Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pron] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A new international competitiveness unit has been set up and is expected to issue its first report shortly . |
| 2 | ‘ Where was all that kindness , courtesy , and respect when you tried to seduce me last night ? ’ she demanded , glaring at him . |
| 3 | I was recently diagnosed with a malignant tumour and expect to observe my 42nd birthday in hospital . |
| 4 | The Central Council of Physical Recreation helped to establish our first course in 1955 with an external examiner from the physical education profession joining internal adjudicators to ensure compatibility with nationally accepted standards at the qualifying examination . |
| 5 | The fall of Kontrax is bad news for Mirror Group pensioners — Maxwell Communications Corp Plc owned 30% of the firm , for Compaq Computer Corp — which will now have to try to retrieve its first consignment of personal computers destined for the company from Hungarian customs authorities , and Disco himself , who opted to build his flat on top of the multi-million dollar Kontrax office building . |
| 6 | The Manchester City marksman is being tipped to win his first cap after surging clear of the pack as the country 's top scorer . |
| 7 | ‘ I want to win my first GP and better myself further . |
| 8 | HENRY WHARTON plans to take the short route to victory at Leeds Town Hall tonight when he defends his Commonwealth super-middleweight title against Australian Rod Carr , the man he beat to win it last year . |
| 9 | And this is where a high-fibre diet starts to play its first function in helping you to eat less . |
| 10 | Oh if you 're silly with that the pieces will be missing by the time we want to play it next time . |
| 11 | The 1983 budget increased the ceiling from £25,000 to £30,000 , on the grounds that the lower limit was ‘ beginning to hinder a growing number of families who want to buy their first home , or to move ’ ( Hansard , 15 March 1983 , cols 145–6 ) . |
| 12 | The only problem I have with all this hectic activity is that the concept of funk-metal should have been buried under 20 feet of hyper dangerous asbestos padding before it was permitted to draw its first breath . |
| 13 | Who wants to do what next year ? |
| 14 | Although the President promised to use his second term for a new " crusade " to secure peace and prosperity within the USA , he offered few new prescriptions for the ailing economy , preferring instead to concentrate on a broad agenda which included less government and lower taxes . |
| 15 | They had expected to record their fourth victory over home side this season , but on a poor service , the game was a dour affair , as neither side dominated the proceedings . |
| 16 | He tried to phone you last night , the number you gave him , but there was something wrong with the line- ’ |
| 17 | The former England man , who has been linked with Sheffield Wednesday and who has undergone summer knee surgery , is not up for sale , and is expected to start his third season in Reds ' colours . |
| 18 | A brickie does not college N B Qs he needs to build his first house and first novel and immediately becoming an international best seller . |
| 19 | I tried to get it last night . |
| 20 | Kalin is not being pressured to make his next film about a heroic gay cop . |
| 21 | Moses was 40 when he tried to strike his first blow for freedom ( 2:11–12 ) , which ended in disaster . |
| 22 | Lewis is expected to make his first defence against London-born New Yorker Alex Stewart . |
| 23 | Donald , in the West Indies with the South African Test party , is expected to make his first appearance for Warwickshire in the Championship match against Derbyshire at Edgbaston starting on May 7 . |
| 24 | Rata Quick headed the 1970 Hertfordshire training course , and the county display team contributed to make our 25th Anniversary at the Royal Albert Hall such a memorable occasion . |
| 25 | His Francesca was a rising star in the Department of Trade and Industry , and they planned to celebrate her thirtieth birthday with a skiing holiday , due to start in two weeks ' time . |
| 26 | From Hampton Court , I drove back to London , and to the Ritz Hotel for the luncheon that Mr Allan Davis and friends of Miss Evelyn Laye had arranged to celebrate her ninetieth birthday . |
| 27 | You wait to see them next morning , but they do n't come back . |
| 28 | It was impossible to hide her excitement as his casual question seemed to confirm her first impression that the painting which had captured her attention was in truth an original . |
| 29 | One of them came to see me last night when I got back from Paris . |
| 30 | The new owner , Mr. Bolsover , came to see me last week , and I 'm afraid he may not let us go on using the barn . |