Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] the [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even though all authorities met the 31 December deadline , good intentions on effective hospital discharges must still be proved . |
| 2 | A record 86 nations entered the 1991 Davis Cup by NEC . |
| 3 | A total of 1273 pupils at 104 schools entered the three classes of the competition , and increase of 54% on 1992 . |
| 4 | So the three goblins followed the three brothers , buzzing like a whole nestful of hornets , making it almost impossible to think . |
| 5 | She sat back , munching , face red but eyes twinkling , and with those eyes indicated the two women who 'd been looking at us ; then she raised one finger and pointed first at me , then at her . |
| 6 | Four opposition parties contested the 1990 elections . |
| 7 | Outboard interplane struts slanted outward from the lower wingtips , but a system of sturdy inverted V-struts and single struts supported the three 485hp Bristol Jupiter IX radial engines mounted on the upper wing . |
| 8 | Thus , during the disorder of the first part of the 1980s , the authorities utilized the 1936 Act procedure to ban many more marches than they had done before : in 1981 alone , there were 42 banning orders , and the figures for the following years were also high : 13 , 9 , and 11 in 1982 , 1983 , and 1984 respectively ( Home Office , 1985b : 23 ) . |
| 9 | Clapton is a graceful , authoritative performer , even sitting down , and his ten acoustic country-blues tunes made the 6,000 seat Royal Albert Hall seem like a club . |
| 10 | Which reminds me that some bright sparks got the five ducks which our Mess has acquired very drunk the other day by feeding them on a pap of bread and over-ripe grapes . |
| 11 | Over 42,000 visitors perused the 150 stands at the Windows Show held at Olympia , London , in February . |
| 12 | In the little time that remained , plans for Germany were made , and no doubt farewell visits took the three friends by now-familiar routes to the beach at Kilve , to Holford Combe and Hodder 's Combe , and far into the hills . |
| 13 | The Conservatives won the 1979 election at least in part on a law and order programme . |
| 14 | Within 2 days , 500 more workers joined the 39 people from section 61 . |
| 15 | Ironically , Mr Yeltsin 's studious absence from public view for the past few days forced the two parties to seek a solution and not wait for him to intervene . |
| 16 | The most plausible explanation of the demand for the law of Winchester is probably that the rebels accepted the 1285 Statute of Winchester , which could be interpreted as giving all adult males the right to bear arms . |
| 17 | Muccio 's considered opinion in June 1949 was that the departure of Russian and American troops left the two sides in Korea evenly balanced and that neither side was likely to risk ‘ an all-out invasion ’ in the foreseeable future . |
| 18 | Expedition organisers confirmed the two men had arrived safely at the Patriot Hills base on the Chilean side of the Antarctic after being picked up by a rescue plane . |
| 19 | ‘ Our officers separated the two groups and kept a close eye on what was going on , ’ said the spokesman . |
| 20 | Dubosc 's contribution to the field of Chinese studies included the 1954 exhibition in Venice which commemorated the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo 's visit to China . |
| 21 | Giggs missed the 1–0 World Cup victory over Cyprus and manager Terry Yorath admitted : ‘ We are all looking forward to Ryan 's return . |
| 22 | ANGRY crowds gathered outside a police station in Bootle on Merseyside last night where protesters believed the three youths arrested in connection with the murder of James Bulger were being questioned . |
| 23 | High-ceilinged large rooms filled the three storeys . |
| 24 | I set out for an appointment in Sunderland on the day of its launch , full of hope as York station 's displays indicated the 11.34 InterCity to Newcastle was running ten minutes late . |
| 25 | ( On July 24 , however , the USC and SDM commands in the Bay , Bakool , and Gedo regions accused the two Darod groups , the SSDF and the SPM , of launching attacks against them with help from Siyad Barre loyalists . ) |
| 26 | Occasionally there have been eruptions , most famously when mass pressure by GPs forced the 1966 reforms in primary care — the first substantial public investment into what had been the backwater of general practice . |
| 27 | The existing standard number , determined under section 15 of the Education Act 1980 and generally set at the intake of pupils to the school in 1979–80 ( a peak year ) , will be the new standard number — unless in 1989–90 , the year before the law changed , admissions exceeded the 1980 Act standard number . |
| 28 | Looks like Howie and his pals jumped the two traveller guys on the road ; landed one in hospital , apparently . |
| 29 | Unscrupulous operators took the two months ' imprisonment in their stride . |
| 30 | The young Southampton prospect did accumulate a 5–2 lead in the second set , but tentative returns enabled the 25 year old Swede to claim five consecutive games , robbing Wilkinson of the Masters singles title he had worked so diligently for . |