Example sentences of "eight [noun] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through the desert with my family and through the perils of the desert and erm it took us about eight hours to go through the desert , which normally takes two hours , and it was very difficult . |
| 2 | With only eight months to go before the closure of Staveley sheds , a local class 04 trundles down from Arkwright on a rake of coal empties from Kirkby Bentinck No. 63701 will deposit the train at Staveley , some two miles down the track , and beyond Duckmanton North Junction ( below ) seen in the distance . |
| 3 | But this aroused influential opposition notably from the Emperor , Ferdinand I , and the Bavarian Duke , Albrecht V. The Pope 's motu proprio of 2 August 1564 , which nominated eight cardinals to see to the carrying out of the Tridentine reforms generally , says nothing at all about music . |
| 4 | The race around the fast but treacherous circuit was scheduled for 20 laps and was the first of eight races to count towards the European Formula Two Championship . |
| 5 | Until the last world war there was a team of eight gardeners to look after the grounds . |
| 6 | But the SDLP expected to add another seat to its team , giving it eight benches to occupy in the council chamber . |