Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [num] " in BNC.

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1 That got me to thirty-and-five .
2 so he was quite gutted to miss it by one , maybe one well two , two questions .
3 What 's that make it in four weeks ?
4 All we know is that Nicola was due to meet him at nine o'clock and that he did n't turn up .
5 This led him in 1935 to discuss a newly ‘ discovered ’ agricultural Papuan tribe , the description of whose civilization Eliot utilized to criticize what he saw as some of the indulgences of his own inorganic civilization during the unemployment of the thirties .
6 I blame both local councillors in Scotland and Scottish Members of Parliament , from both sides of the House , who were stupid enough to allow revaluation in Scotland to continue after the English stopped it in 1973 .
7 This leads us to one of the main problems in this sort of computer-based study .
8 ‘ If you are going to gut the house all in one go , this commits you to thousands of pounds worth of work .
9 This takes us to four fifteen .
10 Henry V restored them in 1416 , perhaps because he hoped to use their local authority , which depended on the personal loyalty felt towards them , to safeguard his rear before further campaigns in France .
11 This brought him to 45 .
12 This entitles them to four copies per year of the ‘ Tracks ’ Newsletter , one free entry to the park per year , a Junior Friends ' badge and a park poster .
13 This reminds me of two things .
14 This left us with two alternatives for our 4-year-old .
15 Possibly so , but this brings us to two practical problems .
16 ‘ Grundy picked up the series after Channel 7 dropped it in 1985 .
17 That 's , that 's Now when you 've got an A squared minus B squared , you can factorize that I mean you could just do that on your calculator , and do it in one go , but it 's quite easy to do it as three point O one .
18 Yeah , but it 's impossible to retain them with two four bedroomed houses , now is n't it ?
19 He hit six sixes and seven fours in his hundred , then one more six to take him to 110 before he declared , and the scribes were simply stuck for superlatives to convey the majesty of it .
20 The sack of Rome in 1527 by the troops of the Emperor Charles V finally forced Clement VII to agree to a Council , though it was left to Paul III to summon it in 1544 .
21 Carol is not , of course , a ‘ typical ’ child , nor is Dorothy a ‘ typical ’ mother , but the book has much to tell us about one child 's perception of books and their contents .
22 Different recognisers have different areas of strength and weakness , so it may be possible to combine them into one system .
23 Do n't be grumpy or touchy now — you 'll be glad to see them after 26.2 miles and you want them to be happy to see you too .
24 Whilst a through understanding of AI is not required they should have a little background since all are likely to meet it at one time or another .
25 Fullback Marty Roebuck could also miss out as an ankle operation is likely to sideline him for six to seven weeks .
26 Travis was quick to deny it with one of his charming smiles .
27 I was supposed to use it for 20 minutes on each side in between Holly 's feeds , which were every two or three hours anyway .
28 Anyone interested is welcome to contact me on 0703 476894 , or secretary Kate Rogers on 0962 760316 , or just turn up at our meeting on May 9th at the Holy Trinity Church Hall in Winchester , starting at 10.30 a.m .
29 At the age of 37 — old by Australian standards — Border accepts that he is nearing the end of his career but he is desparate to prolong it for two reasons .
30 I had pulled the team together by the second half , and Sporting found us a very different proposition and were lucky to hold us to 0–0 .
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