Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun prp] in the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rangers streamed forward , and went close several times before the woodwork again came to Tottenham 's rescue , denying Sinton in the 16th minute . |
| 2 | Remember , they only missed out on meeting Copenhagen in the first round proper by 0.3 of a point . |
| 3 | Passing Baku in the 13th century , Marco Polo noted that the black oil burned well but was not good with food . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They argue that democratic theory needs to be adjusted to the realities of governing Britain in the twentieth century . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | We ( Norway ) are through after completely demolishing Poland in the second half . |
| 9 | Peter Baker , John Daly and Sevvy Ballesteros are all out ; Pavin , Elkington and Frost joining Monty in the last eight . |
| 10 | Kelly was excellent though he was mighty lucky to get away with tugging Giggs in the first minute . |
| 11 | The feelings of joy and despair in these two passages are almost equally balanced , and the Jewish cry of delight on seeing the shore-line of Palestine in the first and the image of Arab guns and hopelessness on leaving Palestine in the second are even more relevant now than they were then . |
| 12 | Three leading opposition figures were prevented from leaving Kenya in the first week of July to attend a human rights conference in London . |
| 13 | Such inspiration on the captain 's part was to help him towards an OBE , for with England then beating Australia in the first two games of the final , their clean sweep of three trophies out of three was accomplished . |
| 14 | Lagan Valley finished last and , despite beating RUC in the last meeting , could not avoid the drop to division two . |