Example sentences of "of [verb] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The restoration and re-furbishing were completed in time for a great service of re-hallowing on 27th July . |
| 2 | Finally colonizing nations discovered more direct ways of profiting from Third World peoples : they simply demanded money from them . |
| 3 | Dillons passed the cheque onto Childline after its parent Pentos received it from Legal & General Property as a token of thanks after it moved quickly to open branches of Claude Gill Bargain Bookshop and Athena in the Buttermarket Shopping Centre , Ipswich , in time for the centre 's first day of trading on 1st October . |
| 4 | And The Name Book has provided a happy half hour of browsing through first names . |
| 5 | Ten days and more of women 's films is a good way of recharging one 's batteries , and women thinking of going to next year 's Festival might like to know that the organisers will arrange accommodation with local families for 50F a night ( approx £5 . ) |
| 6 | It was held that the defendant was guilty , since in raising their hands the members of the audience were engaging in competitive bidding — namely in competing against one another for the chance of getting in first by raising a hand before anyone else or for the chance of attracting the defendant 's favour in selecting the lucky buyer . |
| 7 | And there was n't a lot of getting in first before the newsworthy |
| 8 | SHILDON Strollers retained their leadership of the Durham Second Division at a canter when a weakened Wingate failed to offer any real threat despite the incentive of moving into third place with a win that would have toppled the home team from the No 1 spot . |
| 9 | The Sheffield United winger , Alan Roberts , is on the verge of moving to Fourth Division Lincoln City if the clubs can agree on a fee . |
| 10 | Their career opportunities consist of moving from second bassoon to first bassoon and perhaps of moving from a second-rank orchestra to a better , more prestigious one . |
| 11 | Nigel Worthington appears to have got over the disappointment of losing in last week 's FA Cup final replay to Arsenal and will play what is believed to be his 67th game of the season tomorrow . |
| 12 | That what I was thinking of doing for next year . |
| 13 | GRANT FARQUHARSON , Gary Armstong 's deputy at Jed-Forest , has joined Gala so that he can be more certain of playing in First Division rugby . |
| 14 | However , in many authorities , especially the larger ones , the process of thinking about next year 's budget has begun months before . |
| 15 | The idea of trying to second guess those advisers is wrong . |
| 16 | Why , I bet you never had the slightest intention of following through last night , did you ? |
| 17 | Now he could be in the unfamiliar position of trailing in last … in the race among new MPs to speak in the House . |