Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] the [num ord] [det] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Finally , when the stream dried up to a dribble , she popped the man 's wet dick in her mouth to savour the last few drops . |
| 2 | The boat floated the last few yards until it actually bumped the side of The Sandhopper . |
| 3 | Oh , let there be someone around , she prayed silently , as she made the car fly the last few metres . |
| 4 | On the other side of the mill , in contrast , was a deep high banked muddy trough meandering the last half mile into the Severn estuary . |
| 5 | Catching the rays of sunshine this variety lights up the shrub border to prolong the last few days of autumn . |
| 6 | First day for me , because I was in the farming was doing afternoon milking the first few days . |
| 7 | Their troubled relationship with Prost notwithstanding , Honda 's successful assault on the bastions of Formula One is admirably chronicled by Christopher Hilton in Conquest of Formula One , although his somewhat hectoring style makes the first few pages something of a battle . |
| 8 | Equation is seen , for instance , when we recognize a picture of someone we know ; and qualification was at work when a cave painter added the last few touches which made his bison look more energetic and more nearly alive than the others already on the rock face . |
| 9 | Heart pounding , Polly stumbled one-handed down the companionway and dumped mugs , flask , and the plate containing the last few sandwiches in the nearer sink . |
| 10 | His plate held the last few crumbs of a generous slice of pound cake . |
| 11 | Chairman Michael Hurdle said the last few months of the year to March 27 had provided some evidence of an upturn in consumer confidence and helped increase operating profits by 10.2pc to £22.5m from £20.4m last time . |
| 12 | By way of contrast , Limbo is an excellent , varied VS 4c , culminating in an exciting traverse to join the last few moves of the former route . |