Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [adv] [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the eight finalists finally got to their marks , the anticipation was high in the stadium , the tension heavy . |
| 2 | Ironically his own tour of New Zealand with Ireland 12 months ago came to an abrupt end when he sustained a broken jaw in the first of two internationals . |
| 3 | Mac 's back GOLF : Peter McEvoy , who 12 years ago tied with Ronan Rafferty for the English strokeplay title , tries to get both hands on the Brabazon Trophy at the Hollinwell club today . |
| 4 | He has slept in graveyards since being a boy and six years ago slept in a coffin to win a bet . |
| 5 | I think er of time now what five or six years ago came to presentation . |
| 6 | Yet , despite their form over the last two months , the turning point for Wigan 's 20th major trophy in six years undoubtedly came in December when it looked that they might struggle for success this season . |
| 7 | Six bystanders also died in the explosion . |
| 8 | The six officers nearly snapped to attention and saluted . |
| 9 | Six patients still complained of loose motions . |
| 10 | According to the chairman of CND more than 100 Members still belonged to it late last year . |
| 11 | The 10 papers originally appeared in the newly-named journal Philosophical Topics , edited by Robert Shahan . |
| 12 | This initially ran on a short demonstration track around the works but eight years ago developed into a plan to run month long charity specials up the former trackbed and based on the Leek and Manifold 's former Hulme End terminus . |
| 13 | The Anschluss of Austria , the occupation of the Bohemian part of Czechoslovakia and , following the Molotov-Von Ribbentrop pact of August 1939 , the invasion of Poland eight days later led to the second world war , the death of scores of millions and , on May 7 , 1945 , unconditional German surrender to the Allies . |
| 14 | Yet within two years three parties illegally took to the field in opposition to Tsarism , demonstrating the strength of feeling against the autocracy . |
| 15 | Indeed , after the three defendants successfully appealed against the prison sentences she accused them of endangering British youth : |
| 16 | Although stocks have fallen from their earlier high of 32 million tonnes due to an upsurge in the steel industry , at the end of June 1984 stocks still stood at 18 million tonnes . |
| 17 | And then He was crucified and three days later rose from the dead , and at Mass the bread and wine actually turn into flesh and blood , so you should n't have breakfast that morning but take it on an empty stomach . |
| 18 | Farr , who played in the 1984 Curtis Cup at Muirfield , was three years ago diagnosed with breast cancer and has since required all manner of chemotherapy and radiation treatment , together with a bone marrow transplant . |
| 19 | A more detailed analysis of the degree subject/type of work relationship for polytechnic and college graduates has been provided by Brennan and McGeevor ( 1988 ) , who showed that the percentage of ‘ specialist ’ graduates working in the field of their specialism three years later ranged from 97 per cent in pharmacy to only 24 per cent in 3D design , although it should be noted that employment figures for art and design graduates are particularly problematic ( Barnett 1989 ) . |
| 20 | Earlier in 1946 Jones 's brilliance had cut short St Colman 's brave bid to capture their first MacRory Cup , but they persevered and three years later captained by Sean Blaney , Greg 's father , they won their first MacRory . |
| 21 | The three leaders also agreed to further co-operation in economic , political , security and other matters . |
| 22 | Three points then arose in questions : |
| 23 | Three men almost went to prison as a result . |
| 24 | Owen had then Adam and three others still marshalled at his back , not one of them whole , though these at least could stand and go . |
| 25 | We headed north to Port de Centuri on a trip that was only 35 miles yet seemed like 135 as a result of the sheer concentration needed on the mountain roads but it was worth every second because of the incredible views . |
| 26 | These three events also coincided with a period when the character of legal work was changing . |
| 27 | Product plans from 18 months ago called for first Alaska shipments this quarter , a date HaL is obviously not going to make . |
| 28 | Product plans from 18 months ago called for first Alaska shipments this quarter , a date HaL is obviously not going to make . |
| 29 | More than 100,000 visitors again came to the Arts Centre in Vane Terrace . |
| 30 | Of these , 11 patients initially came to the hospital complaining of abdominal distension , cramping , anorexia , vomiting , constipation or diarrhoea , and we found six in whom such clinical signs developed during the follow up of illness . |