Example sentences of "of [pers pn] [prep] [pos pn] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I heard quite enough of them at our last meeting . ’ |
| 2 | Students will be expected to have a thorough knowledge of them for their first grading exam . |
| 3 | He 's in close touch with his employees , knowing many of them by their first names . |
| 4 | Eight hours ago he had never heard of any of them , now he was thinking of them by their first names : Francis , Edwin , Beryl , Anna , Cathy … |
| 5 | Students take units from three of these courses in their first year , and from two of them in their second year . |
| 6 | No fewer than seven of his siblings had died there — five of them before their first birthday . |
| 7 | There is a fine monumental effigy of him with his first wife in the church in Charlton , where he was buried 25 July 1598 . |
| 8 | Seven years later they 've just completed their guides to all of mainland Britain , with some sections of it in their fifth editions . |
| 9 | However , young chaffinches that have heard chaffinch song during their first 90 days also sing a poor version of it in their first spring ( Figure 3.10c ) ; but they improve with practice until they sing a normal song . |
| 10 | ‘ I think most of us in our first tour had the impression that English conditions would be different from those in New Zealand . |