Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think we had to accept that the first programmes were just to get the whole thing working really erm . |
| 2 | For the post-war generations in the developed nations reared on the statistics of economic and social improvement , it will not be easy to accept that the twenty-first century threatens humanity with hard times and lowered standards of living . |
| 3 | Thus one has to infer that the second statement here functions as some kind of explanation of the first statement in the passage , so that the failure of oil-bound paints on certain building materials is caused by the reaction of an acid and an alkali . |
| 4 | Travelling abroad , in defiance of all customary diplomatic niceties , the Romanian couple began to demand that the First Deputy Prime Minister receive the same awards as her husband . |
| 5 | We all took off on the last hundred yards ' dash and I was mildly surprised to find that the first man past the post was myself — and I was n't really out of breath . |
| 6 | I use a punchcard roll and began by punching out the customary two rows of holes for the overlapping join , only to find that the first row stretched the plastic slightly , giving a wavy edge . |
| 7 | ( Note : it was something of a surprise , given the above , to find that the first batch of UK product still had the American manuals … ) |
| 8 | These rather gloomy thoughts were in our minds as we arrived , a bit soothed but still edgy , to find that the last ferry over the Rhone from Salin which would take us on to the road to Martigues had left at 11.30 and there would not be another until 2 o'clock . |
| 9 | This clause should be amended to provide that the first rent payment will be due on the Rent Commencement Date . |
| 10 | Leapor 's plays have an obviously public character , yet it is interesting to observe that the second play was written ‘ At the Request of a Friend ’ [ ML , 2 , 225 ] ; presumably , that friend was Freemantle . |
| 11 | The only other information available is in the form of case histories of athletes who have continued to train until the third trimester of pregnancy and changed to swimming exercises . |
| 12 | I was interested to see that the first thing for which the Cambodians and Vietnamese asked — even before getting rid of mines in Cambodia — was English language training . |
| 13 | The American silver sales at Christie 's , on 22 January , and at Sotheby 's on 28 January , seemed to confirm that the last area of the market to give way in the recession was the first to rebound . |
| 14 | About a month later , he said to me that he was compelled to agree that the first dinner had not been a success ( his words ) , and would I be kind enough to arrange a second ? |
| 15 | 5.9.9.3 where the underlease provides such an option not to agree that the third party determining the rent in default of agreement shall act as an arbitrator or as an expert without the approval of the Landlord |
| 16 | It is not possible to arrange that the second derivatives as well as the first derivatives of the coefficients all simultaneously vanish , because there are insufficient free variables . |
| 17 | Time to reflect that the next deployment is to Denmark in the autumn , then Norway in winter , before the delights of northern Italy in spring . |
| 18 | I seem to remember that the first information I ever had about Ben was that he had measles ! |
| 19 | I think you have to remember that the next line begins , If , so it 's not just a pro it is , it is a nationalistic song , but it 's not just a proclamation that they will be , erm , |
| 20 | It is important to remember that the last steam train to arrive at Waterloo was the 14.07 ex . |
| 21 | We agree to talk once the last bell has rung . |
| 22 | It was a match to remember and the second time that Ipswich have lost 4–3 at The Dell after leading . |
| 23 | The fact that they have been asked to continue until the next World Cup makes good common sense and I hope it is a sign that at long last someone at the top is finally making the right decisions . |
| 24 | Lord Wylie agreed that the case should be allowed to proceed and the next stage , if there is no appeal to the House of Lords , is likely to be a legal debate on whether it is time-barred . |
| 25 | BP has excellent potential but given uncertainty over first-half earnings any recovery will have to wait until the second half . |
| 26 | Party leader Dr Laurence Kennedy had to wait until the sixth count before he was re-elected . |
| 27 | Party leader Dr Laurence Kennedy had to wait until the sixth count before he was re-elected . |
| 28 | Party leader Dr Laurence Kennedy had to wait until the sixth count before he was re-elected . |
| 29 | It is often quite unacceptable to wait until the next committee meeting for a report on what has been accomplished by Ms Smith and Mr Jones . |
| 30 | Elsewhere , I have elaborated at length on the reasons why it is implausible to suggest that the first hunters were the ruling males of what Freud termed the ‘ primal hordes ’ , but rather the unmated , younger males of the all-male groups , Freud 's ‘ sons ’ . |