Example sentences of "[vb base] the [adj] [num ord] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | So I know a guy for example who , when he gets his Visa bill say the last third of the month , he puts it into the envelope , and makes a note in the diary on say the twenty first , to pay the Visa bill , and when he gets to the twenty first , lo and behold , he knows where the Visa bill is and he has to pay it . |
2 | As we approach the last third of the 1980s , it is an open question whether the tribulations of the CMEA economies will weaken or strengthen Soviet influence in her Empire , or for that matter erode or reinforce Europe 's division . |
3 | If you start the twenty fourth of April |
4 | The lower third band of pupils are particularly affected by the absence of a calendar , but the memory requirements affect the top third of pupils more than the others . |
5 | come the twenty fourth of September |