Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pam emerged from a strong field headed by twenty-fifth ranked Sabine Appelmans from Belgium and two of the world 's most successful juniors in recent years , Maggie Maleeva and Cristina Tessi . |
| 2 | The sorry story began on 18th March 1612 , when a teenage beggar girl , Alizon Device , flew into a rage when a pedlar refused to give her some pins . |
| 3 | One commercial , or perhaps ‘ propaganda film ’ is a better description , that does this is a controversial piece arguing against Third World debt and calling on viewers to lobby their MPs . |
| 4 | Turnover for the six months to the end of March almost doubled to £101m and the interim loss fell from last year 's £6.2m to £5.6m ( tour operators traditionally make a loss during the winter months when few people book holidays ) . |
| 5 | Her marriage in 1137 to the heir to the French throne seemed at first to be an ideal match . |
| 6 | He was the latest in a long line of seasoned golfers to contract the yips and as a direct result slumped to 51st place on the Order of Merit . |
| 7 | There is an excellent chapter ‘ Must I exercise ? ’ which boasts a complimentary piece written from first hand experience , on the Medau method . |
| 8 | The attack on the 39 year old woman happened on 30th April at Swindon College . |
| 9 | Vasulka has developed visually compelling techniques , which he uses to create an electronic opera based on 20th century history . |
| 10 | Then the secretory rate declined during second and third hours to the level of about 15–20 mg/30 minutes and remained at this level during the fourth and fifth hour of caerulein infusion . |
| 11 | The entire German Army attacked at first light on 28 August . |
| 12 | ‘ It belonged to your father , ’ the old man said at last . |
| 13 | I 'm having a yearly detailed print done of last year , |
| 14 | On the 30 September 1834 the lease was surrendered and a fresh indenture made from 1st October between Lady le Fleming , and Taylor , one Richard Gaunt of Leek , and now John Barratt who had left Grassington to live in Coniston . |
| 15 | Thus , in the developed countries , the minimum risk of a late fetal death occurs among second order births , followed by an increase with rising birth order . |
| 16 | When you slice the ball , particularly if trying to hit too hard , the body wins , the hands come second and the poor old clubhead trails through third , usually in a wide open position . |
| 17 | A Perfect Stranger bound on next , all fresh-faced and youthfully exuberant and with a fine-voiced giant of a singer whom I ca n't look at without thinking of Spandau 's Tony Hadley . |
| 18 | Her neighbour , after helping himself well to leg of mutton as the vast dish had at last come round to him , said ( confirming her ) , ‘ Our guest of honour is a real femme du monde . ’ |
| 19 | Initially , the establishment ( in 1989 ) of an entire museum devoted to 10th century design seemed to constitute a threat to the status of the V&A as an up-to-date institution . |
| 20 | DOWN may or may not have meant it but they have certainly succeeded in providing Derry with an extra incentive to triumph in next Sunday 's Ulster championship glamour tie . |
| 21 | It had not been an easy concept to grasp at first , but ‘ we 're getting better at being businessmen , ’ Mr. Lockley said . |
| 22 | Argentina 's Jorge Recalde , who had been Sainz 's main challenger through the six-day rally fell to third place , 59 minutes behind the leader after both the rear and front drive shafts of his Lancia HF Integrale failed . |
| 23 | I spun into the spotlight with arms raised , smile flashing , galloped down the stairs , trying not to look down , across the stage , bowing like a courting duck to the boxed panel en route , along the promontory jutting out into the midst of the wildly cheering audience and , as the extravagant applause began at last to subside , heard myself say : |
| 24 | The Canadian government had until 26th August to appeal against the ruling and has already lodged an appeal . |
| 25 | It was certainly a more honest confession than George Bush ever managed , and by saying that he has been forced into this decision by an expanding deficit which has gone ‘ beyond even the worst official government estimates from last year ’ , he is also confronting Americans with some central truths about their economic situation . |
| 26 | The team 's overall position dropped to 208th this year . |
| 27 | The garish shirt that caused a myotonic goat to faint at first sight may have little effect once the animal has grown used to its owner 's poor taste . |
| 28 | The Largs-based professional slumped to 51st on the Order of Merit last season but , thanks to his new extra long putter , he has solved his short game problems and gone from strength to strength . |
| 29 | The International Squash Rackets Federation will introduce random drug testing at next year 's world championships . |
| 30 | National award scooped for 25th successive year |