Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries it became the custom to bind a number of small books and , especially , pamphlets up together in calf or morocco , often suitably labelled on the spine . |
| 2 | In his sixteenth year he had the confidence to begin to write descriptive nature essays for publication in journals and newspapers . |
| 3 | The second case which raises the issue of liability under section 2 is where the doctor , in honouring the patient 's request , in some way facilitates the suicide by , for example , leaving around an extra quantity of tablets in the knowledge or with a strong suspicion that they will be taken in such a dosage as to produce fatal consequences . |
| 4 | In the second case she judged the problem of a woman who had to choose between a mature knight of complete probity and a young man devoid of worth . |
| 5 | The second function which gives the Bank power to influence financial markets derives from its management of the National Debt . |
| 6 | A second technique which provides the possibility of analysing sand , silt and clay sized particles in the size range 0·0005–0·85 mm depends on the detection of variation in electrical current as fluids containing the particles are passed through apertures of various diameters . |
| 7 | At the second attempt she made the connection and heard the telephone begin to ring at the other end . |
| 8 | The driver of that car was injured and had to be cut free … two people in a second car which hit the transporter 's tractor unit are also hurt |
| 9 | On the second Saturday they took the train to London . |
| 10 | After we had the second child we had the rows , he 'd not let me go to her when she cried . |
| 11 | In the second column they insert the corresponding estimates for NAIRU which they had extracted from a variety of empirical studies . |
| 12 | They know , for instance , that the English Language programme on TV will consist of Part One — a short scene , Part Two — an explanation of the language in it , Part Three — a second scene which finishes the story . |
| 13 | In the second half we consider the practical side of exploring the island of Madeira . |
| 14 | FOR TWO DAYS I WENT ABOUT RACKING MY BRAINS FOR A PLOT OF ANY SORT ; – ON THE SECOND NIGHT I DREAMED THE SCENE AT THE WINK ) W , AND A SCENE AFTERWARD SPLIT IN TWO , IN WHICH HYDEPURSUED FOR SOME CRIME , TOOK THE POWDER AND UNDERWENT THE CHANGE IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS PURSUERS . |
| 15 | Therefore , on the second occasion you find the rabbits occupying a restricted section of the system . |
| 16 | Then in 1980 and again in 1983 ten-minute rule bills on this subject obtained second readings which approved the principle ; as is normally the case with such bills they made no further progress due to lack of parliamentary time . |
| 17 | Thus their investment success is a second factor which influences the ratio of premium : benefit levels . |
| 18 | On his second voyage he sees the valley of the Diamonds ( CS 1 ; PFI 10 ) , and is carried through the air by a roc , a gigantic bird to whose feet he has tied himself while it is sleeping ( CS 15 ; PFI 10 ) . |
| 19 | Collegians had a great season last time out , but coach Brian Carruth 's entire forward line is pregnant which means early chances for some of the Second XI who won the All Ireland Costley Cup . |
| 20 | Erm tt whether that 's appropriate , you know , I 'm thinking of it as a first appointment just to get a general picture whereas you might be coming back to stir his memory for referrals by saying er , you know , er you mentioned here you 're a member of the squash club , do you remember I said I 'd be looking for introductions , maybe we 'll learn whether at the beginning of the second appointment you jog the memory there er you know in other words what I 'm do doing is keeping that in my mind , that you are remembering the squash club or whatever club it may be and use that later , although I did n't er elaborate on it at that , that er because I think you can go off at a tangent |
| 21 | The poem which advocates marriage so long as the partner is chosen reasonably is included , but not the second poem which examines the dangers of marriage per se . |
| 22 | In Scale 1 he protests that he speaks of more than he has directly experienced : In the second book which complements the material in the first , there is an often remarked upon change of tone : the reservation and distancing of Scale 1 is absent from the imagistic structures which embody his thought and insight in Scale 2 . |
| 23 | But this is not the argument 's main thrust ; and it is this rather elusive second aspect which gives the book its definitive character . |
| 24 | In its second paragraph it accepted the overload thesis : |
| 25 | But on second thoughts he erases the remark , and replaces it with a slight smile . |
| 26 | The second feature which offers the possibility of overcoming the problem of how to incorporate the rich and exciting range of activities we would like , is the move to planning the curriculum as a progression of learning from 5–16 ( hopefully eventually 3–21 ) . |
| 27 | A second problem which besets the researcher investigating the effects of unilateral cerebral lesions is the possibility that the same functions may be organised in different ways in left and right hemispheres ( Semmes , 1968 ) . |
| 28 | By the second treatment I knew the routine . |
| 29 | but there is a problem with the the second stage which decomposes the |
| 30 | They were awake before dawn and for the second time they heard the chorus begin as a trickle and grow swiftly to a torrent as the birds welcomed the great Trumpeter . |