Example sentences of "[verb] they [prep] their [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1986 he took over the captaincy from Fletcher and led them to their third championship in four years , but early in 1987 he suffered a bad loss of form and the team slipped right down the table . |
| 2 | monitor current prescriptions to make sure that children are not using them for their first experiments with drugs . |
| 3 | The old retainer who had received them on their first visit tried to help but Cranston pushed him gently away , saying it was a holiday and besides he was here at Sir Richard 's request to pursue his inquiries privately . |
| 4 | Molly congratulated the 16 successful candidates at this year 's examination , presented certificates to those who were present and welcomed them to their first training day as qualified teachers . |
| 5 | It is in the field of assessment that the new arrangements are likely to pose the most difficulties for teachers and distract them from their first task of finding their way into ‘ the very queer and tortuous passages of children 's minds ’ . |
| 6 | The Scots went into the game requiring just a draw to take the title , but there was no stopping them in their fifth successive victory , by 5-2 . |
| 7 | After settling the children into their hotel , the team took them on their first visit — to Disney 's Magic Kingdom , a giant playground of spectacular rides . |
| 8 | Wiser writers , like Frank Ronan , leave them for their third or fourth . |
| 9 | When the wind dropped an occasional rumble in the distance reminded them of their first taste of war 's excitements . |
| 10 | As ‘ London Transport ’ fleet name transfers did not become available until May 1934 , it is probable that they did not receive them until their next annual overhaul . |
| 11 | Only Spurs have beaten them in their last nine visits to the capital . |
| 12 | Originally , the plan was to return them to their last known home , on Pitchfork Ranch near the little town of Meeteetsee , Wyoming . |