Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only necessary to refer to the second of those cases which were decisions of this court , because in the judgments in the second of those cases , reference is made back to Brown v. Draper . |
| 2 | the activities of the 7th Argyll and Bute Volunteers , reports of accidents , and meetings of natives in Glasgow . |
| 3 | The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) , in a report on Jan. 17 summarizing the activities of the ninth UN nuclear inspection team which visited Iraq on Jan. 12-14 , said that Iraq had acquired from Germany large quantities of components used to produce several thousand high-speed centrifuges for enriching weapons-grade uranium . |
| 4 | From these summarized findings it is possible to derive tentative profiles of the activities of the first three teams . |
| 5 | On reflecting about the activities of the last year I looked up enterprise in ’ Roget 's Thesaurus ’ . |
| 6 | An accountant , in order to stand any chance of a career in corporate finance , must have a good academic record ( 2.1 or better ) at a recognised university ( red brick or Oxbridge ) , must have trained with one of the top accountancy firms , and passed the exams at the first attempt . |
| 7 | The contracts for the first defence of the title given to Lewis when Riddick Bowe was stripped of the distinction by the WBC were signed by the fighter and his manager , Frank Maloney , in Glasgow yesterday and faxed to Tucker 's handler , Don King , in New York . |
| 8 | A ‘ denial of female sexuality ’ is often seen as the most characteristic manifestation of Victorian prudery and hypocrisy , and indeed it is possible to detect in many of the treatises from the mid-nineteenth century an attempt to challenge its reality . |
| 9 | As a final bonus , the senders of the first 500 entries received each month will be sent a 50p money-off voucher redeemable against any future purchase of Guinness Original . |
| 10 | The senders of the first six cards out of the back pocket on March 15 will be the winners . |
| 11 | Closing date is Wednesday , August 12 , and the prizes will go to the senders of the first two correct entries drawn . |
| 12 | The senders of the first five correct entries drawn on that day will each win a copy of the book . |
| 13 | The senders of the first 500 correct entries picked out the hat on that date will become Tizer Club members and get their super Tizer Club kits . |
| 14 | The senders of the first three questionnaires pulled out of the postbag will each win a Delight personal diet analysis and healthy eating programme . |
| 15 | So to while away those lonely winter nights , we 've arranged ( with Virgin Vision ) for 90-minute videos of red Ben live in action to go to the senders of the first 20 correct entries . |
| 16 | So to while away those lonely winter nights , we 've arranged ( with Virgin Vision ) for 90-minute videos of red Ben live in action to go to the senders of the first 20 correct entries . |
| 17 | They will go to the senders of the first postcards out of the hat telling me the name of any one of the leading actors in the original 1939 film . |
| 18 | The prizes will go to the senders of the first postcards out of the hat revealing who played Superman and who played Thelma and Louise . |
| 19 | They will go to the senders of the first postcards out of the hat telling me which detective was Basil Rathbone 's most famous screen character . |
| 20 | We have five £75 copies to give away and they will go to the senders of the first postcards out of the hat next Friday telling me on which American TV show Wayne 's World had its beginnings . |
| 21 | Prizes will go to the senders of the first postcards out of the hat telling me either of the films for which Maggie won an Oscar . |
| 22 | We have ten volumes of those adventures to give away in our latest competition and they will go to the senders of the first postcards out of the hat telling me the surname of the puppet-master producer behind the so-called ‘ Supermarionation ’ series . |
| 23 | The senders of the first five correct puzzles opened next Friday will each be sent a copy of the book . |
| 24 | The senders of the first six correct entries attended a cookery course run by the book 's two authors , and , at Leith 's School of Food and Wine . |
| 25 | After all , it was the Budapest public who demanded the removal of the eye-sores in the first place . |
| 26 | The fact that King Arthur had been Romano-British and engaged in a struggle against Saxon invaders made the whole thing even more nonsensical , but Schellenberg had long since ceased to be amused by the excesses of the Third Reich . |
| 27 | The 20 foot roof above our heads provided perfect shelter for all eventualities , so we decided to share our last scraps of food in another bivouac after fixing the ropes on the first two pitches above the terrace . |
| 28 | Muirhead had Cannon on the ropes at the tenth and looked like getting the 3 needed to force an extra end but , with the last stone , took out one of her own . |
| 29 | Yeah , I think in the end it was fifty thousand that we did , which is going to go out with all the mailings over the next few weeks . |
| 30 | There are some striking similarities between the accounts of the Last Supper and the Passover meal . |