Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] [vb base] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's my first win in the race , ’ Paul said afterwards ‘ and I must say La Greine gave me a great run . ’ |
| 2 | True Confessions in 1981 was an attempt at getting my stage nerve back after a disastrous premature version of Blood and Ice , my first try at a real play , went on in the studio of the Belgrade Theatre , Coventry ( ‘ I 'd rather be at the dentist — Birmingham Evening News ’ ) . |
| 3 | When I lost my first serve in the first set , it threw me off a bit . |
| 4 | But this does not disguise its dated feel in a world of more advanced and dynamic designs . |
| 5 | The authority of the Prime Minister was also undermined during December by the confusion generated by demands that Japan should mark the 50th anniversary of its 1941 attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbour with a clear apology . |
| 6 | The policy decision was to maintain the sterling area , above all in its 1940 form as a zone of exchange control . |
| 7 | David Rennie earned Birmingham their fourth win on the trot with his first goal for the club . |
| 8 | A Paul Diamond double strike , the second of which was a delightful chip , helped Second Division leaders Dale to their fourth win on the trot . |
| 9 | David Rush , Brian Mooney and Warren Hawke stand by as Sunderland go for their fourth win in a row . |
| 10 | But once Naas Botha equalised in kind , the tourists edged ahead and were out of sight by the time Danie Gerber scored their fourth try in the last minute . |
| 11 | Norwich 's victory opened up a four- point lead at the top of the table with their fifth win on the trot . |
| 12 | WELSH hopes of their first win against the old enemy for 15 years were crushed by England 's pack power and midfield organisation in Swansea last night . |
| 13 | Nottinghamshire are looking for their first win in a one-day competition at Trent Bridge this season . |
| 14 | This is the game … this is the goal the Swindon fans will treasure for ever … their first win in the Premiership … it 's taken three months and sixteen games to get it … |
| 15 | Despite two good performances to date , Wirral Ladies are still looking for their first win in the Ladies County Championship . |
| 16 | Miss Bothway recorded her first win between the flags for two years at High Easter on Saturday . |
| 17 | Individuals working on their own concentrate on the task ( content ) , not the task plus social interactions ( content and process ) . |
| 18 | The Greens had planned to hold their 1989 rally in the Sorbonne , but at the last minute they were told they would have to go elsewhere and the only venue available at short notice was the Cité . |
| 19 | Newport3 NEWBRIDGE moved to joint third place in the Heineken League with their ninth win in an ill-tempered game where David Roberts , the Newbridge flanker , and Frank Hillman , the Newport prop , were sent off midway through the second half for fighting . |
| 20 | and Oxford go chasing their third win in a row at Sunderland tomorrow … in division three Hereford are just chasing anything they can get … they were out of luck again at scarborough on saturday |
| 21 | Now they should add their third win in a row even though Lithuania are rated a tougher proposition than their neighbours and bottom-of-the-table Albania . |
| 22 | are definitely relegated after they were beaten 2–1 West their third win in a row . |
| 23 | Now the tourists find themselves the underdogs with Will Carling expected to lead England to their third win in the sides ' 10th meeting . |
| 24 | STUDENTS in their thousands gather at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall , Taiwan 's holiest of holies , to demand democracy ; teenage idealists begin a fast ; daubings ( one is the Chinese character for ‘ pig ’ ) disfigure Chiang 's monument . |
| 25 | The theatre 's resident opera company OPERA NORTH commence their 92/93 season with the British premiere of Roberto Gerhard 's THE DUENNA , Verdi 's RIGOLETTO , Mozart 's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO and Offenbach 's ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD . |
| 26 | After the Guardian pointed out on December 8 that Kingfisher did indeed face a prima facie competition problem , he told another newspaper that during his 1986 bid for the then Woolworths , he had been obliged by the OFT to pre-sell Comet to Granada to avoid a monopolies investigation . |
| 27 | But they were still two remarkable performances , particularly his top-20 finish at the Forte Seniors ' Championship which included a last round 73 against a very tough par of 71 . |
| 28 | It was his second try at the London event , where he first ran in 1981 , and he was pleased with his performance . |
| 29 | This dispirited the French at the moment their fortunes were improving , and their problems were exacerbated when Hastings added his third penalty and his second try in the first 10 minutes of the second half . |
| 30 | Two minutes later Leota was seen at his exciting best when he made a midfield break from 45 yards which took him clean through the Rovers defence , and when Taewa scored his second try in the 72nd minute Rovers looked to be subsiding fast . |