Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went home and visited my GP the next day , and he gave me calamine lotion . |
| 2 | Unless Labour develops its policies the next election will be a battle between two parties with virtually identical economic policies . |
| 3 | IF the BBC wants to secure its future the first thing it should do is cut down on the huge fees it pays to presenters . |
| 4 | Is that all , that 's changed then has it Wednesday the second of October ? |
| 5 | Once you have decided where you want your kitchen the next decision to make is what sort of kitchen you want . |
| 6 | Even after you 've received your payout , you can guarantee your family a second payout on your death , simply by carrying on paying the premiums . |
| 7 | Where there is strong evidence of guilt , defendants given the benefit of the doubt by a jury in a criminal trial will be reluctant to chance their luck a second time by bringing a libel action . |
| 8 | ‘ Listen to what happened to me , ’ I said , and I told my story a third time . |
| 9 | ‘ No , of course it does n't ; I 'm a fool to think a woman like you would give my sister a second thought . ’ |
| 10 | She told her parents the next day . |
| 11 | In the year I had skippered Wavebreaker at least half of our married male charterers had either offered Ellen a job or pressed her to visit their offices the next time she passed through their city . |
| 12 | Laura twisted her heel a second time . |
| 13 | In the result the justices on the second day of the hearing , the evidence having been taken the day before and the justices having indicated that they had reached a decision but would give their reasons the next day , made not an interim care order but two prohibited steps orders . |
| 14 | When Carco 's concierge came to clean his room the next day , she almost fainted at the sight of the nude picture hanging over his bed . |
| 15 | He said : ‘ She even shook my hand a second time after I told her I had full-blown AIDS . ’ |
| 16 | Far from hurling a newly laddered pair into the nearest rubbish bin in a rage , three-quarters of women give their stockings a second chance . |
| 17 | ‘ In the 1930s a commercial traveller staying overnight at the castle informed his host the next day that he had seen an apparition during the night — a young lady with long blonde hair wearing a gown with green silk puff sleeves . |
| 18 | Hawkins shook his head a second time and went out to start the day 's work . |
| 19 | He 'd got your number the first time we met . |
| 20 | I normally get my tickets the next day , or in two days . |
| 21 | I normally get my tickets the next day , or in two days . |
| 22 | The lucky winner has the privilege of sending their leader the first congratulatory telegram , announcing the success of the latest project . |
| 23 | ‘ Stop frowning , ’ he ordered , kissing her brow a second time , ‘ and smile . ’ |
| 24 | Laughing , Maggie kissed her mother a second time , and then kissed her dad . |
| 25 | She did not speak when he raised his eyebrows the second time , so in went onions , mustard and ketchup . |
| 26 | But his bold substitution — putting on Merson after 70 minutes to give his side a third orthodox striker — provided the missing ingredient . |
| 27 | Howard thought for a few moments and then said , ‘ I think I know what time the next plane leaves for London . ’ |
| 28 | As we finished our research the first woman Prime Minister headed the British Government . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , everyone 's different , ’ said Miss Maynard , giving her charge a last fond look . |
| 30 | ‘ Some residents who were moved after the last round of home closures are now faced with losing their homes a second time , ’ said Mr Common . |