Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] third [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These arguments then lead us to support the third of the options for change set out in the 1992 Green Paper . |
| 2 | Although he was only to win a third of the tickets that Rudi had won , this dog was used extensively by successful breeders , which is the true test of a great dog . |
| 3 | The recent collapse of the Communist Party , which used to win a third of the votes , has taken away the vital ingredient of fear that held the system together . |
| 4 | Barkley suggests that children have the opportunity to save a third of the tokens each day to go towards the special rewards on the ‘ menu ’ . |
| 5 | A proviso stipulated though , that should the working produce a profit ( nett ) of £10,000 a year , then be could at the beginning of any of the sub-terms enter as a partner and receive one-third of the nett profit instead of the aforesaid one-quarter ; and to pay a third of the expenses . |