Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [num ord] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 To investigate the effect of withdrawals , we repeated t tests at the end of treatment using the last available assessment before withdrawal of treatment .
2 They were enjoying the first fresh food they had had in weeks before settling down for a long , well-earned rest .
3 Thucydides credited the Minoan kings with organizing the first naval fleet , and it is possible that the Minoans did indeed have a squadron of specially designed and equipped warships that were ahead of their time .
4 Mr Morgan purchased the Murray Collection en bloc in 1910 , bringing the first major group of Old Master drawings to America .
5 On touching down , after completing the first trans-Atlantic flight , the field turned out to be a bog , and the Vimy went in nose first .
6 He gave pregnant mice a dilute solution of alcohol by mouth , and again , fertilised eggs exposed to alcohol while in the process of completing the second meiotic division show an incidence of aneuploidy , varying with dose , of up to 20 per cent ( Nature , vol 302 , p 258 ) .
7 A 100-strong team of scientists has been picked to work at the company 's laboratories at Caswell , Towcester , producing the first 3 inch diameter GaAs wafers in the UK .
8 Oddly , the think-tank that seems closest to catching the next intellectual wave is the one whose collapse seemed most logical a year ago .
9 She could recall seeing the first black insect flying towards her and then she must have fainted .
10 With the academic year 1992/93 seeing the first full year of modularised courses at Napier , it was seen as an appropriate time to examine undergraduate , postgraduate , and HND courses in relation to the inclusion of enterprise/ transferable skills in course descriptors .
11 They did n't hear Lachlan stop his father , as the old man returned after seeing the last visiting galley off the shore .
12 Neil Jenkins , the Wales and Pontypridd outside-half , contributed 19 points as his team 's 35–15 win ended Cardiff HSOB 's hopes of becoming the first junior club to reach the semi-finals .
13 She seemed able to find interest in any topic , a gift which led to her becoming the first regular columnist for the Manchester Guardian 's women 's page .
14 MEGIDDO , Israel ( Reuter ) — A Syrian air force major yesterday landed a Soviet-made MiG-23 fighter in Israel and an army statement said he requested political asylum , becoming the first Arab airman to do so in more than 20 years .
15 Earlier , in May 1939 , No 602 ( City of Glasgow ) Squadron received its first spitfire , also becoming the first Auxiliary Unit in Britain to be equipped with the new 1000 H.P. 8-gun interceptors .
16 Perhaps she was more fiery in the days of her youth , when her agitation and organized campaigns resulted in Manitoba becoming the first Canadian province to grant the franchise to women .
17 He did so successfully in 1948 , outpointing Vince Hawkins at Birmingham and thus becoming the first black champion to be recognized by the BBBC .
18 Harue Kitamura was elected mayor of Ashiya , in the southern prefecture of Hyogo , thereby becoming the first Japanese woman to hold such a post .
19 Allen , who has been booked 12 times this season , was ordered to appear before a special FA disciplinary committee after becoming the first professional player in England to top 41 points for the season .
20 In the Cup Winners ' Cup quarter-finals , Monaco 's hopes of becoming the first French league club to take a European title were boosted when drew 0–0 at Roma , who were booed off the pitch .
21 DURHAM WASPS ' dream of becoming the first British League team to win a European game abroad ended in a 10-1 defeat here last night after Robert Herckerrath had opened the scoring for Gunco Pandas of Rotterdam in the second minute .
22 But that is petty cash to the jackpot the Rangers players and the club will earn from becoming the first British side to play under the changed European Cup format .
23 TOP-of-the-world mountaineer Rebecca Stephens was last night recovering in a snow-swept tent , exhausted but safe , after becoming the first British woman to climb Everest .
24 NEWS of Rebecca Stephens ' success in becoming the first British woman to reach the summit of Everest was flashed around the world with the help of an Essex-based company from the Marconi group .
25 Meanwhile , Sally Gunnell yesterday outlined her dream of becoming the first British woman to win a unique ‘ grand slam ’ of major championship gold medals .
26 The South Wales Cricket Association XI came within a raindrop of becoming the first British team to meet South Africa during their tour of Australia and New Zealand .
27 BY ANY standards , the success of the film Hedd Wyn in becoming the first Welsh language film to be nominated for the prestigious Royal Television Society award was a significant breakthrough for the burgeoning industry .
28 His footballing skills were obviously allied to a questionable temperament , and in January 1985 Frank McAvennie lived up to his immense promise , becoming the first Scottish footballer to be sent off in a Premier league match for giving a ‘ V ’ sign to the opposing fans .
29 The CPCz did better than expected , becoming the second largest force in the Federal Assembly and in the Czech National Council .
30 The anonymous writer of 1497 said that apart from London there were only two towns of importance in the country , Bristol and York , but in this he was misinformed , as it seems likely that Norwich , which had undoubtedly had a period of difficulties in the early fifteenth century , had begun to recover about 1465 or 1470 , and was on the way to becoming the second wealthiest city in the land , as it was in the 1520s .
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