Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] 's [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BRITAIN 'S Samantha Purvis finished fifth in the consolation final of the women 's 200 metres butterfly in a time two and a half seconds slower than her British record . |
| 2 | The manuscript , to be published by 1994 , is the first of a three-volume catalogue of the museums 's 1,100 piece collection of Roman and Byzantine glass . |
| 3 | Tony Starling partnered A Swetka of the USA to reach the semi-final of the Men 's 70 doubles . |
| 4 | But with a third crew , in the shape of a freshmen 's eight , participating for the first time , the race was restarted and the freshmen were beaten by the surviving senior eight by just over two lengths from Putney to Mortlake . |
| 5 | In the mid-1970s it was selling around thirty thousand copies compared with the Times 's sixty thousand . |
| 6 | Swindon teenager Jaime King won a bronze medal in the women 's four by 100 metres medley relay … |
| 7 | Swindon teenager Jaime King won a bronze medal in the women 's four by 100 metres medley relay … |
| 8 | Sally Gunnell has broken the world record to win gold in the women 's four hundred meter hurdles final in Stuttgart . |
| 9 | A trio of English runners featured in the women 's 1500 metres where the two 800 metres runners got the better of the specialist at the distance , Christina Cahill . |
| 10 | Blaydon Harrier Kirsty Wade faces Liz McColgan in the women 's 1500 metres , fresh from a 1,000 metres win in 2 mins 40 secs at Leeds on Tuesday . |
| 11 | We witnessed a magnificent Olympic example in the women 's 400 metres hurdles when American fashion plates Sandra Farmer-Patrick and Janeene Vickers , fingers painted , outfits slashed at the midriff and bobs in their hair like French maids , were run into oblivion by Britain 's plain Sally Gunnell . |
| 12 | One of the keenest tussles will be in the women 's 50 metres , when the holder , Ruth Williams , takes on her Darlington clubmate , Helen Blanchard . |
| 13 | Although there was no British overall winner , second places in the Finn by Stuart Childerley , the Flying Dutchman by Roger Tushingham and the men 's Lechner Sailboard by Barrie Edgington were highly satisfactory , added to which there were fourths in the men 's 470 , the Europe and the women 's Lechner . |
| 14 | KIEREN Perkins achieved his second world record in 48 hours when he clocked 14min 48.40sec in the men 's 1,500 metre freestyle at the Australian Open championships in Canberra last night . |
| 15 | In the consolation events , Brigitte Newbury won the Ladies ' 50 singles , while Harri Gibbon was runner-up in the Men 's 70 singles . |
| 16 | In the archery , Simon Terry won his second bronze medal , joining Steve Hallard and Richard Priestman to take third place in the men 's 70 metres team event . |
| 17 | ATHLETICS : Six-time Olympic champion Carl Lewis 's 1992 outdoor season started with a surprise defeat to Santa Monica Track Club teammate Mike Marsh in the men 's 100 metres at Walnut , California on Saturday . |
| 18 | IRELAND 'S bowlers bounced right back into contention in the Men 's U-25 Home International Championships in Carlisle yesterday when they shrugged off an opening match defeat from England to beat Scotland and stay in contention for the title . |
| 19 | It was Nottinghamshire 's Marc Powell who secured victory in the Men 's U-14 event , overcoming the Wirral 's nationally top five-ranked player Daniel Curtis in a final which saw both players display a great deal of spirit , skill and flair . |