Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [prep] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had talked of going home for years ; yet excuses came up for delaying till next year and the year after . |
| 2 | She lost 7–5 6–3 to Seles in the quarter-finals after disposing of last year 's finalist Jana Novotna , but she showed enough , as he has done before , to show the rest of the watching world that she is a major force waiting to erupt . |
| 3 | Service is deemed to have taken place seven days after posting by first class post if this method of service is used . |
| 4 | A writ can still be served on a limited company by sending it by first class post to the registered office , but following the Practice Direction ( QBD ) ( Service of Documents : First and Second Class Mail ) ( 1985 ) 8 March [ 1985 ] 1 WLR 489 the presumption will be of service on the second working day after posting by first class post or the fourth working day after posting by second class post . |
| 5 | A writ can still be served on a limited company by sending it by first class post to the registered office , but following the Practice Direction ( QBD ) ( Service of Documents : First and Second Class Mail ) ( 1985 ) 8 March [ 1985 ] 1 WLR 489 the presumption will be of service on the second working day after posting by first class post or the fourth working day after posting by second class post . |
| 6 | After graduating with first class honours , Barber obtained a PhD in 1927 under Prof Samuel Smiles , FRS , for work on cyclic disulphides derived from diphenyl . |
| 7 | Savalas Clouting ( 17 ) , Shaun Tacey ( 18 ) and Laurence Hare ( 23 ) will be fighting it out for a place in the Witches reserve berths after graduating from last season 's double-winning junior side . |
| 8 | Linford , who became an MBE in 1990 , considered quitting athletics after flopping in last year 's World Championships . |
| 9 | I was chided for implying in last month 's notes that Somerset looked rather a better bet than Gloucestershire . |
| 10 | Well it might be worth looking through last year 's list in the day . |
| 11 | Finally colonizing nations discovered more direct ways of profiting from Third World peoples : they simply demanded money from them . |
| 12 | Ten days and more of women 's films is a good way of recharging one 's batteries , and women thinking of going to next year 's Festival might like to know that the organisers will arrange accommodation with local families for 50F a night ( approx £5 . ) |
| 13 | SHILDON Strollers retained their leadership of the Durham Second Division at a canter when a weakened Wingate failed to offer any real threat despite the incentive of moving into third place with a win that would have toppled the home team from the No 1 spot . |
| 14 | The Sheffield United winger , Alan Roberts , is on the verge of moving to Fourth Division Lincoln City if the clubs can agree on a fee . |
| 15 | Their career opportunities consist of moving from second bassoon to first bassoon and perhaps of moving from a second-rank orchestra to a better , more prestigious one . |
| 16 | Nigel Worthington appears to have got over the disappointment of losing in last week 's FA Cup final replay to Arsenal and will play what is believed to be his 67th game of the season tomorrow . |
| 17 | That what I was thinking of doing for next year . |
| 18 | With some landowners now looking towards insisting on third party cover for climbers , insurance is increasingly looking indispensable . |
| 19 | GRANT FARQUHARSON , Gary Armstong 's deputy at Jed-Forest , has joined Gala so that he can be more certain of playing in First Division rugby . |
| 20 | However , in many authorities , especially the larger ones , the process of thinking about next year 's budget has begun months before . |
| 21 | Why , I bet you never had the slightest intention of following through last night , did you ? |
| 22 | with regard to first instance proceedings , the unassisted party would otherwise suffer severe financial hardship . |
| 23 | SANDWICH makers are needed to help Mothers ' Union members with catering at next week 's Sutton Weaver Carnival . |
| 24 | ‘ Now UEFA have made their decision and we can get on with preparing for next week 's game . ’ |
| 25 | Victory tomorrow would offer United compensation for losing in last season 's final to Sheffield Wednesday and would fill the last gap in the Old Trafford honours board . |
| 26 | Secondly were Mrs White 's brother and sister-in-law who were reported earlier as saying at second interview that they thought she should remain at home ‘ if things keep as they 're going now , and she gets the services she 's getting ’ . |
| 27 | A number of schools have now indicated their interest in piloting from next session , and a meeting has been arranged between the headteachers of these schools , the Regional education department , and SCOTVEC . |
| 28 | In Pakistan , agreement has been reached on the sales and pricing for Kadanwari gas and development in proceeding with first production scheduled for 1995 . |
| 29 | CUMBERNAULD have been banned by the Scottish Rugby Union from playing until next season after a match against Earlston earlier this month was abandoned by the referee , writes George Barton . |
| 30 | CUMBERNAULD have been banned by the Scottish Rugby Union from playing until next season after a match against Earlston earlier this month was abandoned by the referee . |