Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the third " in BNC.

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1 The Martens government succeeded by early 1989 in winning parliamentary approval for the first two stages of a three-stage constitutional reform [ see p. 36774 ] , but by mid-1991 it had been unable to win agreement on the third stage .
2 It has designed programmes to develop chemistry in the Third World through education and training , providing services for laboratories in developing countries , and publishing information about chemistry for development .
3 LASMO has agreed to sponsor a team of ten players to take part in the third annual Brain Game .
4 The first screening of 1992 is to take place during the third week of May .
5 The Bishop of Oxford has appealed to the Government not to cut aid to the Third World .
6 Despite a sure-handed debut against Brazil in the 1–1 Washington draw that restored English pride , the Southampton player will be asked to make way for the third goalkeeper on the trip , Crystal Palace 's Nigel Martyn .
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