Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] in [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's see if England can win four Triple Crowns in a row and win six Five Nations titles outright in the next decade . |
| 2 | Despite the horrors he 'd seen , and the fierceness of his revulsion , some small part of him retained the fascination that had drawn him , Godolphin and their fellow experimenters together in the first place . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , recent reports , such as A growing problem by the British charity Oxfam , have shown that multinational companies sell dangerous pesticides indiscriminately in the Third World , In some cases they are promoted through misleading advertising to largely illiterate farmers . |
| 4 | Taking a leaf out of NCR Corp 's book of strategies , Unisys Corp will next week unveil the first of a new line of highly configurable Intel Corp and EISA-based personal computers that , with few if any changes , will magically turn into Unix-run workstations and entry-level servers early in the second quarter . |
| 5 | He 'd closed his eyes once in the last forty hours , and that had only been a restless doze in the back of the car on the way to the border . |
| 6 | On South Georgia reindeer , introduced from Scandinavia by whalers early in the twentieth century , flourish and appear to be spreading ; horses and sheep introduced to the same island did not survive . |
| 7 | ‘ We 've just got to get our heads up in the second half of the season and go all out to qualify for Europe again . ’ |
| 8 | Villa had their tails up in the second half and Atkinson and Staunton both had chances to increase their lead . |
| 9 | It was only the head of the diminutive Collins , clearing the ball off the line , which prevented Scotland from going two goals behind in the first minute of the second half , however . |
| 10 | The CBI rejects warnings that companies will hide behind the new anti-hacking laws , rather than make efforts to keep intruders out in the first place . |
| 11 | Boomer Maclean 's recovery stemmed from two thunderous winners late in the third game . |
| 12 | Modern whaling was invented by Norwegians late in the nineteenth century . |
| 13 | By lunch , Lancashire , finalists twice in the last three years , were looking to captain Neil Fairbrother ( 25 not out ) for inspiration . |
| 14 | Last season 's Nat West Trophy finalists took a firm grip on the game by reducing Lancashire , finalists twice in the last three years , to 119 for three from 39 overs at lunch . |
| 15 | Consequently policing had a low priority , and regular police were established in rural areas only in the twentieth century . |
| 16 | Born of humble parents early in the twelfth century , he was brought up in the fenlands round the Wash , and early in life wandered among the shoals and quicksands round the mouth of the Welland in search of wrecks and treasure . |
| 17 | The remains of small Celtic-type cattle in Iceland pre-date the Vikings ' first visits early in the ninth century and the colonisation of Iceland by Norsemen about AD 930 . |
| 18 | Smith , the Gloucester full-back , kicked that goal and when Barnes pulled an easy kick at goal wide of the Gloucester posts early in the second half of extra-time , the cheers were those of the Gloucester crowd who thought their team had won . |
| 19 | A lack of vision has pegged Rovers back in the last month , plus diligent homework by the likes of Spurs … not any fall from grace on Shearer 's part . |
| 20 | No doubt Smith , the Oxford University Australian , who won five caps for the Wallabies , will feel a bit closer to home facing the All Blacks twice in the next 11 days . |
| 21 | Tommy Johnson put the visitors ahead in the 28th minute and they went further ahead in the 40th minute when Swindon player-manager Glenn Hoddle fouled Martin Kuhl on the edge of the area and Mark Pembridge blasted the free kick into the net . |
| 22 | Gunpowder is said to have been in use in certain Continental mines early in the 17th Century . |
| 23 | Foreign Minister Casimir Bizimungu , denying reports of a much higher death toll , admitted that 300-500 rebels " wearing civilian clothes " had been killed in Army operations early in the second week of October . |
| 24 | As for the match , Rovers conspired to throw a smokescreen of their own around their abilities until they emerged starkly with two clever goals inside three minutes early in the second half to scuttle their scoreless fellow Third Division promotion hopefuls . |
| 25 | Trailing 19–2 at half-time , woeful Saints hit further setbacks when Fox raced in for two tries in three minutes early in the second half . |
| 26 | ‘ This is a fallen world , ’ J. R. R. Tolkien wrote to one of his sons early in the Second World War . |
| 27 | He also scored the second of the home side 's tries early in the second period , forcing his way over on the right to put Jed 13-5 ahead and raised the rafters on both grandstands at Riverside . |
| 28 | Tragically he was killed five days later in a third attempt . |
| 29 | Now , twelve years later in the first province-wide ‘ beauty show ’ , the majority of Ulster unionists chose Ian Paisley as their spokesman . |
| 30 | Crete is a real must if you enjoy a combination of relaxation and exploration in a climate which attracted the Minoans here in the first place . |