Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [art] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As soon as he realised his mistake he tried to go into reverse , but once America sent troops to Saudi Arabia the dictator was trapped : only then did he make Kuwait the 19th province and drop all talk of withdrawing . |
| 2 | The company 's complaints department phoned Susan the next day to tell her who to contact . |
| 3 | I went back and told Lilian the second twin , a boy , had died because the cord was round its neck . |
| 4 | The phone woke Ruth the next morning . |
| 5 | One night , as Tempy was helping her undress , she determined to tackle Stephen the next day . |
| 6 | Those statistics , more than the shuffling , lethargic charade of sparring he 's staged under canvas as well as on canvas these past few days , have made Holyfield-Bowe the first heavyweight title fight to open at evens with bookies since Liston-Patterson in 1962 . |
| 7 | But I told Una the next morning when all of you left the house . |
| 8 | And her speaking so close with her brother , just after she 'd seen Marion the first time ! |
| 9 | The simulcast and rental scenario would give Britain a second chance on MAC , wide-screen and HDTV technology . |
| 10 | Then the mesh , she told Sally the next time she saw her , I 'm sorry I made that mistake about you having a sister she said to Sally , I 've written to tell mother you 've said you have n't one she must of been mistaken what your mother said . |
| 11 | I was full of joy at the prospect of meeting Agnes the next day . |
| 12 | Prizes for painting have so far been awarded to de Kooning and Hockney ( jointly ) , to Tàpies , Balthus and this year to Soulages ; in sculpture Mastroianni , Pomodoro , Chillida and this year Caro ( did Signor Fanfani think Caro a third Italian , I wonder ? ) . |
| 13 | Hulme transgressed even more unpardonably in the 14th minute , when his high tackle on Greg Mackey earned a spell in the sin-bin and allowed Turner a third goal , this time from the half-way line . |
| 14 | Jill handed Lindsey the last file before she led the smiling woman out . |
| 15 | Its draft proposal would give Indian nationals preferential treatment over other foreigners in Nepal — guaranteeing their rights to buy land , hold assets and engage in trade — and give India a first option in the supply of military hardware and training to the Nepalese Army , in the development of Nepal 's water and hydroelectric resources , and in other " economic and industrial cooperation " projects . |
| 16 | Tom 's got Trimazepam. the last time . |
| 17 | Race officials decided not to award McLeod-Wright the second cup , The Journal Trophy , outright after his sixth win and it is still presented to the winner at Newcastle 's Civic Centre each year . |
| 18 | The old lady took all her money out of the bank and made plans to leave Sheffield the next day . |
| 19 | Glenavon were mean at the back , bar one early slip which let in Johnny Magee , to give Bangor a ninth minute lead . |
| 20 | Glenavon were mean at the back , bar one early slip which let in Johnny Magee , to give Bangor a ninth minute lead . |
| 21 | He passed it over the table , and courteously got up to give Catherine a second copy . |
| 22 | The Widnes tale of woe continued in the second half , when Tony Myler was unable to hold Pyke 's pass and Turner intercepted to give Thorniley a second try . |
| 23 | Riddick Bowe , who fights world champion Evander Holyfield here on Friday night , is almost certain to renege on the deal to give Lewis the first defence if he wins . |
| 24 | I do n't enjoy getting from point A to point B. The last place I want to go to is an airport . |
| 25 | She cut Nick a fourth slice of pie and said , ‘ What a boy ! |
| 26 | ‘ Who can that be ? ’ said Kitty , as Sal served Charlie a second potato . |
| 27 | Mr Bergg said : ‘ When you approach Darlington the first thing you see are two posters from Conservative and Labour criticising each other that sums up their campaigns . ’ |
| 28 | The woman used a spare key to open the back door , retrieved the telephone and called the police who arrested Smith the next day . |
| 29 | Between 1965 and 1967 the Direction Technique des Engins ( DTEn ) of the Ministry of Defence launched four Diamant A rockets ; one carried the satellite ( 26 November 1965 ) , dubbed Asterix — whose successful launch made France the third country to launch an artificial earth satellite . |
| 30 | It seems only fair to allow Wordsworth the last word . |