Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [prep] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He aims to have it debated and passed by next month . |
| 2 | The selectors feel she has already earned her passage to Barcelona , having last summer finished second in the Europa Cup , ninth in the World Championships , and moved to fifth place in the world all-time 10,000 metres rankings . |
| 3 | The Yorkshireman , riding Milton , had a disastrous second round , after a first round clear , and crashed to 14th place — just one place above his brother Michael . |
| 4 | The taxi driver pocketed the note and crashed into first gear . |
| 5 | Towards the and of his stint , he filled a gap in the team for the Italian GP at Monza — and saw at first hand one of BRM 's famous fiascos . |
| 6 | Margaret of Carlisle , 47 , was widowed two years ago and knew at first hand the financial problems that can arise from the sudden death of a loved one and the trauma of finding that her partner was inadequately insured . |
| 7 | Ide Tynan , like many others in Irish traditional music , was classically trained and sang as first soprano with the RTE Philharmonic Choir . |
| 8 | Similarly the many Mexicans looking simply to cast an anti-government vote supported the left , which stood a greater chance of winning and emerged in second place amid evidence of substantial fraud by the government . |
| 9 | Deciding to take care of the fuel later , Berger pitted for tyres on lap 35 and rejoined in third place . |
| 10 | I felt blind , and longed for second sight . |
| 11 | Both are candidates for the Olympic team and Bridge , though the youngest man in the race , rowed in last year 's crew and competed at last year 's world championships in a coxed pair steered by Probert . |
| 12 | In 1985 , they " woke up " and sued for possession but failed at first instance . |
| 13 | A typical English medieval scene — but enacted in 19th century Ayrshire . |