Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [art] [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sussex , though , are unlikely to be among the cynical chorus , not after their slip-up against the Minor Counties on a Marlow marsh made them the 14th first-class county in 55– or 6–overs play to have their colours lowered by junior opposition . |
| 2 | ( George 's conviction made him the first high-ranking member of the CIA ever to be convicted of felony offences while conducting official duties . ) |
| 3 | He said afterwards that he had understood Terry had come out just to allow him to reach his goal , but it was an unfortunate end to a splendid innings , which made him the first English batsman since Barrington in 1967 to score three consecutive centuries in a series . |
| 4 | Jamie Spence 's win in the Canon European Masters made him the sixth first-time winner on this season 's Volvo Tour . |
| 5 | I may have made an unconscious movement towards him because he gave me a last malevolent grin and disappeared into the crowd . |
| 6 | At the door he turned and gave me a last despairing look and I saw him no more . |
| 7 | Donna gave me a last dazzling smile , then , apparently impervious to McIllvanney 's evil-tempered scorn , clicked away on her ridiculously high heels . |
| 8 | It was a very helpful preparation and gave her a first real taste of teaching . |
| 9 | He said nothing more , merely gave her a last withering look before moving away . |
| 10 | I well remember the long watches of the night when I and my baby struggled to overcome a physical incapability on my part , and I can not begin to tell you the relief on both sides when I strode out of the house , bought the largest tin of baby food I could find , and gave her the first square meal she had had since birth . |
| 11 | She gave him a last long look and went out , shutting it with unnecessary firmness behind her . |
| 12 | For many years we sought access to him and the inner sanctum of his medieval palace , until in 1981 he finally gave us the first filmed interview ever granted by one of his line . |