Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , it seems that the emotion of horror came first , and the dream was constructed to accommodate it . |
| 2 | The former reflects the effects of contracts formed last period currently in their first period , and the latter reflects the effects of contracts formed two periods ago now in their second period . |
| 3 | The Ministry of Defence confirmed last night that the Army had finally lost patience and given him a month 's notice to quit . |
| 4 | Norway was of course seeded last in FIFA 's set up for the world cup ( no surprise as FIFA 's seeding is just base on recent world cup 's ) . |
| 5 | Most of the savings of course coming next year , a small saving this year . |
| 6 | I only had a couple of hours sleep last night . ’ |
| 7 | One of Gary Speeds first outings I believe . |
| 8 | Mr Robert Schrager of Dixons said last night : ‘ We would treat the Kingfisher figures with some scepticism . |
| 9 | Mr Robert Schrager of Dixons said last night : ‘ We would treat the Kingfisher figures with some scepticism . |
| 10 | Will the Prime Minister now tell us whether he accepts that , in addition to the massive number of homes repossessed last year , a further 80,000 families are to lose their homes in the current year ? |
| 11 | The war of words intensified last week when Mr Clarke accused the unions of using patients as ‘ fodder for pay claims ’ . |
| 12 | NT entered its second round of beta testing last week but could still miss its targeted June 30 shrinkwrap deadline , and remains officially unpriced . |
| 13 | NT entered its second round of beta testing last week but could still miss its targeted June 30 shrinkwrap deadline , and remains officially unpriced . |
| 14 | BY crossing the Irish line six times at Twickenham , England in one fell swoop exceeded the total number of ties scored last year when winning the Grand Slam — and it 's time for this columnist to eat humble pie , after criticising England , along with the other Home Unions , for inferior standards of back play to Southern Hemisphere sides . |
| 15 | In July last year I was sponsored by a number of organisations to go on a Health Study Tour of Nicaragua to witness first hand their popular , positive health initiatives . |
| 16 | Marot won comfortably in 2:30:55 ; Rasmussen finished two minutes later , in 2:32:58 with Olga Appell of Mexico taking third place in a time of 2:33:18 . |
| 17 | In Europe the rate of accumulation peaked first in the early 1960s , then a decade later at a slightly lower level . |
| 18 | This reading of silences depends on the argument that the companionate ideal of marriage developed first among the privileged classes , and that in the eighteenth century lower class women could expect little affection in marriage . |
| 19 | The General Synod of the Church of England voted last November to allow women priests but the Church Society which opposes the move has won permission for a High Court hearing . |
| 20 | Surely you have learnt by now that care of equipment comes second only to care of the patients ! ’ |
| 21 | The Auditing Practices Board 's The Future Development of Auditing suggested first steps in this direction . |
| 22 | Former Tory Cabinet Minister , leading constitutional expert and friend of the Royal family Lord St John of Fawsley said last night the announcement ‘ must mean a change in the role of the Monarchy because they have for this century , and indeed the whole of the last one , been held up as an example of model family rectitude . |
| 23 | The Football Association of Ireland said last night that it was unhappy with FIFA 's decision . |
| 24 | When the opera and ballet company 's home town of Leningrad reverted last year to St Petersburg , the Kirov hoped to follow suit by returning to its old name . |
| 25 | The Maggot flew me back , because if we want to leave on Sunday morning then we 've got a heap of work to do first . |
| 26 | Despite earlier statements , both public and private , by members of the new right-leaning administration in France that they had no intention of making any immediate change in France Telecom 's status , the government told the telephone operator 's board of directors meeting last week to consider spinning off its mobile telecommunications business and opening it up to international investment . |
| 27 | Olympic champion Valentina Egorova of Russia finished fourth . |
| 28 | Sir Hugh told the BBC Northern Ireland Inside Ulster programme that lives had been saved and damage prevented by the huge haul of Semtex seized last week . |
| 29 | The Department of Transport announced last month that low volume production cars will be exempt from the EC Type Approval provisions , and once the appropriate legislation is in place in this country , the way will be clear for Caterham to produce fully built cars . |
| 30 | A spokesman for the Department of Transport said last night that the DoT would be making its response to the National Audit Office report today . |