Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Such was the ferment of the times throughout Europe , and such was the rising volume of political controversy within Britain ( bear in mind also the Suffragette agitation and the conflict over the future of Ireland ) , that a more dramatic tipping of the balance than actually occurred in the next few years might have been expected . |
| 32 | And his voice rose on the last two words . |
| 33 | Periodic relapse occurred over the next 4 months and I then gave Lyc LM1 . |
| 34 | Look back at any crises which occurred over the last few years . |
| 35 | Mungo concentrated on the first two rows . |
| 36 | For a start , the figures exclude transactions that occurred on the last two business days of the month — the very time when pressure on the pound was thought to be most intense . |
| 37 | Hill reported at the first general meeting that Lord Hamilton and Sir William Birt of the GER Co. had promised to help the Alliance in ‘ every way they could ’ ( SE 14 October 1899 ) . |
| 38 | In 1930 he presided at the eleventh International Veterinary Congress in London . |
| 39 | If Brian Lara 's timing and placement helped to give the West Indies ' innings its early momentum — 81 came off the first 20 overs — Simmons used his massive strength to devastating effect as 102 were plundered off the next 15 overs . |
| 40 | At the decade 's start everything was gloom and doom , cutbacks the order of the day since in 1979 the number of commuters going into London dropped for the tenth successive year . |
| 41 | And he was encouraged by the way he came through the first 10-round contest of his 33-fight unbeaten career . |
| 42 | And he was encouraged by the way he came through the first 10-round contest of his 33-fight unbeaten career . |
| 43 | I do not know how I came through the next few months — but , yes , I do . |
| 44 | The ancient veneration for the rule of law has in England suffered during the last thirty years a marked decline . |
| 45 | Because HAI was in its infancy , in every job he filled during the first few years he had an American opposite number , sometimes with 30 years ' experience of the industry . |
| 46 | His rise to prominence came during the first Dutch war ( 1652–4 ) . |
| 47 | He did , for what seemed like the next million hours . |
| 48 | The NORTH U21s , managed by Dave Parker , enjoyed their biennial pre-season tour to Marvejols in Central France where they were hosted for their week long visit by French families as the result of town twinning with Cockermouth , and the fantastic hospitality and often adventurous leisure activities were enjoyed not only by the players but also by referee Fred Howard , who officiated in the first two matches . |
| 49 | Andrew Gallagher on the right wing , beat two tackles and scored in the first five minutes of the game , following a neat Jeremy Hastings pick-up . |
| 50 | The money-conscious Sir Henry seized on this point and suggested a £2,000 fee plus £100 for every goal Buchan scored in the next twelve months . |
| 51 | Although the overall extent of civilian casualties remained unclear , Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Hammadi suggested during his visit to Tehran in mid-February [ see above ] that more than 20,000 of his compatriots had been killed and 60,000 wounded in the first 26 days of the war . |
| 52 | Zhelev 's victory came in the second round run-off , when he won 53 per cent of the vote against 47 per cent for Velko Valkanov , an independent supported by the ( former communist ) Bulgarian Socialist Party . |
| 53 | He was also ready for office , and was delighted when an offer came in the first few weeks of the new Government . |
| 54 | The best bit of leeds pressure and the noisiest participation from the crowd came in the next 10 mins or so . |
| 55 | Two of the goals came in the last two minutes . |
| 56 | this match will go down in the records as a runaway victory for United but all the goals came in the last ten minutes … |
| 57 | Billie Jean King played in the first five Federation Cup finals . |
| 58 | At cricket I played in the second eleven , and was its captain in my third year . |
| 59 | Russel played in the last five minutes of the game which was part of a visit by crew members from the minesweeper to the village near Darlington which gave the vessel its name . |
| 60 | With its tirades against the ‘ unnatural alliance ’ between capitalism and Bolshevism , it appealed to the last remaining hope — the belief in the miracle of a split between the eastern and western allies and a new alliance between the Reich and the West against Bolshevism . |