Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [pron] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Professor Wragg writes : Your Local Education Authority is obliged to give your son a grant for his first higher- education course . |
| 2 | Thereafter they fend for themselves and she is quickly into preparation for her next litter . |
| 3 | Charles Walker has recently returned from a world trip , during which he has been taking photographs in preparation for his next book . |
| 4 | Charles Walker has recently returned from a world trip , during which he has been taking photographs in preparation for his next book . |
| 5 | ‘ An example from the history of our own time is a lady of the high nobility , who had an invincible loathing for her first husband , although he was first among all subjects . … ’ |
| 6 | The budget for its first year was set at F66 million and at F100 million for the next 12 months . |
| 7 | That aside , I think only a few would spare sympathy for him last week . |
| 8 | Cameron III asked for a guitar for his 13th birthday . |
| 9 | This concerns the challenge and rewards encountered by a Glaswegian probationary youth tackling the Aonach Eagach ridge as his first trip into the hills . |
| 10 | With James out of the running for the Cup final against Newcastle , Chapman called up George Male for his first Cup tie . |
| 11 | By this logic , there was an essential parallel between his first assumption of France in 1940 and his second assumption in 1958 . |
| 12 | ‘ Probably about an hour for your first visit . |
| 13 | If I get the result I wanted there is consolidation rather than extension of my committee skills , but if I do not get the result I wanted then I have learned something and I form a new hypothesis about my next interjection strengthened by this new learning . |
| 14 | Born in Markinch , Bob Craig loves St Andrews and its University as his second home . |
| 15 | I 'm beginning to realize why perfectly sane people pitch themselves at the mercy of the elements miles from the security of terra firma , has provided the perfect resort for our first events of the . |
| 16 | CANADA was on course for its first woman prime minister early today as voting continued in the ruling Conservative party 's leadership election . |
| 17 | England bowling West Indies course for their second cup victory on their back caught by snaring in his opening |
| 18 | ENGLAND swept aside defending champions Ireland at Hoylake yesterday to stay on course for their first men 's amateur Home International title for four years . |
| 19 | Su Ragazzi kept on course for their first men 's league and cup by qualifying for their cup final at Meadowbank on 28 March . |
| 20 | This puts him on course for his first pole in Adelaide since 1986 , his first win in Australia , a record 10th victory of the season and the 31st of his 12-year career . |
| 21 | We had a visitor for our last day on the ranges : the Army Commander , Lieutenant-General Sir David Ramsbotham , who had commanded us in 3rd Armoured Division during our last tour in Germany , in 1985 . |
| 22 | The second round ties of the Yorkshire Cup are down to be played this Saturday a had kept open but when Harrogate were hoping to entertain Cambridge University for their first visit to Claro Road . |
| 23 | The second round ties of the Yorkshire Cup are down to be played this Saturday a had kept open but when Harrogate were hoping to entertain Cambridge University for their first visit to Claro Road . |
| 24 | The fry free swim in three to four days and are able to take freshly-hatched brine shrimp as their first food . |
| 25 | Botha , flattered by Northern Transvaal 's invitation for him to coach as well as play for them next season , said : ‘ I am keeping my options open . |
| 26 | ‘ But all of it , ’ the Dean says firmly , checking his watch for his next appointment , ‘ all of it is to the glory of God . |
| 27 | It is a tribute to the efficacy of Daynurse ( recommended by his driver ) , and the restorative powers of malt whisky ( a present for his 50th birthday ) that the campaign did not take a more visible toll . |
| 28 | GRANDMOTHER Phyllis O'Riley was cooking up a special present for herself last night after scooping the £10,000 jackpot on Mirror Bingo . |
| 29 | The tape was of an English band , given to her by Vasili for her last birthday , which had become her most cherished possession . |
| 30 | Whereas before the majority of pet dog owners would have just one dog , more and more people now decide to get a second dog — often as a playmate for their first dog . |