Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adj] of the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It starts off one of the first things we did n't like was the title . |
| 2 | But when he suddenly took ill and returned to Hollywood to undergo surgery for lung cancer , his son Christopher helped polish up some of the last few scenes . |
| 3 | Accrued interest compensates the seller of the bond for giving up all of the next coupon payment even though he will have held the bond for part of the period since the last coupon payment . |
| 4 | After qualifying , he settled at Bath , where he set up one of the first acute psychiatric units in a general hospital in the country . |
| 5 | Kenrick Wynne-Jones set up one of the first and best organised of them in Newcastle Wynne-Jones 's work for the Labour Party , added to his success as a chemist , made him a clear choice as a working member of the House of Lords . |
| 6 | Parents and teachers have set up one of the first toy libraries in the country for visually handicapped children . |
| 7 | Dr Russell insisted that I went with the convalescent men and we were lucky to pick up one of the last trains to go northwards . |
| 8 | Of 22 chosen flights , I failed to get on only six and was carried on one of the next two flights . |