Example sentences of "i [verb] the [num ord] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean the first two the first two or three nights after and that 's like the sleeping death because it 's it 'd been so long since I had a complete nights sleep . |
| 2 | Hellen has remained my favourite gourmet cook ever since , by which I mean the last 38 years . |
| 3 | ‘ I found the last 20 minutes extremely hard but the lads gave me every encouragement and I am delighted , ’ he said . |
| 4 | Just before he reached it , I used the last two shots on my film , though at that distance I did n't think I 'd pick up much . |
| 5 | ‘ But I scored the last two goals in the second half . ’ |
| 6 | Yeah I know I watch the first one video fucked up . |
| 7 | When I read the first six words of that I thought , good Lord , we 're going to get a bit of policy here and but no , no , none of it . |
| 8 | I have already quoted Mrs in her statement brackets C forty eight , saying although my husband and I would like to be able to care for Anna Jane as long as possible , I accept the last six years have taken their toll on us both and in reality it 's unlikely that we will continue to be able to provide the same level of care and outside is required , unquote . |
| 9 | No that 's a lie , I enjoyed the first 15 miles . |
| 10 | He said : ‘ I was happy about my time but I have to admit that I walked the last two or three miles after I hit what they call ‘ the wall ’ . |
| 11 | Roe , already third , fourth and fifth in European tour events this year , said : ‘ I birdied the first three holes to give myself a flying start and never really looked back . ’ |
| 12 | I spent the first eighteen months working in all the factory departments , so I started with a good knowledge of precisely how the product was made and did all the jobs that then existed in the production of confectionery . |
| 13 | ‘ I spent the first nineteen years of my life in England . |
| 14 | I spent the next four and a half months in Kuwait and Iraq as part of Saddam Hussein 's human shield , with nothing except my hand luggage and the clothes ( and shoes ) that I was wearing when the flight left London . |
| 15 | Martyn and I spent the next 10 days camping on the largest of the islands , sharing it with 30 pairs of geese . |
| 16 | CONSCIOUS of being lesbian at the age of eleven , I spent the next seventeen years repressing my true self , taking much spontaneity from my character . |
| 17 | I never even learned the name of the man I spent the next two days with . |
| 18 | At this time I was on holiday and I spent the next three days redecorating my sitting room ( a boring task , but necessary ) while waiting for the G4 to harden . |
| 19 | This advice I took seriously ; and Myra and I spent the next ten years mostly in Britain . |
| 20 | Of these , I believe the last two could be classified as ‘ irregulars ’ . |
| 21 | I FIND THE LAST 50 METRES THE HARDEST |
| 22 | I , I watched the first ten minutes which was really funny cos as they 're going along in the truck ah look at that woman ! |
| 23 | I knew the last 10 minutes would be nervous both for the fans and the supporters , as had happened against Oldham the previous week . |
| 24 | Blackburn could now get within 7 points — if anyone saw the game last night ( I saw the last 30 mins ) , when Liverpool scored their 3rd scums defence was absolutely sh*tting itself EVERY time someone put the ball into their area . |
| 25 | ‘ I brought the first sixty pages of Fallen Angel . ’ |
| 26 | I sang the first sixteen bars in a soft velvet voice , standing perfectly still and letting the sad lyrics speak for themselves . |
| 27 | ‘ Forgive me , Marshal , but I thought the last two places were to be filled by working scientists . ’ |
| 28 | I attended the first two or three , before my legs started to trouble me . ’ |
| 29 | I think the first two though , the on the job obviously |
| 30 | I think the first two are pretty much certain and i 've a feeling he would accept it if he was given the nod . |