Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun prp] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unacknowledged , it 's been that way for several years , as we have regularly tried to point out here as others wrongly gave the crown to Digital Equipment Corp , but both the Wall Street Journal and Datamation magazine have at last come round to agreeing that Fujitsu Ltd is the world 's second-largest computer company — with NEC Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co both now challenging DEC for the third place . |
| 2 | Also representing Scotland for the first time today will be the Ferguslie all-rounder , Stuart Kennedy , who follows in the footsteps of brother , Iain , who was capped six times . |
| 3 | Some of the singers knew their place in that production — almost miraculously , Gergiev had coaxed Sergei Leiferkus away from a couple of London Fiery Angels to sing Tomsky for old times ' sake — but one of Gergiev 's protégés , Gegam Gregorian , was tackling Hermann for the first time , and Maria Guleghina had flown in for Lisa . |
| 4 | After defeating Pam at the 19th to win the Scottish , she went on to bag the Australian Girls ' title and the British Stroke-Play Championship . |
| 5 | Rangers streamed forward , and went close several times before the woodwork again came to Tottenham 's rescue , denying Sinton in the 16th minute . |
| 6 | The Cranberries : knocking O'Hara off the 7,327,439th spot ! |
| 7 | It showed a replay of Tammuz meeting Ari for the first time in the canteen . |
| 8 | Remember , they only missed out on meeting Copenhagen in the first round proper by 0.3 of a point . |
| 9 | This medium , meeting Tom for the first time , said Tom 's father was with them , and he had a small brown dog . |
| 10 | ‘ Father Tom , ’ he said , as if he were meeting Carey for the first time for a long time . |
| 11 | Passing Baku in the 13th century , Marco Polo noted that the black oil burned well but was not good with food . |
| 12 | He received a ban some years ago for losing his temper while playing in that veritable hive of provocation known as Australian grade cricket , and this latest ruckus began , apparently , when Marcus Wight ( whose father , the umpire , Peter , should have taught him better ) proffered a few choice words of his won upon dismissing Ramprakash in the first innings . |
| 13 | ( He had previously given assurances that he would return to face charges of slandering Mazowiecki during the first round . ) |
| 14 | Alcatel hijacked the contract by undercutting Westinghouse at the last minute . |
| 15 | They argue that democratic theory needs to be adjusted to the realities of governing Britain in the twentieth century . |
| 16 | The District Council has accommodated the highest proportion of Greater York growth of all the districts surrounding York over the last ten years , and therefore I think it likely that it would expected to accommodate the largest proportion of the fourteen hundred dwellings that would be accommodated in the new settlement , erm I do not think that any of the settlements or that there is sufficient land within the Southern Ryedale area to accommodate that level of development without adversely affecting character of the settlements , or compromising greenbelt objectives , as I mentioned this morning , and also I question whether or not erm whether th most of the settlements in the Southern Ryedale area have only a minimal s minimal service base anyway on which to tack any large housing growths , and I do n't necessarily foresee any subsequent rise in the service base of those settlements as a result of the housing being added on to them . |
| 17 | The possibility of confusion is very great ; for just as Eleanor of Castile landed at Acre in 1270 , accompanying Edward on the seventh crusade , so Eleanor of Aquitaine had landed there 120 years before , accompanying her husband ( that is , her first , Louis VII of France ) on his crusade — which is presumably what Pound means by ‘ Acre , again ’ . |
| 18 | There is no doubt that by returning to nursing in the next decade you will be helping to prepare the profession for the enormous demographic and social challenges facing Britain in the 21st century . |
| 19 | Andy Robinson 's side may be a blend of the old and the new , but they still look like the side to beat again after demolishing Nottingham in the first round and drawing last year 's losing finalists , Northampton , in the quarter-finals . |
| 20 | We ( Norway ) are through after completely demolishing Poland in the second half . |
| 21 | Germany 's captain Nikki Pilic , who had barely put the debacle surrounding Germany 's Olympic nominations behind him , came in for criticism for not resting Becker from the second day 's doubles , especially after he had been forced to play himself into the ground to beat Luis Mattar over five sets in exhausting heat on the first day . |
| 22 | Peter Baker , John Daly and Sevvy Ballesteros are all out ; Pavin , Elkington and Frost joining Monty in the last eight . |
| 23 | By encouraging expansion , automation and innovation it proved vital in strengthening France despite the Fourth Republic 's political weaknesses . |
| 24 | For his summer holiday he went with Henry Legerton to Positano , seeing Italy for the first time , and sent a card to Hanns : ‘ We have lounged like lizards . |
| 25 | Stroking Oxford for the second year running is a Glasgow Academy FP , Iain Gardiner . |
| 26 | Taking Liphook into the next century |
| 27 | Yet there is no evidence that jade from this source was reaching China before the eighteenth century . |
| 28 | Helen felt as if she were hearing Nicola for the first time . |
| 29 | Mr Will will be learning Novell within the next few weeks for the Library LAN , and should be able to provide assistance if required from July onward . |
| 30 | Seeing London for the first time , not very impressed , I I liked Crystal Palace but tt . |