Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] to the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | Encouraged by the finding of this tiny coin , I turned my attention to the second side of the pond and began the same operation along its full length . |
2 | My right to the first move at chess carries with it the duty to continue with the game , and so on . |
3 | Accordingly I directed my researches to the first steps on the ladder , the branch and workshop . |
4 | My answer to the first part of his question is that in the few weeks that I have had my present portfolio , two or three times in public I have stated my firm belief that it is in the interests of the people of Northern Ireland , the police and the security forces — indeed , in the interests of all of us — that the law be applied even-handedly and that those responsible for applying the law should do so . |
5 | Lights began to go on in the dark houses , and I relished my melancholy to the last drop . |
6 | Her identity is widely known in the village , but her wishes are respected and her name will not be revealed here She is the last of a long line of illustrious cheesemakers and her regular clients can only hope that she will pass on her expertise to the next generation . |
7 | This proved sufficient until the reign of Charles I. He was one of ‘ the sticklers in the last Parliament ’ pricked sheriff in 1625 to prevent their election to the next ( although he was able to secure that of his son for New Shoreham ) , and in the following summer he was removed from the Sussex commission of the peace , to which he had been appointed only in 1624 . |
8 | They are bearing the one-eyed god from some unseen station of its progress to the next . |
9 | Mr. Wakeham : In their response to the second special report from the House of Commons Select Committee on European Legislation , Session 1985–86 , the Government reaffirmed that they would endeavour to bring forward documents for debate at the earliest appropriate opportunity . |
10 | When Dulé and his companions regained the beach , they were so stunned and wearied by the water and the flames , the howling and frantic clangour of their rout , that they dragged themselves and their boat to the first cover they could find , and lay face down against the earth ; they could sense it trembling as if it were an animal alive beneath them . |
11 | THE new government had to draft in a hasty replacement to lead its delegation to the first annual meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development following the election defeat of overseas development minister Lynda Chalker . |
12 | Most Dissenters decided to rally behind the bishops in their opposition to the second Declaration of Indulgence , proclaiming that they wanted " liberty by law " . |
13 | Here is a transcript of her narration to the Fourth InterGalactic Council , made in the Age of CKAMP |
14 | She had been granted absolution of her sins , but had died protesting her innocence to the last . |
15 | Unless there is regular guidance given to parents through workshops and school produced booklets the arrival home of the reading book will be seen as little more than an opportunity to check when the teacher last heard their child read and a chance to rush their child to the next stage on the reading scheme . |
16 | It is rare for a tribe to spend more than a few months in any one place ; consequently , any rug that is unfinished when the tribe moves has to be fastened tightly to the loom and transported in its entirety to the next encampment . |
17 | Leeds , however , did not heed that warning , and paid the ultimate price in the 59th minute , when Rangers ensured their passage to the next phase of the competition . |
18 | DESPITE the impressive 38–4 scoreline against London Crusaders , there was a distinct lack of style to match the occasion yesterday as Sheffield secured their return to the First Division in a game spoilt by strong wind . |
19 | England international Richard Knight has teamed up again with Berwick on their return to the Second Division after being linked with leading First Division teams . |
20 | This is due to the fact that the capacitors can not simultaneously pass on their charge to the next stage and receive the charge from the previous stage . |
21 | He was dead , and she drew the sheet over his face before turning her attention to the next . |
22 | The fourteen papers include : ‘ The Renaissance draughtsman and his models ’ by Francis Ames-Lewis , which takes issue with some of the opinions in the Woodner exhibition catalogue ; ‘ The creative copy in nineteenth-century French art ’ by Richard Thompson , which produces some striking juxtapositions such as a Redon charcoal after Leonardo 's Louvre ‘ Virgin and Child with Saint Anne ’ with the original painting ; ‘ Claude Lorraine as a figure draughtsman ’ by Michael Kitson ; ‘ The charcoal drawings of Odilon Redon ’ by Vojtech Jirat-Wasiutynski ; ‘ Pastel : its evolution to the twentieth century ’ by Genevieve Monnier ’ ; and ‘ An unknown collection of drawings in the eighteenth century ’ by Tilman Falk , which attempts to reconstruct the collection of the Rheinland merchant Johann Jakob Faesch ( 1732–96 ) . |
23 | She stepped carefully from her platform to the first foothold and put her hand in his . |
24 | Unisys has created the marketing rationale of the customer selecting the timing of its jump to the next generation rather than being forced to it by the vendor 's phasing out existing technology . |
25 | To cover the glitch Intel Corp has created with Pentium — see front page — Unisys Corp has created the marketing rationale of the customer selecting the timing of its jump to the next generation rather than being forced to it by the vendor 's phasing out existing technology . |
26 | She held one end of a white tape in one hand and measured out a length with the other which was several times the distance from her elbow to the second finger of her hand . |
27 | It remains to be seen what precise form of words are agreed by the 12 heads of government to express their commitment to the next stage of monetary union . |
28 | He was going to say it … he had to be leading up to ‘ I love you ’ … and she felt she was clinging on by her fingernails to the last trace of hope , her hands clutching the door-jamb behind her to stop herself sliding down and begging him to say it . |
29 | Due to a power blackout , their hotel was in total darkness when they arrived , and they had to trudge up the stairs with their luggage to the 10th floor . |
30 | Above : Despite its size , the Honey Gourami will defend its nest to the last . |