Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] [verb] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she was relieved to see Patrick thrive at last now that Maggie had been weaned off gin , and when Rosa 's sixth baby arrived she helped with it , gaining experience for when her own time came . |
| 2 | First , despite a brave attempt to encourage candidates to stand at last week 's annual general meeting , the council remains grossly under-represented . |
| 3 | We got X and nought one two three four , but now to start the calculation we 're going to put X squared in first . |
| 4 | Under this settlement the two countries were placed in joint fourth position , the UK having ceded some of its IMF voting rights to allow Japan to rise from fifth to share joint second place with West Germany , thereby reflecting Japan 's increased financial weight in the world economy . |
| 5 | The choice is up to her ; some mothers opt to drop night feeds at first , others prefer to eliminate the lunchtime feed as they are confident that their child is having plenty to eat instead . |