Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] the [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 | 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 . |
| 10 | I was full of joy at the prospect of meeting Agnes the next day . |
| 11 | Jill handed Lindsey the last file before she led the smiling woman out . |
| 12 | Tom 's got Trimazepam. the last time . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The old lady took all her money out of the bank and made plans to leave Sheffield the next day . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I do n't enjoy getting from point A to point B. The last place I want to go to is an airport . |
| 17 | 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 . ’ |
| 18 | The woman used a spare key to open the back door , retrieved the telephone and called the police who arrested Smith the next day . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It seems only fair to allow Wordsworth the last word . |
| 21 | So thought I. The first part was okay when we got the squad marching the 50 yards , but I was the only one that did not see that someone had dug a trench in the line of march , and in one step leapt over the trench in perfect style . |
| 22 | Peter saw Kate the next evening , which was a Thursday , again on Saturday , three times the following week , and twice the week after that . |
| 23 | Arranging to call Bridget the next day , she rang off . |
| 24 | The teams made Darlington the first club ever to collect medals in the championship in the same season . |
| 25 | The partnership between Campbell and former Crystal Palace striker Ian Wright has produced seven goals in five games , making Arsenal the First Division 's top scorers . |
| 26 | And it was me , and I was due to have Nicola the next month , at the beginning of May that the and I said no , I said ! |
| 27 | Myanma acceded to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) , Radio Burma reported on Dec. 3 ; it said that the instrument of accession was deposited with the US State Department on Dec. 2 , making Myanma the 154th state to sign the treaty . |
| 28 | Gentleman that I am , I offer Steve the first pitch . |
| 29 | " Lothar chose the eastern share , then the emperor gave Charles the second part . |
| 30 | Making Tucker the 23rd opponent out of 23 to lose to Lewis as a professional is the champion 's main objective . |