Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] [num] metres [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CARL Lewis , who bleated because he was n't allowed to run in the Olympics against Linford Christie , has ducked out of the World Cup in Cuba where they would have met for a 100 metres showdown later this month . |
| 2 | The survey was based on an assessment of litter and dog fouling in a 500 metres circle round the parliament building . |
| 3 | Christie , who stormed to the 100 metres title in 9.96 seconds , was even quicker to condemn the authorities for allowing the drugs saga to reach the Olympics . |
| 4 | BROUGH PARK is buzzing about the trial time of newcomer Jerpoint Randy , which went round the 500 metres trip in 30.44 secs . |
| 5 | ‘ The fifth hurdle was n't quite as smooth as I would have wished , but then I let go from the 200 metres mark . |
| 6 | ‘ The fifth hurdle was n't quite as smooth as I would have wished , but then I let go from the 200 metres mark . |
| 7 | Controversial American sprinter Butch Reynolds marked his return to championship racing following the end of his drugs ban by powering to the 400 metres crown in a new championship record 45.26secs . |
| 8 | I wo n't forget Linford Christie 's eyeballs — bulging , fixed and apparently unseeing as he burst from the 100 metres pack . |