Example sentences of "we [verb] the [num ord] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here we experienced the first of so many neighbourly gestures ; a huge peat fire was blazing in the livingroom , there were flowers and a jug of fresh milk on the table . |
| 2 | In this chapter we consider the first of these problems : the growth of public expenditure and the difficulties surrounding its control . |
| 3 | We negotiate the first of the infamous swans . |
| 4 | Still to come : a full round up of the day 's news from the City , and we preview the first of the season 's major snooker tournaments . |
| 5 | The sun shines on the ferry as we do the last of the packing , The kayaks have lifted snouts and two holes , one at each end , closed and sealed by hard rubber covers . |
| 6 | First impressions were favourable , as we rounded the last of a succession of hairpin bends . |
| 7 | Right , er next evening we settle the thirteenth of September then ? |
| 8 | Please turn to page 366 of the Old Testament section of the Bibles ; today we have the second of a series of sermons about the life of Elisha . |
| 9 | Today we have the last of the series , and we have come to a very sudden change in the style of Paul 's writing . |
| 10 | These arguments then lead us to support the third of the options for change set out in the 1992 Green Paper . |
| 11 | Let us explore the first of these words — ‘ encounter ’ . |