Example sentences of "it [adv] at the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember that she asked me to guess what was inside a sort of pasty served to her on Thásos , and that I got it right at the first guess : macaroni . |
| 2 | I 've got it I 've got it at home I can bring it in at the next meeting or whatever . |
| 3 | ‘ If you 'll wash the lettuce I 'll make my special dressing and we could pick some wild sorrel and chop it in at the last minute . ’ |
| 4 | Self-delusion could easily once again cloud the judgment of the shadow cabinet and Labour could go it alone at the next election , perhaps with the same misplaced confidence in a ‘ safety first ’ stance that will deliver success if the dangers inherent in new initiatives are avoided and new ideas anathemised . |
| 5 | But I have a feeling it might be easier to mull it over at the next meeting . |
| 6 | The phone on the wall close to her rang and she picked it up at the second ring . |
| 7 | I hope , and I shall be bringing it up at the next police committee , that we will commit ourselves to that initiative will a view to bringing in those two pilot schemes in the county and extending it at a later date . |
| 8 | He says well I , we were on about sort of and he says bring it up at the next meeting , I says |
| 9 | She picked it up at the third ring . |
| 10 | We agreed to set it up at the last meeting . |
| 11 | He opened it up at the last minute , came flying over and it was a terrific shot . |
| 12 | Another affronted retort rose to her lips , but bewildered honesty forced Isabel to choke it back at the last moment . |
| 13 | I would have liked to have heard it again at the second service but Dad made us hurry home . |
| 14 | It still ran away from him but he grabbed it again at the second attempt before it went over the line and the chance had gone . |