Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [vb past] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An attempt to include such a ban sank the last effort at constitutional reform , made by Congress in 1989 . |
| 2 | Soon afterwards a wind sent the last of its bright leaves spiralling down . |
| 3 | After 22 hectic laps and 80 miles , only half a second covered the first four . |
| 4 | In mid-February 1990 the Powers announced that German flights to Berlin would also be allowed and on Aug. 5 a plane made the first Lufthansa flight to a Berlin airport since 1945 landing at Schönefeld airport ( on the outskirts of East Berlin ) . |
| 5 | A DETECTIVE spent the last moments of his life watching the Grand National in a pub with friends . |
| 6 | Nicklaus had finished , so if Jacklin an Trevino parred the last two holes , they 'd have a playoff . |