Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] a [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The combination of a 10 per cent rate of interest with a £67.5 million level of income represents a second point on the LM curve , plotted as point D in graph ( d ) . |
| 2 | In that case make a second search before the first has expired . |
| 3 | In his book on Environmental Systems Dury ( 1981 ) adopts an approach to physical environment in which he adopts the four-fold classification of systems devised by Chorley and Kennedy ( 1971 ) but in addition adds a fifth type in the form of an ecosystem justified as including ‘ sets of biosystems which interact with one another and with their immediate physical environment ’ . |
| 4 | No self-respecting Zen-Buddhist spares a second thought for it . |
| 5 | Hewlett-Packard Co has a second licensee after Oki Electric Industry Co for fabrication of the Precision Architecture RISC for low-end and embedded applications , in the shape of Winbond Electronics Corp , Taiwan . |
| 6 | We can see also how the first sentence has a second phrase using syncopation , which is a distinct change from the first phrase . |
| 7 | At the same time the university created a second demonstratorship to which Fenton was appointed . |
| 8 | However , where the contribution , if any , is not sufficient to make up the difference , the Legal Aid Board has a first charge on any property , including money , recovered or preserved by the assisted party in the proceedings . |
| 9 | This case highlights a second weakness of Dicey 's approach , namely his assumption that individual liberty can be adequately protected by the decisions of English judges . |
| 10 | The chancel has a 13th century priest 's doorway and a 13th century lancet with a low window at its foot . |
| 11 | The supreme court also confirmed a 20-year prison term given a third defendant , accomplice Yasuhiro Uegaki . |
| 12 | Forensic experts believe he shot his son in the head and was then spattered with blood firing a second bullet point blank into 14-year-old Adam . |
| 13 | Its success in reaching what were , by East African standards , very healthy circulation figures encouraged the Public Relations Department to launch a second paper in 1951 . |
| 14 | A forward has a sixth sense and from an early stage I realised I had the corner back in my pocket . |
| 15 | The Fuel contracts Department has a second team operating within the TOP Programme developing a computerised fuel cycle market intelligence system . |
| 16 | I WAS interested to read a letter from my old headmaster , Mr D Henderson , expressing disappointment at the failure of his bid to establish a sixth form at Hummersknott School . |
| 17 | ‘ In the end Brian and I knew almost without saying where the ball would go to , particularly if the opposition tried a last-second diversion . |
| 18 | Beta has a sixth magnitude optical companion at 205 seconds of arc . |
| 19 | Each carriage has a third control . |
| 20 | It is rarely an impossibility to find a third person , and in gusty weather this must make sense . |
| 21 | In 1981 the brigade received a second hand fire engine from the local fire department and in 1989 public donations allowed them to buy a second reconditioned engine . |
| 22 | The President appoints a First Vice-President and Prime Minister who must be an elected member of the National Assembly , and a Cabinet which may include non-elected members and is collectively responsible to the legislature . |
| 23 | The Ballet Club paid a second visit to Johannesburg in July 1944 , and John wrote to Hanns , exclaiming jubilantly that ‘ We arranged for me to have meals at the Carlton , so I have been dining in style this week ! ’ |
| 24 | But they did n't reckon with her burning ambition to win a third time . |
| 25 | The home side dominated a first half climaxed by Quinn 's goal after 33 minutes . |
| 26 | You might also consider whether they ought to continue with their attempt to run a second restaurant at all . |
| 27 | The violence prompted a first wave of mainly Hutu refugees to flee to Rwanda and to Zaïre . |
| 28 | His unusual choice and his talent brought a second audition , and then the coveted part in the West End . |
| 29 | The third defendant issued a third party notice against the plaintiffs ' accountant claiming an indemnity or contribution in the event of the third defendant being held liable to the plaintiffs , on the ground that the accountant had negligently failed to warn the plaintiffs of the risks inherent in the defendants ' transactions . |
| 30 | On 9 November 1990 , in an action by the plaintiffs claiming damages against the defendants for conspiracy to defraud in respect of a number of property transactions conducted by the defendants on the plaintiffs ' behalf , the third defendant issued a third party notice against J. , an accountant who had advised the plaintiffs , claiming an indemnity or , alternatively , a contribution to such an extent as the court might think just , on the ground of the third party 's alleged failure to properly advise the plaintiffs in relation to the transactions . |