Example sentences of "[num] [to-vb] the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , Sandy Lyle had to emerge from a pack of players at Royal St Georges in 1985 to become the first British winner for years . |
| 2 | Thorne , who twice came close to winning an £86,000 car for a maximum 147 , won 5-1 to reach the last eight . |
| 3 | Higgins , 17 , a practice partner of Stephen Hendry , knocked out the 1979 world champion , Terry Griffiths , 5-2 to reach the last 32 . |
| 4 | Higgins , 17 , a practice partner of Stephen Hendry , knocked out the 1979 world champion , Terry Griffiths , 5-2 to reach the last 32 . |
| 5 | Orton Chirwa qualified in London in 1958 to become the first African barrister in the country . |
| 6 | The housing problem had improved little since the 1890s , although a few local authorities , notably the LCC , had taken advantage of the legislation of 1890 and 1900 to build the first large council estates . |
| 7 | But they wasted a good position at to two to lose the next eight for runs , the North Down bowlers sharing the wickets evenly . |
| 8 | STEVE DAVIS , a 9–1 third-round winner over Wayne Jones , went one better in thrashing Irishman Eugene Hughes 9–0 to reach the last 16 of the Royal Liver Assurance UK Snooker Championship at Preston last night . |