Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] their [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Statistically , Oxted Green ‘ B ’ can be denied promotion from division three but it is highly unlikely that they will fall in their last match . |
| 2 | So Dr Palcic and his team are developing a second test to help decide who might benefit from their first test — they are trying to determine whether a patient might have signs of lung cancer by looking at cells coughed up in his sputum . |
| 3 | For those who did stick to their first choice , the most important consideration seems to have been simply how much they wanted — or could afford — to pay back each month . |
| 4 | This targets them towards the most important part of the prey , where they can do most damage with their first contact . |
| 5 | Compound nouns in which the second element denotes an agent or an action may have for their first element a noun denoting the object of the action : housekeeper , housekeeping . |
| 6 | Millionaire Hall watched his side race to their 13th League win and then hinted that he wanted Keegan to stay on indefinitely as Newcastle manager . |