Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pacts or concordats of the mid-twelfth century exhibited the popes ' worries . |
| 2 | Most scientists expect that it will show , as in Hiroshima and Nagasaki , that low doses of radiation have no detectable effect on humans or animals in the first years after an accident . |
| 3 | There was no home leave from overseas and , as far as I knew , few individuals or units of the Eighth Army had returned to Britain , for most had been sent to Sicily and thence to the toe and heel of Italy , or to Salerno , and by this time were fighting hard up the Italian peninsula on one or other side of the Appennines . |
| 4 | One could always spell it out : " The final word or words of a clause or sentence repeated as the first word or words of the next clause or sentence " ; and only use anadiplosis if the regularity of the feature required the economy of a label . |
| 5 | A round of modifications has speeded up Stars & Stripes for the fourth round of trials . |
| 6 | It could be argued that the Soviet Union has offset the lack of pro-Soviet military blocs or coalitions in the Third World in some degree by the creation of a mutual strategic support system based on a network of bilateral treaties of friendship ( see later in this chapter ) . |
| 7 | Applications or nominations for the first award should be sent to the international affairs officer , RSC , Burlington House , Piccadilly , London , to arrive no later than Friday 29 May 1992 . |
| 8 | Applications or nominations for the next Bader award should be sent to the international affairs officer , RSC , Burlington House , Piccadilly , London , to arrive not later than Friday 29 May 1992 . |
| 9 | If Third World states and the Soviet bloc promoted their ideas on the neutralisation of countries or territories in the Third World through their respective plans for Southeast Asia and the Persian Gulf , then the Western powers indicated the conditions under which they believed neutralisation was most appropriate in the Third World when they proposed the neutralisation of Afghanistan at the beginning of the 1980s . |
| 10 | Liquid manure can not be spread on the fields from harvest until 1 November ( unless it is onto growing vegetation or crops for the next winter ) . |
| 11 | To increase the chances of success , Louis offered Henry two teams of mediators ; if he did not like the methods or conclusions of the first set , he could turn to the second . |
| 12 | The Great Western , London and North-Western , and Midland railways had refused point-blank to make any concessions to suburban travellers or workmen in fares or services throughout the nineteenth century . |
| 13 | There has been an artificial element to such ‘ restraint ’ by Soviet leaders since the USSR has remained poorly placed to openly compete with the West in forming coalitions or alliances in the Third World . |
| 14 | There are underprivileged individuals and groups in the First World , as well as in the Third and Second Worlds . |
| 15 | The traditions and attitudes of the seventeenth century were also continued in the importance attached , particularly in the first half of this period , to questions of diplomatic precedence . |
| 16 | For the first in the series , seventy paintings from the Museum of Modern Art in New York have been loaned to form a survey of the key movements and artists of the twentieth century . |
| 17 | The general value of practical placements and projects during the first degree stage is becoming more widely recognized . |
| 18 | They are , in short , symbols of eminence and are normally granted only to peers and knights of the first class of the orders of chivalry — although some baronets also have armorial supporters . |
| 19 | A cheerful Durie confirmed : ‘ Things have been going well for me and Spurs in the last few weeks . |
| 20 | The clouds have dropped down over the mountain so that the evangelicals and charismatics on the first contour above the town have vanished into the mist . |
| 21 | It will include access ramps for the disabled , new heating , fire alarm and fire detection systems and toilets on the first floor . |
| 22 | Yet , as the British returned to Menorca as holiday-makers and emigrants during the 20th century , cricket returned with them . |
| 23 | In return , the Edinburgh branch of the STA was to maintain peace on all questions of wages and hours for the next three years . |
| 24 | The result is an instrument that comes as close as is possible in the late 20th century to making the sounds the composers and musicians of the 16th century expected to hear . |
| 25 | These were thrown down by the Persian invaders in 480 , and shattered remains preserved for us in terraces and foundations of the fifth century . |
| 26 | Walnut was used for the bodies and necks during the first few years of production but later Gibson switched to mahogany as this proved to be a more stable material , with less material wastage during the timber selection procedure . |
| 27 | Images and objects from the 18th century onwards illustrate the traditions of market day alongside associated activities such as butchery , wool trading or brewing . |
| 28 | I am afraid I could only manage part of the meal and I cut out the second and third courses completely , and only had gravy and vegetables for the third , but most people at my table went right through the menu ! |
| 29 | It is , however , vital that mothers realise that scans do not only detect abnormalities , they also detect multiple births , and have been one of the main factors in increasing the survival rate of twins and triplets over the last few years . |
| 30 | Where the Toffler of The Third Wave was confident about the future , albeit with the ‘ smokestack ’ politicians and institutions of the second wave of mass society in its way , this Toffler is hesitant , fearful of violence , repression , global instability and the yearnings for a new Dark Age . |