Example sentences of "[noun pl] at the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Proponents of community policing often feel dismayed at the recklessness with which carefully cultivated relationships are undermined by the authorisation of ‘ fire brigade ’ tactics at the first suggestion of disorder . |
| 2 | But I 've come to accept that it 's far more sensitive and vulnerable than my other possessions and it can not be hauled back to the manufacturers at the first sign of malfunction . |
| 3 | The Lloyd George candidates at the last election smelt ; these will stink . |
| 4 | Torrance said : ‘ I have finished 12th and 13th in my last two tournaments and I would have done better in Valencia if I had not driven out of bounds at the last hole . |
| 5 | ‘ I now declare you to be members of the Elect to be initiated into the Sacred Ministries at the next Easter Vigil ’ |
| 6 | ‘ The trophy was in the shape of a wooded scroll with a quartz clock and a brass plate inscribed with the words , ‘ Presented to Joan Rawson by the Stockport & District Concert Secretaries at the 29th Command Show 1992 . ’ |
| 7 | In slow , careful English , she asked the gentlemen at the first table , ‘ You are ready to order ? ’ |
| 8 | While Yeltsin attempted to mobilise political support from the regions against the Supreme Soviet [ see above ] , a display of separatist militancy in speeches at the fourth Congress of the Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus , in Grozny ( capital of Chechnia ) on Oct. 3-4 , raised the level of tension in relations with Moscow . |
| 9 | Occasionally we encountered a bus or truck hurtling down towards us , slamming on the brakes at the last minute to edge past us with inches to spare . |
| 10 | Following her airlift to the United States with 40 other coup survivors and relatives , Edela de Giroldi said her husband was betrayed by fellow officers who deserted the coup plotters at the last minute . |
| 11 | Personally , I am sorry for the upsets at the third Test in Manchester , but many of our players are very young and keen . |
| 12 | There is hope for Hector 's , but it has certainly been saved from fishing nets at the last hour , and will need all the protection and help it can get if it is to survive through the next century . |
| 13 | The hierarchy is arranged so that groups of strong and weak elements at the lowest level themselves form strong or weak elements at the next level up and so on throughout the hierarchy , somewhat in the manner of the hierarchical structure of syntax . |
| 14 | A lively group of beefy youngsters at the next table gave a loud cheer , and a girl exclaimed ‘ Great ! ’ |
| 15 | The nut width on the five is 1⅞″ , and the neck widens to 2¾″ at the 24th fret . |
| 16 | Oddly enough , I would have thought it was the decision of the Financial Times to support Labour which swung many people behind the Conservatives at the last moment . |
| 17 | In his address to the party conference at Brighton , Mr Kinnock said Labour was now ready , eager and able to take power from the Conservatives at the next election , and his confidence won him one of the most prolonged and enthusiastic ovations received by a Labour leader for many years . |
| 18 | He says it 'll go back to the Conservatives at the next election . |
| 19 | Outer Kent has been asked to do the honours at the next meeting . |
| 20 | Outer Kent has been asked to do the honours at the next meeting . |
| 21 | Many women with adverse living circumstances at the first interview will have had one or two psychiatric symptoms and would be particularly likely to benefit from social support . |
| 22 | This may herald a move to a broader system of age-related rebates at the next rebate review , due in April 1996 . |
| 23 | Like she was high , not on booze or pills but some of that good mellow shit that used to go the rounds at the first dinner parties I ever went to , at Liza 's place , when the world was young and lovable . |
| 24 | The Tory-held seats at the last election which Labour would expect to win in the North-East are Darlington , Tynemouth , and Langbaurgh . |
| 25 | As everyone knows , the boundary commission , which decides how many constituencies an area needs , is likely to come up with recommendations that will deprive Labour of as many as 20 of its urban seats at the next election . |
| 26 | The Conservatives will lose those seats at the next election . |
| 27 | The manager of the package being processed and all packages at the next level in the structure which reference it are temporarily changed to the specified user . |
| 28 | The region was very proud that Hilda Hyam received one of the special Silver Medal Awards at the 30th reunion , for it was Hilda who brought Medau to Weston-super-Mare and Bridgwater more than 20 years ago . |
| 29 | Most Christians would claim that the celebration of the Eucharist is one of the most important moments within Christianity , both in its beginnings at the Last Supper and in the life of the Church today . |
| 30 | The venue has been changed from Scottish Churches House because of pressure on places at the last conference . |