Example sentences of "[num] [noun prp] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In June 1176 Richard laid siege to Limoges ; after a few days resistance Aimar 's citadel capitulated . |
| 2 | Financial Times 30 March Guardian 31 March , 2 April Independent 1 April New Scientist 10 April Economist 10 April Survival International information 31 March World Development Movement information 30 March Press Trust of India 30 March |
| 3 | Middlesbrough 1 Watford 2 MIDDLESBROUGH lost ground in the Second Division promotion race with a performance against that lacked passion and commitment . |
| 4 | In 1985 Caffier took advantage of a quiet hour over lunch at the Musée de l'école de Nancy and stole five pieces of pate de verre by Daum and Galle valued at more than FFr30 million . |
| 5 | In the 470s Alexander gave refuge to Themistokles when he was on the run to Persia , a tangibly anti-Athenian act . |
| 6 | In 1885 Meldola became professor of chemistry at Finsbury Technical College . |
| 7 | Lupold was never acceptable to the pope ( to whom he remained the bishop of Worms who had transferred himself to Mainz without papal licence ) and when at the end of 1204 Philip saw hope of victory he made a bad move by sending Lupold to Italy . |
| 8 | However , in 1972 Egypt retook control of all Soviet military facilities in the country and in 1975–6 the Soviet naval facilities were first curtailed , then closed down . |
| 9 | In his first speech as President on Dec. 30 Franco gave priority to the fight against poverty , social inequality and corruption and undertook to respect Brazil 's international obligations . |
| 10 | On 30 March 1609 Jones became vice-prefect of the whole Jesuit mission at a time of severe government repression . |
| 11 | Zenith Data Systems Challenge Cup : Rangers 1 , Arsenal 2 Davis leads way towards a minor satisfaction . |
| 12 | Zenith Data Systems Challenge Cup : Rangers 1 , Arsenal 2 Davis leads way towards a minor satisfaction . |
| 13 | From 1834 Masson published news of his discoveries in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal . |
| 14 | In 1885 John became director of the Comedy Theatre , Manchester , and in the same year he began teaching children to dance . |
| 15 | In 1850 Joy became superintendent of the Nottingham and Grantham Railway and in 1853 of the Oxford , Worcester , and Wolverhampton , both of which were operated under contract by E. B. Wilson & Co . |
| 16 | On 17 December 1718 England declared war on Spain . |
| 17 | These six Sonatas give evidence of an outstanding creative personality , and a ferociously energetic temperament ( they sound ferociously difficult as well : her keyboard technique must have been staggering ) . |
| 18 | In 1544 Cawarden became keeper of the tents . |
| 19 | Thus during a visit to Moscow by the Malaysian Prime Minister , Datuk Hussein Onn , in September 1979 Kosygin expressed support for the ZOPFAN resolution since its implementation ‘ would establish a precondition for the widening of the process of détente over all the Asian continent ’ . |
| 20 | Robert Louis-Dreyfus , the chief executive , will leave the group on 31 March to become president of the management board of the sports goods firm , Adidas . |
| 21 | Having been beaten 20-16 by Wakefield on their own Scatcherd Lane pitch in the North East final of the National Sevens Morley took part in a telephone toss-up with Waterloo , the North West runners-up . |
| 22 | Finally it was recorded that " representatives of G-1 and G-5 should go to Main Eighth Army for discussion " and Eighth Army had been notified to this effect on 23 May , as a reply to its signal U 128 of 21 May requesting guidance on questions concerning " various nationals " . |
| 23 | In 1941 Williams became director of operational research at Coastal Command . |
| 24 | In 1647 Simpson became pastor of the gathered congregation at Allhallows the Great , founded by the antinomian Walter Cradock [ q.v . ] . |
| 25 | In Balston Ltd v Headline Filters Ltd [ 1987 ] FSR 330 , H , the second defendant , on 17 March gave notice of termination of his employment as deputy managing director with Balston Ltd . |
| 26 | On July 11 Shevardnadze became chairman of the committee to organize the DRM 's constituent conference , scheduled for September 1991 , when participants would decide whether or not to form a political party . |
| 27 | On the same day the Moldovan parliament passed four laws on military affairs and on March 18 Snegur became C.-in-C. of the Moldovan armed forces . |
| 28 | But on October 18 Beverley had business in the local market town . |
| 29 | Jaggard is best remembered as joint publisher and printer of the First Folio of Shakespeare ; printing was completed in late October or early November of 1623 , around the time of his death ; he is named in the colophon , but the title-page ( probably printed last ) names Isaac , who on 4 November became printer to the City of London ‘ in the place of William Jaggard his late Father deceased ’ ( Guildhall records : Letter Book JJ , fo. 51 ) . |
| 30 | Dec. 11 CGDK reject proposal by Australia to vacate UN seat |