Example sentences of "of [noun] [vb past] [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 Ministry of Defence confirmed last night that the Army had finally lost patience and given him a month 's notice to quit . |
| 3 | Mr Robert Schrager of Dixons said last night : ‘ We would treat the Kingfisher figures with some scepticism . |
| 4 | Mr Robert Schrager of Dixons said last night : ‘ We would treat the Kingfisher figures with some scepticism . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | In Europe the rate of accumulation peaked first in the early 1960s , then a decade later at a slightly lower level . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The Auditing Practices Board 's The Future Development of Auditing suggested first steps in this direction . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The Football Association of Ireland said last night that it was unhappy with FIFA 's decision . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Olympic champion Valentina Egorova of Russia finished fourth . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The Department of Transport confirmed last night that Mr Reid had made no input into BR 's new corporate plan which sets the blueprint and financial structure of the railways for the next three years , which is expected to show further cuts in government support . |
| 17 | A group of chandlers stood next to a long line of gutted pigs , arguing with their owner about the price of the fat which they would buy to make tallow candles . |
| 18 | I usually play with some of the women of East Brighton Golf Club , and my day of fame came last summer — going round in under 120 . |
| 19 | 85,000 BINARY VERSIONS OF OSF/1 SHIPPED LAST YEAR |
| 20 | The Federal Bureau of Investigation said last week that up to 30 cult members inside the compound had expressed interest in leaving if they received assurances about their legal rights . |
| 21 | A pair of wheels stood next to a red marker beacon . |
| 22 | Kalle Strandman of Sweden took 3rd place in the Europa Cup series at Hayling Island |
| 23 | This he had done , according to the story , by finding the weight of water displaced first by the crown and then by an equal weight of pure gold , the measurement being that of weighing the water displaced from a full bowl . |
| 24 | A lot of people said last year that I should n't have had a factory bike , so I was happy that my early results demonstrated I was worthy of an NSR . |
| 25 | The archbishop of Cologne had second thoughts on the wisdom of helping Otto , for with Richard 's death no more money was coming from England , commercial interests suffered and the Rhine and Lotharingian supporters were hard hit . |
| 26 | Was it an example which showed that the power and position of France had first to be destroyed ? |
| 27 | SOUTH AFRICA 'S under-fire coach John Williams refused to give in to pressure as the row over the Springboks ’ rugby tour of France deepened last night . |
| 28 | The Secretary of State had first to rule that the building was of outstanding architectural interest , which Michael Heseltine had done . |
| 29 | K D Murray of Dromore came second . |
| 30 | Karen Rake of Aylesbury finished fourth in both the 100 and 200 and now has to go the Welsh Nationals next month to try to qualify for the Europeans … |