Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sussex , though , are unlikely to be among the cynical chorus , not after their slip-up against the Minor Counties on a Marlow marsh made them the 14th first-class county in 55– or 6–overs play to have their colours lowered by junior opposition . |
| 2 | His ability to deliver the C2 blue-collar , Essex-man vote has , arguably , won them the last two general elections . |
| 3 | I want to know what the first three digits are . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Rumoured Golf Links at Bolney ’ and one wonders what the next 80 years will bring . |
| 5 | West wins this third Diamond trick with the Queen and all he has left in his hand are 3 Hearts , and whatever card he plays he must give you the last three tricks in that suit . |
| 6 | He was referring to the times at Achnacarry when I would on occasion meet the trainees returning from a speed march and pipe them the last two miles back to the camp . |
| 7 | It now reckons its the first national distribution company to get Part One accreditation . |
| 8 | Everyone who has watched a loved one go through the experience of a major and dangerous operation will understand what the next few weeks were like . |
| 9 | But it will be enough for many people that the Poll Tax will cost her the next general election . |
| 10 | Unix System Labs Inc last week said it has started delivering early access versions of Distributed Computing Environment DCE/SVR4 secure code to its OEMs , calling it the first tangible results of its new-found rapprochement with the Open Software Foundation . |
| 11 | Can you guess what the last one word was gon na be ? |
| 12 | It was going to be a major battle and there were plenty of press predictions that the radical changes would cost us the next general election . |
| 13 | The second bullet followed almost immediately , this time in front of her , and she had to fling herself the last few feet , landing heavily against the side of the corrugated iron door . |
| 14 | He slammed a fist up at her as if the force of his gesture could throw her the last five feet , and screamed at her although he knew that she could n't hear . |
| 15 | MOUNTAIN adventurer Rebecca Stephens was yesterday thought to have set off on the final stage of a climb which will make her the first British women to reach the top of Everest . |
| 16 | ( George 's conviction made him the first high-ranking member of the CIA ever to be convicted of felony offences while conducting official duties . ) |
| 17 | He said afterwards that he had understood Terry had come out just to allow him to reach his goal , but it was an unfortunate end to a splendid innings , which made him the first English batsman since Barrington in 1967 to score three consecutive centuries in a series . |
| 18 | Jamie Spence 's win in the Canon European Masters made him the sixth first-time winner on this season 's Volvo Tour . |
| 19 | Ministers had rejected the report but politically it took us the next two general elections to repair the damage . |
| 20 | Its combined output will make it the second biggest in Britain . |
| 21 | In a surprising development regional autonomy groups in the north , campaigning against the centralized state and against immigration , particularly from southern Italy , and advocating federalism , won 5.6 per cent of the vote overall , making them the fourth largest political force nationally . |
| 22 | I would be grateful if you could confirm your acceptance of this proposal , and I will take necessary steps here to pay you the first overseas royalty . |
| 23 | ‘ I trust you 'll have no objections if I use whatever influence I have with the airlines to get you the first available seat ? ’ |
| 24 | It was announced at the same time that the UK Prime Minister , John Major , would travel to Beijing to sign the agreement , making him the first Western head of government to visit China since the crushing of the pro-democracy movement in June 1989 . |
| 25 | His reward came in July 1655 when Carvajal and his two sons were endenizened , thus making him the first English Jew , at least since the expulsion in 1290 . |
| 26 | In 1166 Peter 's great-grandfather , Thurstin de Montfort II , had held ten fees from the earl of Warwick , making him the second greatest of his tenants . |
| 27 | I well remember the long watches of the night when I and my baby struggled to overcome a physical incapability on my part , and I can not begin to tell you the relief on both sides when I strode out of the house , bought the largest tin of baby food I could find , and gave her the first square meal she had had since birth . |
| 28 | The highest point on Elgon is over 14,000ft ( 4,300m ) , making it the second highest mountain in Kenya . |
| 29 | If one allows for a surrounding portico , 10 ft wide , the overall dimensions would have been 71 by 69½ ft , giving an area of 4934.5 sq.ft , making it the second largest temple in Britain . |
| 30 | The new bank , still to be known as BankAmerica , would have assets of $190,000 million , making it the second largest in the country . |