Example sentences of "a [noun] [to-vb] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the individual level , a decision to adopt the Second Choice , would introduce the overriding need for two new elements in human development , ( a ) , personal self-control , and ( b ) , the requirement to develop a response to the emotions which does not damage , more than can be avoided , the happiness of others . |
| 2 | School comes of age BISHOP GRAY joined parents , governors , staff and pupils for a mass to celebrate the 21st birthday of St Benedict 's School in Handforth . |
| 3 | During a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of the group 's move to its new location , 300 people , including over 160 police officers , were injured in battles between 1,400 police and at least 7,000 demonstrators . |
| 4 | The prince unveiled a plaque to mark the 600th anniversary of the swannery , which was founded by Benedictine monks . |
| 5 | On an evening in April , the Branch gave 65 Sqn ATC a plaque to mark the 50th anniversary of their inauguration . |
| 6 | It seems as though , when the need was felt again for a monument to adorn the last resting place of the rich and great , it was met by monumentalising the only existing art , that of painted pottery . |
| 7 | In fact I 'm surprised they never made a bid to stage the next Olympics . |
| 8 | In a similar situation some years ago Rwanda had to abandon a plan to move the last 146 elephants in the country 40 km through a densely populated area because they could not find anyone in Africa who could run the drive . |
| 9 | On Thursday 27the May representatives of the PCC and the PC together with Mrs D Bellinger from WBC and Ms K Scivyer of the Rural Housing Trust held a meeting to discuss the next steps . |
| 10 | PATCHED up Instonians failed by a whisker to become the first team in five seasons to complete a home and away Harp Senior League double over Lisnagarvey . |
| 11 | The party has been placed in the impossible position of choosing a leader to fight the next election when it has not yet had the opportunity to discuss why it lost the last one . |
| 12 | Berri announced his decision while addressing a rally to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the disappearance in Libya of Amal 's founder , Imam Moussa Sadr . |
| 13 | It took a while to identify the first two but we 've finally managed to do that . |
| 14 | DELEGATES at this year 's CIU Annual Conference at Blackpool will have a chance to visit the first Beer and Trades Exhibition being staged at the Sandcastle Exhibition Centre on the South Promenade . |
| 15 | Their parody of two drunken journalists provided the Royal couple with a chance to have the last laugh on Fleet Street . |
| 16 | He , too , will have had a chance to study the fourth report of the Committee for Monitoring Agreements on Tobacco Advertising and Sponsorship , several paragraphs of which deal with the targeting of tobacco advertising at young people . |
| 17 | Princess Alice , Duchess of Gloucester , Air Chief Commandant , WRAF , today attends a Service to mark the 50th Anniversary of the WAAF and the 40th Anniversary of the reforming of the WRAF , at St Clement Danes Church , Strand , London WC2 . |
| 18 | It took me a month to pass the first aid , anti-gas and light rescue tests , and then I was allocated to the Rivermead Court post . |
| 19 | The Fibonacci series is produced by adding together the last two numbers in a sequence to get the next number — 1 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 13 , 21 , 34 and so on . |
| 20 | In March 1770 Mozart received a commission to write the first opera for the following carnival season in Milan . |
| 21 | It was a relief to see the last of them . |
| 22 | In the autumn of 1984 I introduced a bill to bring the first pension reforms into effect . |
| 23 | If this is likely , your Divisional/Section Head will arrange for the Administrative Officer ( Personnel ) to send you a self-certificate to cover the first seven days of your absence . |
| 24 | REFORMED slow-coach Bernhard Langer is in a hurry to claim the second leg of golf 's elusive ‘ grand slam ’ in the U.S. Open . |
| 25 | Elections were last held in May 1981 ( when the 117 seats were contested by 148 KNUFNS candidates ) , and in February 1986 a resolution to postpone the next elections until 1991 was endorsed by the Assembly . |
| 26 | They see KIDLINK as a project to prepare the next generation in the use of the new technology . |
| 27 | The Northern Echo reported last week that Darlington Council had not made a contribution to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the North Road railway station . |
| 28 | OWNERS of De Loreans from abroad were arriving in Northern Ireland today for the start of a celebration to mark the 10th anniversary of the Ulster-built car 's official fan club . |
| 29 | Two years later , in 1967 , ANDES was in a position to organize the first general strike by teachers to protest against cuts in the education budget in the name of rationalization . |
| 30 | In the heyday of Napoleon 's conquests he had access to fossils from all over Europe and was thus in a position to make the first comprehensive study . |