Example sentences of "it [vb past] at the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 I knew a putt would have to drop before long and it came at the 8th , the par-3 ( 178 yards ) .
2 It arrived at the sixth , where he drove into the lake , picked out his ball under penalty , then hit it 260 yards with his 1-iron straight into the hole .
3 With a little moan of fear she scrambled out of the car and raced to the house to hammer on the door , but it opened at the first blow from her fist .
4 It began at the 12th , with five successive birdies enabling her to finish two shots ahead of Miss Hall — and that though the Australian had a last round 69 .
5 As the sun rose higher in the sky the shadow shortened until noon , when it disappeared at the sixth hour mark .
6 In fact , that is just what it did at the last election .
7 Mr Donald Dewar , Shadow Scottish Secretary , said Labour had fought an ‘ outstanding campaign ’ which would see it winning more than its present 48 of Scotland 's 72 seats at Westminster ; more , even , than the 50 it held at the last election .
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