Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] the third [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Moschion , who lived about the third century BC but wrote in the spirit of a century or two earlier , it was due to Time — ‘ the begetter and nurturer of all things ’ — that ‘ The earth , once barren , began to be ploughed by yoked oxen , towered cities arose , men built sheltering homes and turned their lives from savage ways to civilized . ’ |
| 2 | The 7737 Disk Array offers users a choice of RAID implementations in one unit , with RAID 0 and 1 implementations available immediately and RAID 5 planned for the third quarter . |
| 3 | Margolis , in a similar study , found that there was an initial build-up of citations which occurred until the third year after publication . |
| 4 | In this small group of tales he first described in the third person how a murder had happened and then in the voice of his " Watson " narrated the activities of his sleuth , Dr Thorndyke , the scientist , in bringing the murderer to book . |
| 5 | He will also know that manufacturing investment actually rose in the third quarter of last year . |
| 6 | Resolved , That this House welcomes Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer 's Autumn Statement , which reaffirmed the Government 's forecast of a modest recovery in the second half of 1991 , with growth gathering pace in 1992 ; notes that the total output of the British economy rose in the third quarter of 1991 , providing further confirmation of this forecast ; and congratulates the Government on its sound and prudent economic policies , which have reduced inflation from nearly 11 per cent . |
| 7 | She stopped on the third step , and looked back at Pete . |
| 8 | Richard said : ‘ The fierce weather we encountered on the third leg has tested us to our very limits . |
| 9 | It was a favourite of his , because he identified with the third line of its first verse — He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword . |
| 10 | It would be impossible for the affluent to live in peace if conflict after conflict exploded in the third world . |
| 11 | Croydon 's turn came in the third stage on the night of Saturday 7 April 1951 . |
| 12 | Two of them came in the third round . |
| 13 | The Nationalist denouement came in the third week of April , and the Republican at the beginning of May , in a week of violent confrontation between communists and anarchists in Barcelona . |
| 14 | The softly spoken command came from the third man , who had remained silent until now . |
| 15 | Particularly so when the student had read Politics and Economics at the LSE , came from the Third World , and had a dark skin . |
| 16 | The only optimistic statement came from the third cadre of military transport , which had recently held two cell meetings . |
| 17 | It came to the third night . |
| 18 | When we came to the third hole I thought we were going to need some of that cushion . |
| 19 | Now the woman came to the third cave , where lived the great bee . |
| 20 | When I came to the third class , the head introduced me as the ‘ expert from London ’ . |
| 21 | Bucknor signalled to the third umpire — and the red bulb for ‘ not out ’ lit up . |
| 22 | Mr Sells 's statement came on the third day of the inquiry into allegations that three London specialists were involved in trafficking in kidneys . |
| 23 | The allegation came on the third day of an insurance fraud trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court . |
| 24 | At first she 'd given no thought to missing for a month , putting it down to the trauma of losing Pa , but by the time nothing showed for the third month running there could be no doubt that the worst had happened . |
| 25 | ‘ He expressed a rather sensible idea , ’ said Stavrogin , ad yawned for the third time . |
| 26 | The waiter arrived with the third bottle of Valpolicella and Urquhart poured himself a glass with the same relish as if it were his first . |
| 27 | Hall threw in the third crate for a Quinn goal that was disallowed . |
| 28 | Just before Christmas , we visited Carlyle Mansions , climbed to the third floor and , ringing the bell , delivered to the housekeeper a rather nice , mature Camembert . |
| 29 | I turned to the third passenger . |
| 30 | Sponsored by UNESCO , the meeting followed up initiatives that sprang from the Third Consultation of Ministers of Culture of Latin America/Caribbean in September last year . |