Example sentences of "[prep] [num] [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were no elections after 1794 when the town was occupied by French troops of the Revolutionary Army for , in 1805 , under pressure from Napoleon , the emperor Francis II gave up his imperial title and became just plain old Emperor of Austria . |
| 2 | The CICB offer lists dates after 1986 when the father was jailed for sexual abuse . |
| 3 | A little after eight o'clock the sun touches the altar rock , the signal for the burial to begin . |
| 4 | Cowsfield Gate , in Whiteparish Wiltshire is now a handful of cottages which grew up around a toll house after 1767 when the Salisbury to Romsey road was turnpiked and re-aligned . |
| 5 | Things changed dramatically after 1975 when the US Federal Trade Commission required Xerox to grant worldwide licences for its copier patents . |
| 6 | It was just after nine-thirty when the telephone rang . |
| 7 | Soon after 6 a.m. the rebels took control of Radio Nigeria ( situated 300 metres from the barracks ) , announcing that Babangida had been deposed and the governing Armed Forces Ruling Council ( AFRC ) dissolved , and stating their political objectives . |
| 8 | Shortly after two o'clock the police returned in strength . |
| 9 | The lists also show that the Elizabethan era was a period of considerable economic change as the woolstaplers were replaced by the butchers and the tanners ; cattle rather than sheep became the basis of local wealth , especially after 1541 when the disappearance of the Wyggestons removed a family which had dominated the town 's economy for two or three generations . |
| 10 | From the summer of 1869 onwards the process was carried forward by a combination of the Emperor 's will and by its own momentum . |
| 11 | There has not been such a bad outcome for the professionals since the American election of 1948 when the pollsters confidently predicted a clear victory for Dewey . |
| 12 | So appealing a plant do I find this that I have planted a ‘ fairy ring ’ of eight where the hurricane left a space . |
| 13 | A number of deaf people , including children , lost their lives during air raids by German warplanes on the British mainland , including a family of eight when a bomb scored a direct hit on their dug-out . |
| 14 | The leases that were granted in the heady days of 1989/90 when the brewery company landlords invited rental bids from tenants , saw them hungrily bidding up to 12 per cent to 15 per cent of the anticipated turnover . |
| 15 | The establishment of the mixed patrician-plebeian collegium of the Xviri sacris faciundis coincides with the full parification of the two orders in the Licinian-Sextian laws of 367 B.C. The members of the college presumably had to know some Greek if they were to consult the Sibylline books . |
| 16 | The cathedral was begun by Russian architects in 1471 but part of the building collapsed in the earthquake of 1472 so the work was handed over to an Italian architect and engineer , Aristotele Fioravanti from Bologna . |
| 17 | The amount outstanding on bank credit cards increased by £0.13bn in the fourth quarter of 1991 following an increase of £0.21bn in the previous quarter . |
| 18 | Everything came through in the first nine months of 1991 so the company was able to trade profitably . |
| 19 | World-wide co-operation in the matter of the venereal diseases was first formalized by the Brussels agreement of 1924 when the signatories undertook to provide a free treatment service for seamen of all countries who were found to be suffering from infection . |
| 20 | Bradstreet again served as governor until May of 1692 when the governor appointed under the new royal charter arrived . |
| 21 | Pakistan were 699 for five in reply to India 's first innings score of 509 when the game was called off 10 overs into the final hour with Shoaib 203 not out . |
| 22 | In 1922 Mr Charles Hinks became articled to Mr Latimer and was given a partnership on qualifying five years later at the age of 21 quite a distinction as the custom was to buy a share in a practice . |
| 23 | Hastings , like Dover , was to provide 20 ships out of a total of 55 when the king demanded . |
| 24 | He was given a rapturous reception by a flag-waving crowd of 5,000 when the result was announced shortly after midnight . |
| 25 | Bill Glazier was Palace 's aptly named and superb goalkeeper throughout most of our sojourn in Division Three , 1961–64 , and he was ever-present during our praiseworthy recovery under Dick Graham in the second half of 1962–63 , then in the magnificent promotion season of 1963–64 when the number of goals conceded was easily the lowest in our Division . |
| 26 | The steady increase in the number of lifeboat launches continued during 1990 , standing at a new record of 4,935 when the figures were reported to the Annual Meetings in mid-May . |
| 27 | Hence the normality of 42 when the dogs referred to are of opposite sexes can not be used as evidence against the existence of two senses of dog , since it can be fully accounted for by claiming that only the general sense is operative . |
| 28 | Failing a test was defined as being seen or heard to carry it out incorrectly ( eg to say the time was twenty past nine when the watch indicated a quarter to four ) , or being unable to attempt it ( eg being unable to answer when asked to identify a particular coin ) . |
| 29 | The next national issue to take the form of open public discontent was in the summer of 1987 when a group of about 700 Crimean Tatars staged an unprecedented demonstration in Red Square . |
| 30 | All Home Improvement Loan borrowers who are resident in the UK , in employment and who will be under the age of 65 when the loan expires are eligible . |