered Maradona to prepare for next weekend 's home fixture in Spain . |
| 15 | With Llanelli held to a draw , Neath took the opportunity to leapfrog into third place with a 27–15 home win over South Wales Police . |
| 16 | Motherwell should beat Partick at Fir Park to leapfrog into ninth place while in the battle of Brockville the losers of the Falkirk v Airdrie match will , realistically , have little chance of avoiding the drop . |
| 17 | Nafuth to win at third attempt |
| 18 | This allowed German Michael Schumacher to sweep into second place in his Camel Benetton Ford with Hill third and Gerhard Berger fourth for Ferrari . |
| 19 | Had Robinson 's throw from mid-on hit the stumps , there would have been no need to call on third umpire Chris Balderstone and TV replays for a verdict . |
| 20 | Alan Igglesden took five for 41 as Kent beat Leicestershire by an innings and 138 runs at Grace Road to move into second place , 25 points behind championship leaders Essex . |
| 21 | We do n't have enough money to last until next month . |
| 22 | I 've got a lot of preparation to do before first period . ’ |
| 23 | MIDDLESBROUGH suffered a major blow to their promotion hopes when they spurned the chance to climb into third place . |
| 24 | The advantage of the telephone is that it is a two-way communication which gives you the chance to assess at first hand ( or ear ) why your account is not being paid . |
| 25 | Hartlepool have a chance to move into seventh place when they play Stockport County at Victoria Ground tonight . |
| 26 | ESSEX school students of all ages now have a unique opportunity to study at first hand the integration of wildlife and landscape conservation with modern farming techniques . |
| 27 | Guildford Kings star Gordon , who top scored with 17 points , put his country back on course to qualify for next year 's tournament finals in Germany , when all hope had seemed lost with less than five minutes remaining . |
| 28 | One week to go before first Dress Rehearsal of Re:Joyce . |
| 29 | Weir present as Scots start to plan for next campaign |
| 30 | Habsburg dynasty Dr Otto von Habsburg , son of the last King-Emperor of Hungary , has politely turned down an offer to stand in next month 's Hungarian presidential election as the candidate of the Smallholders party . |