Example sentences of "he [verb] to [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A settled domestic life with two year-old Daniel and the lovely former actress Suzanne Danielle provided the supremely talented Scot with a secure and solid base from which to plan his survival from decline which saw him slump to 51st in the 1988 Order of Merit . |
| 2 | ‘ This is going to take time , ’ he said , adding that he does not yet have plans for IBM — he has to first learn the company by meeting executives , managers and employees . |
| 3 | ‘ This is going to take time , ’ he said , adding that he does not yet have plans for IBM — he has to first learn the company by meeting executives , managers and employees . |
| 4 | He dropped to second class in the examinations of June 1788 , and after that was unplaced . |
| 5 | He paddled to 14th place in a race won by Greg Barton of the USA . |
| 6 | Fourth in the World Championship in 1985 and 1986 , he improved to third 1987 . |
| 7 | We do not know where he went to next , nor whether Richard was still with him . |
| 8 | He slipped to fifth with just four laps to go , but miraculously , he hauled himself third place and hung on to win the championship by just one point . |
| 9 | He spoke to sixth formers at St John 's RC Comprehensive about European politics and took part in a question and answer session with 40 pupils . |