Example sentences of "[pos pn] [num ord] attempt at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On my second attempt at the wood I walked the path end to end to try to judge if my feelings that the place was of good age were wrong . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't want to stop during the race because it was my first attempt at the 400 metres hurdles and I wanted to get into the junior rankings , ’ she said . |
| 3 | The three crews , all named after former Grand National winners , made their first attempt at the unsocial hour of eight in the morning . |
| 4 | Semi-finalist at her first attempt at the age of 14 in 1990 , Capriati has largely flattered to deceive since and has yet to reach a Grand Slam final although she did capture the Olympic gold last year . |
| 5 | A NORTH Belfast student has come home from her first attempt at the British Long Distance Swimming Championships with a medal . |
| 6 | Graham refused to run with me after that and in India , as he builds up for his first attempt at the London Marathon next year , he can find some other mug to tramp the streets of Delhi or Bombay with him . |
| 7 | Cast your mind back to Day 1 and your first attempt at the elementary exercises I asked you to perform . |