Example sentences of "and [noun] [verb] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edward indicated that he was not committed to Balliol 's cause , and the arrival of Balliol at Carlisle as a fugitive must have made both king and parliament have second thoughts about his value as an ally . |
| 2 | Football , and Swindon Town step up their promotion challenge at Southend tonight … and they 'll be hoping for more than Oxford and Hereford got last night … |
| 3 | Constance had assumed that , since she and Scarlet lived next door to each other , they would constantly be in and out of each other 's houses and behaved accordingly , which had suited Scarlet very well . |
| 4 | He spoke to staff and prisoners to hear first hand what conditions are like inside . |
| 5 | Clinton finished some way behind , and Kerrey and Harkin took fourth and fifth place respectively , having chosen to ignore the caucus in favour of campaigning for the primary in South Dakota on Feb. 25 . |
| 6 | In 1914 only the United Kingdom sent more of its manufactures to non-European nations than to European ; yet she was also Germany 's best customer , and Germany came second only to India as a buyer of British goods . |
| 7 | Timman and Speelman agree fourth game draw |
| 8 | My father and brothers eat first . |
| 9 | Following questions in Parliament , the Department of Trade and Industry announced last October that ‘ oversized ’ cuffs and certain linking chains , which could be used for the same purpose as leg irons , had been evading UK export controls , and would be restricted . |
| 10 | TRADE Secretary Peter Lilley has not relaxed the deadline for compliance with the Beer Orders , a spokeswoman from the Department of Trade and Industry claimed last month . |
| 11 | Most of the rain which reaches rivers and lakes has first passed over vegetation and through soils , so the land use and soil type can influence the acidity of water courses . |
| 12 | Last time Shell Transport and Trading came first , Glaxo was second , and Marks and Spencer came third . |
| 13 | He once remarked that good prose is like a window-pane , meaning that you ought to be able to see through it without seeing it ; and anyone who has ever tried to write prose like that , or to see human creatures in life or fiction like Waugh 's early fictional characters , will know how much clutter of mind and words needs first to be cleared away . |
| 14 | A more educated , literate , and rational society weakens their effect ; contraceptive knowledge and practice spreads first in the more educated classes , then to poorer people . |
| 15 | Little and Crosby stood next to each other after the game and the Leicester boss said : ‘ I 've been embarrassed by the speculation but Malcolm and I can probably handle it better than anyone . |
| 16 | At this level of support the electoral system begins to work very handsomely in a party 's favour , and Labour came first in over three-quarters of the wards . |
| 17 | Marling was an unlucky second to Hatoof in the I , 000 Guineas and Hatoof ran third behind All At Sea at Longchamp last time . |
| 18 | Sir Leon said there was no need for the United Kingdom to wait for its inflation rate to reach the European average before joining the exchange rate mechanism , nor to hold back until the further removal of capital and exchange controls next summer . |
| 19 | The pastor and deacons partook first … |
| 20 | Hands and feet go first . |
| 21 | ‘ Something awful 's in the closet , ’ she 'd sobbed to Grams , and Grams had first held her and comforted her , then opened the door to show her that there was nothing inside but clothing . |
| 22 | There was widespread support for an extension to the temporary 40 per cent tax allowance for investment in plant and equipment introduced last autumn , but 66 per cent of participants disapproved of any proposal to move the burden of tax on to increased National Insurance contributions . |
| 23 | Loganberries and raspberries grew on wires at both sides of the garden which had a centre bed with paths around it and beds running next to the fences . |
| 24 | As the two fish trades came under the same livery company , they may be considered as one ; grocers , bakers and haberdashers came next with a median of £26.13s. 4d. , closely followed by the dyers on £25 . |
| 25 | Stranraer have a one point lead in the Second Division with Meadowbank , Alloa and Stenhousemuir sharing second place . |
| 26 | Stranraer have a one point lead in the Second Division with Meadowbank , Alloa and Stenhousemuir sharing second place . |
| 27 | The most adventurous mixture of football and business came last year . |
| 28 | Forests and woodlands come second only to the beach as a perfect place for an away-day , with four out of 10 people preferring to picnic in style , at a designated picnic site . |
| 29 | They argued that an ultra-right political movement could be possible only when its language and assumptions had first become an accepted part of the Federal Republic 's political discourse . |
| 30 | Some of those who served with the Forces on the continent were brought close to areas where their families had lived , or where friends and relatives had last been heard of . |