Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody is claiming that the Brooklands offers the last word in performance , fuel economy , space efficiency , silence or ergonomic excellence . |
| 2 | Aileen Taylor has the second part of her investigation into warring neighbours . |
| 3 | Despite his inexperience Andy wins the first race . |
| 4 | Dr Haritos-Fatouros says the first rule for those selecting potential torturers is : do not hire a sadist . |
| 5 | Tuesday sees the first TV screening of the controversial film Jesus of Montreal — it 's on Channel Four , starting at 10 p.m . |
| 6 | We 're going off ! ’ screams every nerve of the BSM graduate 's 25 years of road driving as Brundle approaches the first corner at more than 120 mph and heels the car , its tyres wailing and jouncing on the limits of their purchase , across the corner . |
| 7 | TFM 's Nick Wright hosts the third heat of The Mall 's new search for a star Talent ‘ 92 on Monday March 23 . |
| 8 | If Edgar speaks the last words , they appear a sort of reproof to Albany while Edgar assumes authority over the hopes of the future . |
| 9 | A rhythmic motive from the Symphonie generates the next movement , an air still in the tonic in which word-stress and musical rhythm are ( deliberately ? ) out of kilter ( ex.12 ) . |
| 10 | Rebecca makes the last contribution . |
| 11 | Patrick says the last time he ran was in Gloucester was in driving wind and rain |
| 12 | Enoch builds the first city . |
| 13 | Sadly , Maastricht represents the third occasion in half a century on which Britain has been given the chance to face its European future and , I regret to say , the third occasion in that time on which we have chosen to seek refuge in the past . |
| 14 | Then I(li)A multiplies the ith row of A by l ; A multiplies the ith column of A by l . |
| 15 | Rowbotham says the third years have made the Cherry Orchard look like a cotton-wool factory . " |
| 16 | Michel Laclotte 's farewell show as director of the Louvre includes the first sight of its eight newly cleaned Titians |
| 17 | To a backdrop of deserted stands , Andrew Hudson becomes the first South African to score a hundred on his Test debut : ( below ) Curtly Ambrose mops up on the final day , bowling Meyrick Pringle . |
| 18 | Douglas Reeve celebrates the 50th anniversary of his appointment as Dome organist . |
| 19 | The firm of Longman claims the first dust jacket , on Heath 's Keepsake for 1835 . |
| 20 | The Galerie Pels-Leusden marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Käthe Kollwitz with a wide-ranging exhibition of her graphic works , drawings and a selection of sculptures . |
| 21 | THERE WILL be little cause for celebration when East Germany marks the 40th anniversary of its founding on Saturday . |
| 22 | The assault on Panama marks the second time in six years that the US has employed its military forces against a country in the hemisphere . |
| 23 | And Ampex produces the first video recorder . |
| 24 | Blaise Pascal has the last word : |
| 25 | De Nitto says the third snapshot of the distributed services module was frozen last Thursday and will go out to members in September , following testing . |
| 26 | Ms De Nitto says the third snapshot of the distributed services module was frozen last Thursday and will go out to members in September , following testing . |
| 27 | Cooper gets the first header away . |
| 28 | Julia Browne traces the 19th century background and talks to three artists making a living out of animals |
| 29 | The Shah celebrates the 25th centenary of the founding of the Persian Empire with an orgy of conspicuous consumption . |
| 30 | As Sayer , Williams carries the first half of the movie . |