Example sentences of "[noun pl] the third " in BNC.
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1 | And unlike in other Western cities the Third Estate was conceived along cultural , rather than economic , lines . |
2 | ‘ Unfortunately , it fell to pieces the third time I accessed it as a user ( no seams you see ) . |
3 | In the meantime , the prices of goods the Third World imports from rich countries have continued to increase . |
4 | I know two of the names the third , I do |
5 | Once again Britten keeps his grip on the music with the help of a formal scheme , this time a rondo with episodes the third of which alludes directly to Grimes by quoting the two distinct themes of his phrase , " What harbour shelters peace , away from tidal waves , away from storms " [ 10 ] , followed by a pointed combination of his next theme , " With her there 'll be no quarrels " , with one of the most agitated of the semitonal storm motifs ( almost the next time Peter and Ellen meet on stage they do quarrel ) . |
6 | AFTER more than nine years of negotiations the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the sea ( UNCLOS ) ended last December in Jamaica . |
7 | On great occasions the third Earl of Egremont would entertain 6000 people at Petworth and his 160 servants would be hard-pressed ; by contrast Bishop Trevor managed his retreat at Glynde with a combined staff of 16 , including a trainbearer , a French cook , and a ‘ jolly old coachman ’ . |