Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] the [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as you have written off the 1991 vintage in France , a sample appears on the doorstep to confound you . |
| 2 | Edward had dropped the whole cargo of gifts by the time he had got down the twenty iron rungs of the ladder . |
| 3 | He felt as abject as a convalescent child and had to be helped up the three stone flights to his cell . |
| 4 | Chief Executive Hazel Dudgeon , fronting the course 's annual preview for the first time , said : ‘ We have got back the two evening meetings ( 15 and 29 July ) we lost last year and now have six of these on our 17-strong programme . |
| 5 | ‘ Bifurcation ’ refers to a dual-edged approach to the problem of offending : differentiating between ‘ ordinary ’ or ‘ run of the mill ’ offenders with whom less severe measures can be taken on the one hand , and on the other hand ‘ exceptional ’ , ‘ very serious ’ or ‘ dangerous ’ offenders who can be made subject to much tougher measures . |
| 6 | Few realise the toll erosion 's taken on the 200 year old structure . |
| 7 | He is chairman of the authority that has taken over the 16,200 hectare ( 40,000 acre ) site and mayor of Olongapo City , the town that grew up alongside the base . |
| 8 | He has already put up the four corner posts . |