Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [pos pn] [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Lord Mayor , the Local Management of Schools scheme er was reviewed first in the light of consultation which went on during its first full year of operation . |
| 2 | Of the 35,000 who have been accepted , about 26,000 are expected to be at the start and these will include one of Britain 's most famous athletes , David Bedford , who has slimmed down for his first big race since he retired 11 years ago . |
| 3 | Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG limped in with its first half figures two days after its parent reported , complaining that falling computer prices would lead to a a fall in turnover of around $635m — that 's one billion marks — in the business year to September 30 : the company belatedly responded to Reuter 's inquiries after the announcement of the parent 's figures by saying that Nixdorf first half sales fell 9% to $3,555m and that orders fell 5% to $3,620m ; it would not forecast the group 's earnings but pointed to earlier company predictions of a slight improvement this year last year 's $326m loss . |
| 4 | ‘ We have gone a goal down in our last four games , so there is no easy game at this stage . |
| 5 | DEREK Cook watched Coleraine go down to their fifth consecutive defeat — and prayed for a reprieve from manager Billy Sinclair . |
| 6 | Denis Cannan 's Dear Daddy ( 1976 ) , again , another successful stage comedy , tells of a virtuous middle-aged family man whose life is triumphantly self-organised down to its last petty details — exactly one-third of a bottle of wine at dinner every evening — until the comfortable domestic order he has created in his second marriage turns into an object of irrational despair to those around him ; and when his first wife , ruined by alcohol , abruptly re-enters his world , he is forced to accept a share of deferred responsibility for the wreckage of her life . |
| 7 | He contemplated a few drags until he realized he was down to his last three matches , and reluctantly put the cigarette back in his pocket . |
| 8 | His father would now and again telephone me saying that David was down to his last few pounds and that he worried about money . |
| 9 | When he looked for his money , he found that he was down to his last few shillings . |
| 10 | Down to his last few hundred dollars , and with nothing but the good offices of a public defender standing between him and the octopus , it was time to evacuate the hostages . |
| 11 | He 's literally down to his last few pounds |
| 12 | $3 You 're down to your last two imodium . |
| 13 | Those placed in an ‘ express ’ stream had even less reason for preserving a broad curriculum : like myself and my contemporaries in Cardiff High School they rattled along to their first public examination ( O level after 1951 ) at the age of fifteen , and so secured the privilege of early entry — together with the possibility of some extra time — in the sixth form . |
| 14 | Incidentally , any players interested in other courses at The Guitar Institute , Basstech or Drumtech might fancy going along to their second Open Day on Saturday , 19th September at either 3.00pm or 5.00pm … |
| 15 | Ten points in five crucial second-half minutes changed the complexion , Rod McCall driving over for his first international try , Roebuck converting then adding a penalty . |
| 16 | Once down on the road they headed for Bagoush , which ironically was the airfield from which they had taken off for their first disastrous operation the previous year . |
| 17 | Paul Ritchie was sent off for his second bookable offence following a lunging challenge on Richard Gough and the visitors quickly pressed home their numerical advantage . |
| 18 | Copsey is nor a dirty player and it would have been tragic had he been sent off in his first international ’ — IEUAN EVANS ( Wales captain ) on the Tony Copsey incident in Dublin against Ireland . |
| 19 | It is gearing up for its second consecutive presidential election in November , with candidates ranging from far right to soft left , and front-runners representing the centre . |
| 20 | The Danish star has signed up for his ninth successive year with the club . |
| 21 | Jack persuaded Ducrocq to take him up for his first real flight , from that moment Jack knew that speed on the ground was no longer enough . |
| 22 | Now Leicester need a win in their last game , and they have to hope Boro slip up in their last two , at home to Grimsby on Tuesday and at Wolves next Saturday , if they are to keep hold of second place and avoid the nerve-wracking play-offs . |
| 23 | Pioline , the 15th-seeded Frenchman who has never won a tournament , followed up on his fourth round demolition of world number one Jim Courier by beating Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine in the quarter-finals 6–3 6–1 3–6 6–2 . |
| 24 | THE Marquess of Blandford was today waking up to his first full day in London 's Pentonville Prison , facing all but nine hours of it ‘ banged up ’ . |
| 25 | It 's an affectionate look at the daily life and characters in the town centre and follows on from her first two books , On The Corner and Heart of the Town . |
| 26 | But punters are unlikely to get much value for the grey in this competitive 25runner handicap and , as Daru had to be ridden out for his last two victories , he is worth opposing . |
| 27 | In their wisdom Ciaran Fitzgerald and his selectors decided to dispense with the incumbent , Rob Saunders , and bring Aherne back for his thirteenth Irish cap . |
| 28 | STEVE BACHOP , the Western Samoan outside-half who impressed so much in the World Cup , is back for his second successive season with the Dublin club , Blackrock College . |
| 29 | Wilkinson cooly ignored the gulf in rankings , not to mention the intimidating figure of Ivanisevic at the other side of the net , pointing out after his second round triumph : ‘ He is only human , like anyone else . ’ |
| 30 | THE QUEEN Mother yesterday pulled out of her second public appearance in as many days , missing the opening day of Royal Ascot for the first time in recent memory . |