Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [prep] [art] third " in BNC.
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| 1 | The audience for the BBC 's nine o'clock news doubled to 13m on the day war broke out , and that for ITN rose by a third . |
| 2 | Creed rode in the third car , flanked by two of the Corporation 's top directors , with Jed at the wheel in his new top hat . |
| 3 | The Summerchilds lived in the third one along , with the peeling woodwork and the neglected grey rendering . |
| 4 | But Bull 's eighth goal of the season was Wolves ' only reward for their territorial dominance , and Aston Villa squeezed into the third round by virtue of the early goal Derek Mountfield had added to their first-leg advantage . |
| 5 | Meredith pointed at the third child , a pretty little girl with dark hair and an engaging , impish grin . |
| 6 | The three-year period , for example , between the death of Eorpwald and the accession of Sigeberht , could signify that Sigeberht succeeded in the third year after Eorpwald 's assassination . |
| 7 | If the result was not one for Graham Turner to celebrate on the third anniversary of his takeover at Wolves , the manner of their performance should certainly cheer him on his 42nd birthday today . |
| 8 | Both powers know that the unappealing alternative is a return to the 1970s and 1980s , when America and Russia competed in the third world through warring clients . |
| 9 | Moma Parsheen pointed to a third , empty mouth . |
| 10 | Former French Open champion Walton goes into the third round of the £618,000 championship in second place , two strokes behind Swede Mats Lanner , and 36 good holes away from saving himself from the trip that no player wants to make . |
| 11 | Forshaw and Abercrombie opted for the third . |
| 12 | Up front United faded … they never looked like finding a second goal and there was no surprise when Albion ran in a third … |
| 13 | In 1959 the Shah married for the third time , to Farah Diba , a twenty-one-year-old Iranian student of architecture . |
| 14 | Sam recovered in the third set from 1–3 to lead 5–4 , but she was unable to close out the match against a tough opponent who rarely deviated from her game plan of staying back and slugging it out from the baseline . |
| 15 | There was one who told his wife , ‘ The reason I 'm late is that Harry died at the third hole , so we had to go all the way round the other fifteen holes on the course , dragging Harry . ’ |
| 16 | Simon Pardy mumbled for the third or fourth time in the aggressive undertone which seemed to be his preferred manner of replying to any remark . |
| 17 | Bregawn swept over the third fence from home and made his way into the straight , Pursued by Captain John ( who had lost ground when blundering at the third last ) , Wayward Lad and Silver Buck . |
| 18 | US Secretary of State James Baker and Israel 's ambassador to the USA Zalman Shoval met for a third round of talks in Washington on Feb. 21 but failed to arrange a compromise agreement on the terms of Israel 's request for loan guarantees worth US$10,000 million to be used for the absorption of new Jewish immigrants . |
| 19 | But McHale was a distant third last year when Fisher won for the third time , a sign of the troubles the three-times Tarmac champion was having with his ex-Carlos Sainz Toyota Celica . |
| 20 | As Bramley are already promoted to the Second , with Ryedale York and Workington doomed to the Third , the six clubs in contention for the First Division 's second relegation place are the only sides anticipating a nervous Easter . |
| 21 | He 'll be spending Winter in Australia playing for the third team of a little club called Ranwick . |
| 22 | Then , as Moore stood with a third book in his hand , ready to throw , the rat squeaked and seemed to be afraid . |
| 23 | By 1987 , the SDLP was making no secret of its desire to see Thatcher re-elected for a third term . |
| 24 | England always looked dangerous and extended their lead in the 53rd minute when Merson opened up the Polish defence for Bull to slot in the third goal . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , it was no more than Scotland deserved for perseverance , and a fitting punishment for the obstinate Maltese when Nevin squeezed in a third goal in the 85th minute to ensure Scotland 's opening victory of this World Cup campaign . |
| 26 | Bucknor signalled to the third umpire — and the red bulb for ‘ not out ’ lit up . |
| 27 | Chola went for a third time to fetch some water from the river while Mina and Kāli set to work on the outside of the house . |
| 28 | During this year , seconded to an ESRC personal research grant , Professor Davies works on the third and fourth volumes of Industrialisation , and together with Dr Wheatcroft begins preparation of a book summarising their findings on quantitative aspects of Soviet economic development . |
| 29 | Look at the connections Blake makes in the third and fourth stanzas . |
| 30 | Bryony attacked on the third night . |