Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun sg] [verb] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SWINDON squandered the chance to regain second place in the First Division yesterday . |
| 2 | Peterboro 3 , Swindon 3 SWINDON squandered the chance to regain second place in the First Division yesterday . |
| 3 | ‘ I did n't know the man sitting next to the producer was Dick Lester , who had just directed that film , ’ recalled Crawford ‘ Anyway , I got the part and it certainly could n't have been my charm or personality that did it . ’ |
| 4 | The House of Commons has the right to say first what it thinks of a Bill . |
| 5 | Rights can be earned ( to a salary at the end of the month or to a place on the Board ) , they can be purchased ( by paying an entrance fee ) , they can be entered into in all sorts of ways ( white has the right to move first in chess ) . |
| 6 | He nudges the boy standing next to him . |
| 7 | I want our house valued now well not just yet , we want the garden finished first not that it matters a lot . |
| 8 | A brief comment on each of these areas will confirm the point made last year that areas with strong market positions and fixed supply situations held up reasonably well . |
| 9 | ‘ Let the lady go first . ’ |
| 10 | If the condition is a recurrent one such as migraine or period pains , it is perfectly possible to use a book like this to find remedies that will give relief each time the pain occurs but it will not prevent the pain recurring next time . |
| 11 | Having come this far , and having made the effort to come first , I reflected only briefly as the Commandant in front of me , with his four gold bars on his shoulders , signed a piece of paper and said , ‘ I 'm posting you to the 2ème Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes . ’ |
| 12 | A lawyer who has seen the writ said last night : ‘ It is a typical dispute between two ex-business partners . ’ |
| 13 | Obviously I welcome the opportunity to debate next week Ravenscraig and the Lanarkshire economy . |
| 14 | As they rose , she noticed the man sitting next to her : ebullient , extrovert and coarse . |
| 15 | Supt Bernie Holmes who was heading the search said last night that this was one of the saddest cases he has ever had to deal with . |
| 16 | As his parents , Alan and Sybil , of Llangoed , Anglesey , waited anxiously by their phone for news from Alaska , the man heading the search confirmed last night that it had been suspended . |
| 17 | We have agreed that we will follow the practice established last year and start work in earnest around the middle of February . |
| 18 | It is unfair that we should have to wait until 1O.3Oam for the post just because the postmen have to hand deliver a memo to every department in the company , being told the post takes second place . |
| 19 | with a with a er client then we appreciate the business comes first . |
| 20 | The path flanking the lawn leads first down and then across the garden to help create a feeling of greater space . |
| 21 | And it 's also you know your first few days you sort of you , you become a leech do n't you to the person that you know , you know the person sitting next to you . |
| 22 | Work on the production line starts in the next couple of days with the sales of the Vauxhall Cavalier and Opel Vextra containing the engine expected next spring . |
| 23 | The simplest approach is to let the baby feed first from one breast only and then from the other — rather than keep switching breasts . |
| 24 | But unless anyone takes the trouble to ascertain first what persons would care to attend a meeting , I do n't imagine that one could usefully be called . |
| 25 | He holed big birdie putts on the 15th and 16th , made par at the tricky short 17th , and then eagled the water strewn 18th with a three iron to 25 feet , and a putt that raced into the centre of the hole . |
| 26 | The horse , trained to keep calm , hardly moved , but the schoolgirl shrieked in terror and let go of her pram , which ran into the column of marchers ; it hit the man standing next to Clare , who stumbled heavily against her , knocking her sideways . |
| 27 | She tried hard not to consider the man sitting next to her and to answer the question logically . |
| 28 | As Endill ate his plate of boiled potatoes he pondered on the afternoon ahead and was so involved in his thoughts he did not hear the boy sitting next to him speak . |
| 29 | ‘ We are assuming the Queen chose first class . ’ |
| 30 | For Sam Wanamaker aims to make this an opportunity to furnish the International Globe Centre with work by British craftspeople , while recreating the theatre using 17th century techniques . |