Example sentences of "[num ord] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Losses , including losses and deficiencies of capital shall be paid first out of the profits , next out of capital and lastly , if necessary , by the partners individually in the proportion in which they were entitled to share profits . |
| 32 | He expected Bunny to stay behind , but he was the first out of the door . |
| 33 | From the foam on it I guessed it was the first out of the keg that evening . |
| 34 | Michael Welby and his wife had hoped to be carried feet first out of the home they lived in at Gerard 's Cross for twenty-five years . |
| 35 | Their names were the first out of the hat in our prize draw , run in conjunction with the club 's major sponsor Appletise , for tickets for the clash with Norwich and Peterborough Pirates on Sunday . |
| 36 | They had to choose someone for the launching ceremony and our child 's name was first out of the hat . |
| 37 | Calcavecchia was again first out in the afternoon and he gave poor Meshiai no respite , scoring 66 to a 73 . |
| 38 | Hotels and catering are fifth out of the six industrial sectors . |
| 39 | There was the satisfaction of being a survivor , the morbid distinction of being first about with the news . |
| 40 | Eleven papers were given — which dealt with aspects of the history of popular culture from the 16th through to the 20th centuries in areas as diverse as early modern Germany , 19th century Russia and 20th century Mexico and India . |
| 41 | ‘ We made it , and Chapman and I were the last on to the train . |
| 42 | To wire an ivy leaf , push half a length of wire through the back of the central vein , one third down from the point of the leaf . |
| 43 | She was the last down to the dining room , where the first course , a cold soup , was already laid . |
| 44 | Driving back into town , he put them down near their homes , Nutty , Nails and Gary getting out last down by the bus-station . |
| 45 | Mr Nightingale 's room was the third along to the right . |
| 46 | They 're the next down on the Highland Horners , they 've got some jolly good horns with a tip similar to . |
| 47 | On the contrary , the CBI takes a long-term view — unlike Opposition Members , who rarely take a view longer than 12 months — and it commends the fact that manufacturing investment is now a third up on the level of 10 years ago . |
| 48 | Sheep slaughterings continue to rise and at almost 49,000 head were a third up on the same month last year . |
| 49 | we are , we are referring to promise number thirteen in order to say you can on the thirteen , it 's the second page , third up from the bottom , we promise to repair potholes that are considered dangerous in the most important roads within twenty four hours of application . |
| 50 | Oracle next up for the CAFS search accelerator treatment |
| 51 | Next up on the label 's roster is the previously announced five-track job from Tim Buckley plus the Radio 1 audition session by Arthur Brown . |
| 52 | His team came tenth out of the twenty five that competed , a result with which he was pleased considering that many of his competitors ( although with amateur status like himself ) were well funded and backed by sponsors . |
| 53 | Next out of the bag came a paper nylon petticoat with many more layers of frothy rainbow-coloured net than the one Sally carefully washed in sugar water after each wearing , and then , to Sally 's delight , a saucy little white basque , boned and trimmed with lace . |
| 54 | Midford Castle is a celebration of that card , for it is built to the same shape , with two rounded leaves of the trefoil facing out across the valley over Cane Brook and Midford Brook , and the third out to the back . |