Example sentences of "[adv prt] [verb] a [noun] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scudamore , who went on to ride a record 221 last term , said : ‘ To ride 100 winners is always a thrill . |
| 2 | As I approached , the narrow front door opened , and out came a figure I could not fail to recognize , Edward Rochester . |
| 3 | Good examples of activities to maintain motivation are collecting inspiring dieting case histories from slimming magazines ; going out to buy a dress one size smaller than your present size ; looking at charts and graphs that show good overall weight loss over a period of time . |
| 4 | Will the Home Secretary confirm that he is about to launch a £5 million campaign involving the glitzy television commercials that have been his trademark in every office of state that he has held ? |
| 5 | We 've been running the management skills courses since nineteen eighty-six , and since then , more than seven hundred and fifty people , from groups such as yours , have taken a part , and we 're about to launch a phase two in the next er , year or so . |
| 6 | Zeneca , a new drugs firm spun off by Britain 's ICI , is about to make a £1.3 billion ( $1 billion ) rights issue . |
| 7 | The West Indies captain went on to make a match-saving 66 . |