Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] a [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er there was a lady fell over about two months ago on that footpath just at the beginning of the winter , and the cathedral council offered to pay for the installation of a light and what we did we contributed seventy seven pounds which is sixty including V A T to enable a second light to be installed because of the two steps on that footpath , one at each end , erm |
| 2 | Indeed , he regretted bitterly that his attempts to establish a sixth form in the school had been so abortive . |
| 3 | Norwich Union 's aim is at all times to provide a first class standard of service . |
| 4 | The agency has plans to launch a second craft in April 1994 , at about the time that the first satellite reaches the end of its operational life . |
| 5 | Its success in reaching what were , by East African standards , very healthy circulation figures encouraged the Public Relations Department to launch a second paper in 1951 . |
| 6 | I WAS interested to read a letter from my old headmaster , Mr D Henderson , expressing disappointment at the failure of his bid to establish a sixth form at Hummersknott School . |
| 7 | It is rarely an impossibility to find a third person , and in gusty weather this must make sense . |
| 8 | However , as the chart indicates , Tory supporters are considerably more likely than Labour supporters to favour a second election , and Liberal Democrats — by a margin of three to one — favour some kind of arrangement . |
| 9 | But they did n't reckon with her burning ambition to win a third time . |
| 10 | Jenny inherited a substantial sum from the estate of an aunt and used the funds to buy a second car and to establish a trust account for their child . |
| 11 | You might also consider whether they ought to continue with their attempt to run a second restaurant at all . |
| 12 | I also predict Rocky to get a first team start BEFORE Christmas … |
| 13 | He alleged that he had been the victim of a politically motivated investigation and stated that it remained his intention to seek a 16th term of office in November 1992 . |
| 14 | Announcement of Suharto 's intention to seek a sixth term |
| 15 | ( Combined cycle plants use the exhaust gases from a combustion turbine to power a second steam turbine , thereby improving efficiency and reducing emissions . ) |
| 16 | Presumably the husband ( director ) is charged a benefit on the company car , and the wife ( director ) is charged on the ‘ delivery ’ car to prevent a second benefit being charged on the husband . |
| 17 | I had arrived at Ullapool by bus in mid-afternoon , determined to satisfy an ambition to make a first visit to Lochinver . |
| 18 | as if following up a train of thought , he looked across at Joe , saying , ‘ I wonder if those thieving scoundrels will be on the prowl again tonight ? ’ and Joe answered , ‘ I should n't think they 'd have the nerve to make a third trip , not in the same week , anyway . ’ |
| 19 | South Tees Community and Mental Health Care launches its bid to become a third wave NHS trust next Tuesday . |
| 20 | Never a company to rest on its laurels , Yamaha has refined the performance of its influential AWM synthesis to create a second generation , AWM2 tone generation system , the driving force behind the new SY85 synthesizer . |
| 21 | The government of South Korea on July 11 accepted an invitation from North Korea to hold a fourth round of premiers ' talks in Pyongyang on Aug. 27 . |
| 22 | The romantic novelist Dame Barbara Cartland has joined the battle to save an eleventh century abbey . |
| 23 | I hope that the British Council will give its fullest support to ventures of this kind in the future , and will encourage the group which met at Jaipur in their plan to hold a second Workshop to follow up the work of this one . |
| 24 | But with only five minutes left Swindon equalised with a fine header from Shearer to force a second replay . |
| 25 | Leeds continued to pile on the points as Iro burst through for loose forward Hanley to score a seventh try . |
| 26 | The success of the new tourism brochure Hartlepool , History in the Making , has prompted the borough council to order a second batch of 20,000 copies . |
| 27 | Then I switched off the music centre and strolled over to the window to take a last look at the night outside . |
| 28 | It was unfortunate for Virgin that in applying for ‘ exemption ’ to fly into America they should have walked into a simmering row between the American and British governments over the British refusal to allow PanAm to operate a third frequency across the Atlantic . |
| 29 | 2 The defender grasps the attacker 's fist to prevent a second punch and strikes outwards with the fan now fully open . |
| 30 | But more important than that it was also a triumph which brought to an end his struggle to win a second Tour title . |