Example sentences of "that [verb] the [noun] [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | London , who retain the side that defeated the Midlands last weekend , are favourites to clinch the title they won for the first time last year . |
2 | Seventy per cent of all fires in the home start in the kitchen , so a converted flat that has the kitchen next to the front door — the main entrance/exit — is dangerous . |
3 | Those that vacate the burrow first should be reintroduced via other unferreted holes and this work sequence continues until all known sections of the burrow have been investigated by the animals . |
4 | A particularly interesting problem is the size of the small departures from uniform density in the early universe that caused the formation first of the galaxies , then of stars , and finally of us . |
5 | Britain 's pensioners recognise the security that Conservative government brings — low inflation , savings that grow , firmness in the face of crime , public services that put the customer first . |
6 | If Sweden chooses energy policies that put the environment first , it can reach its target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions to 1986 levels by the year 2010 |
7 | Her frightened cry was smothered by yet another explosion that shook the stones next to her and sent a dozen small creatures streaming out of the dark corners and across the floor , their high-pitched squeaks audible even above the shattering reverberations assaulting her ears . |
8 | The transcontinental pipeline that hit the news last year is only part of the project . |
9 | He is trying to bring his players back to the basics that won the title last season . |
10 | He tossed out Lee Chapman , who then became a major force in the Leeds team that won the League last season . |
11 | The process of stylistic study should begin , he suggested , from any detail of the text that strikes the analyst first as deviant in relation to established modes of writing , second as potentially significant in relation to the work as a whole . |
12 | ‘ Obviously we were thrilled that 12 of the Ulster team that beat the Saltires last month first cut their teeth with the development side . |
13 | When you transfer your hands from boom to mast , remember that it is always the back hand that leaves the boom first . |