Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] a [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did not want to accept a third coffee . |
| 2 | There was little mirth among the film crew , least of all from Raymond Cusick whose job it suddenly became to pull a last minute rabbit out of the hat . |
| 3 | ‘ The bad news is that they want to see a first draft script within three weeks . ’ |
| 4 | She was alone with the man she believed had killed once and tried to kill a second time . |
| 5 | Distinction Awards are Postgraduate studentships which are open to students ordinarily resident anywhere in the UK , who hold or expect to obtain a 1st class Honours degree and who have not previously obtained a postgraduate research award . |
| 6 | Whoever did the planning on this job could n't have expected to find a second person getting into the car . ’ |
| 7 | One Mr Clarke can not duck away from if he wants to avoid a second Winter of Discontent .. |
| 8 | The former related to the quest for spiritual happiness , the latter to the sciences which , in their practical application , helped to constitute a third category of ‘ artificial ’ knowledge . |
| 9 | Now , if I 'm prepared to work that hard , why do these young writers think they do n't need to do a third draft ? |
| 10 | Then they came and said , ‘ We want to do a second album ’ , and I really did n't want to do it , because I do n't want to be the next , let's say , Joe Satriani or Eric Johnson , even though those guys are really successful in their field . |
| 11 | Some insurers , such as Perrysurance and Pickfords , have also introduced cover for legal expenses if you want to pursue a third party . |
| 12 | They proposed to locate a second prison in Walton , barely a mile and a half from Walton prison . |
| 13 | But when she tried to make a second foray she was hurled out bodily . |
| 14 | Huggett ( 1976b ) also noted that the systems of the atoms-to-planet and the atoms-to-societies hierarchies commingle to produce a third hierarchy which is the hierarchy of environmental systems . |
| 15 | ‘ We had planned to run a single GM-backed Astra this year for Luis Climent but when Bardolet became available it was decided to provide a second car for him supported by an outside sponsor , ’ explains Meeke . |
| 16 | In March , those prepared to buy a second dish will be able to receive five channels of British Satellite Broadcasting . |
| 17 | The brother and sister , from Waverton , Chester , hope to win a first prize in the contest of free membership to the RSPCA 's Animal Action Club . |
| 18 | The apexes are connected to form a second grid . |
| 19 | It was therefore decided to run a third train on December 5 , but this would clash with the start of our intensive Santa Special operations and so we had no choice but to operate the train from the Alfreton and Mansfield Parkway Station . ’ |
| 20 | On the eve of the ballot both camps expressed confidence about the outcome : Mrs Thatcher 's team anticipated gaining sufficient votes to win outright : Heseltine 's followers asserted that he had enough support to force a second ballot . |
| 21 | And Keegan revealed last night he plans to complete a second deal . |
| 22 | About 40,000 men a year undergo vasectomy , but with one in three marriages ending in divorce , increasing numbers are forming new relationships and wanting to have a second family . |
| 23 | There was a long silence , during which the noise on the line seemed to become a third party in their conversation . |
| 24 | Between channels one and two we find an auxiliary socket , which can be used to input a second instrument . |
| 25 | Letterman would like to see a first draft by the time I meet him in London . |
| 26 | It also intends to open a third operation in Europe later in the year . |
| 27 | Despite such caveats , the deal looks sensible for BT , which should reassure the British government as it prepares to sell a third tranche of shares in the partly state-owned company . |
| 28 | Now he is attempting to win a third title in the middleweight division but first he must win his European title fight against the tough Dutchman John Neslo today . |
| 29 | Now he is attempting to win a third title in the middleweight division but first he must win his European title fight against the tough Dutchman John Neslo today . |
| 30 | In the presidential elections the incumbent José Eduardo dos Santos of the MPLA-PT won 49.57 per cent of the vote , just short of the 50 per cent needed to avoid a second round . |