Example sentences of "[prep] [num] [adj] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE darts squad of North Biddick Social Club , Fatfield , has won the Sunderland and District Darts League for eight consecutive seasons plus the League Supreme Champions trophy on six occasions . |
| 2 | After writing about fifty scientific papers on the subject I decided to reach a wider audience and moved into television , where week after week I tried to get across my fascination for the animal world . |
| 3 | The Glenlivet European Trophy — a winter four-ball event for 300 selected clubs throughout the country — has been launched , with the final to be played at the Old Course in May next year . |
| 4 | Mr Clinton , too , is the candidate of ‘ change ’ , of anti-boredom , after 12 Republican years in the White House . |
| 5 | that it came as no surprise that after six busy years with the Association she was appointed Deputy Head Teacher of the Doncaster School for the Deaf and Director of its Further Education Department . |
| 6 | AFTER 112 pioneering days as the first man to live with a permanent artificial heart , Barney Mark , the Seattle dentist died last week , after a viral infection attacked his weakened body . |
| 7 | After three glorious years in the sunshine I was sent to Holland where I remained until I joined AIB in 1955 as a Senior Inspector of Accidents ( Operations ) . |
| 8 | But all the low-tech equipment works very well together and even after three solid hours at the wheel on a variety of road conditions which varied from motorway to unclassified minor roads , there were no tell-tale aches or pains . |
| 9 | Consequently when the real rush arrives , the bank holidaymakers have a ready-made queue of crawling cars to join a queue parted Moseslike by mothers who stand on the kerb holding their pushchairs at arm 's length ( nappies probably are contagious after three sweaty hours in the park ) so conveniently placing baby midway between front bumper and exhaust pipe . |
| 10 | Taunton fans might find it hard to believe that anyone doubts Cook 's ability after three bountiful seasons in the West Country . |
| 11 | After ninety bruising minutes in the mire that is ‘ The Tip ’ , the last thing we or our opponents will want on a fridge-like February Saturday , is a three-mile walk to the local Duck and Forceps ' washroom , caked in mud and soggy shorts smelling as evil as a gypsy 's knickers . |
| 12 | This nomad is leading his camels to a water hole after five dry days in the desert . |
| 13 | While a crushed Roward tried to come to terms with the fact that he would be out of a job after the Hong Kong Sevens for Simpkin it was a goal realised after four long years in the territory as its technical director . |
| 14 | Serious rioting broke out in Los Angeles on April 29 after four white officers of the Los Angeles Police Department ( LAPD ) were unexpectedly acquitted of having assaulted a black motorist , Rodney King , in March 1991 . |
| 15 | However , Richard Hannon 's gelding can not be fancied with any confidence after two disappointing runs on the level recently . |
| 16 | After two complete runs of the 15-minute piece he looked visibly tired when asked to provide a couple of extra takes covering the few bars where orchestra members were off key . |
| 17 | They have been working on their passing and set-piece play after two poor displays in the Premier League and the Coca Cola Cup . |
| 18 | O'Hare has also been linked with Portadown after two starring performances against the Mid-Ulster club inside six weeks . |
| 19 | Last month he won the Madeira Island Open and now he heads the field after two fine rounds over the tricky Golf Del Sur course . |
| 20 | Amnesty admits this caused a problem last year , after two disastrous benefits at the Milton Keynes Bowl . |
| 21 | On financial grounds alone the event was a resounding success , and after two thrilling encounters in the last two years the public appetite here is established beyond doubt . |
| 22 | He had to learn his words , of course — perhaps for six different plays at the same time . |
| 23 | The score places the grotesque number for six dancing monkeys as the second of a sequence of three orchestral numbers played during a spectacular scene shift : |
| 24 | Recommended US price is $1,000 for a single licence , going down to $600 per user for 100 concurrent users on the network : UK prices will be set by the various sales channels . |
| 25 | FUNDING for 2,000 new homes across the North-East will be announced next week . |
| 26 | A total of 97 countriessent delegations to the conference . |
| 27 | The immediate devaluation of the currency by 50 per cent , with an initial base rate exchange of 180 new kwanzas to the United States dollar was announced on Dec. 27 ; the currency was previously devalued on Nov. 18 . |
| 28 | Incidentally , all our products meet the international requirements of 32 different standards around the world . |
| 29 | His total of eight stolen bases in the A's 4-1 series victory was a post-season record , he scored eight runs in total and even managed a couple of homers himself in Saturday 's 6-5 win in the SkyDome . |
| 30 | Sequences of 16S ribosomal genes of the M. uniraptor and Trichogramma symbionts were determined using the following procedure . |