Example sentences of "of the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leapor simply does not fit into such a view of the mid-eighteenth century . |
| 2 | The European Wars of the mid-eighteenth century had seen the militia revived from its moribund state , but the quota of men and equipment on each Sussex village became a heavy strain . |
| 3 | His first proposals for Hagley were Gothic , while other projects included some designs for Arbury Hall , Warwickshire ( c .1750–2 ) , one of the best Gothic houses of the mid-eighteenth century , and his well-known work at Lacock Abbey , Wiltshire ( 1754–5 ) ; but his most characteristic products were his half-ruined mock castles — at Hagley ( 1747–8 ) , Wimpole Hall , Cambridgeshire ( designed 1749–51 , built 1772 ) , and Ingestre Hall , Staffordshire ( c .1750 , demolished ) — which , developing the theme of the Radway tower , constituted pictorial embodiments of historical memory . |
| 4 | REMEMBRANCE DAY 1992 is , more than ever , special to members of the 1st Army Association . |
| 5 | Merseyside members of the 1st Army Associaton take pride in the part they played in this achievement and in remembering present comrades and those gallant friends who fell in the conflict . |
| 6 | BUCKINGHAM PALACE 29 September : The Duke of York , Colonel-in-Chief of The Staffordshire Regiment ( The Prince of Wales 's ) this evening received Lieutenant-Colonel NHC Brown upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion and Lieutenant-Colonel CT Rogers upon assuming the appointment . |
| 7 | 12 October : The Princess Royal , Colonel-in-Chief , The Royal Scots ( The Royal Regiment ) , this morning received Lieutenant-Colonel Martin Gibson upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion and Lieutenant-Colonel Iain Johnstone upon assuming the appointment . |
| 8 | At the same time , elements of the 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ( 1 RFF ) , one of two non-parachute-trained battalions in the brigade , are also preparing for an airborne operation . |
| 9 | Conner is the Irish Wolfhound ( Mascot ) of the 1st Battalion Irish guards . |
| 10 | The soldiers — two aged 20 and the other 19 — are members of the 1st battalion Royal Green Jackets who were based at Lisanelly Barracks , Omagh . |
| 11 | L-Cpl Lawrence Dickson , 26 , of the 1st Battalion The Royal Scots , was from Edinburgh and lived in the Inverness area with his German-born wife , Silke , and their daughter Roxanne , who will be two in July . |
| 12 | He was page of honour to George II ; from January 1760 cornet of the Royal Horse Guards ; from March 1762 captain of the 58th Foot ( a nominal appointment , this regiment then being in America ) ; then , from August of that year , lieutenant and captain of the 1st Foot Guards ( Grenadiers ) . |
| 13 | Mr James 's account of the 1st Duke 's military career is competent and factual . |
| 14 | Earl Loreburn ( read by Lord Parker ) at p378 stated : The only question here is whether the interest and dividends before us are profits or gains of this Company 's trade , manufacture , adventure , or concern in the nature of a trade , within the meaning of the 1st Case . |
| 15 | When Johnny moved to West Ham for £60,000 plus the return of the ill-fated John Brett in March 1962 , the fee was the biggest between British clubs at that time , and his career flourished amid the glamour and publicity of the 1st Division . |
| 16 | Terry was still making League appearances for us in 1968–69 when Palace again gained promotion , this time to the elite of the 1st Division but , to his disappointment and the chagrin of all Palace followers , he was never able to turn out for us in Division One . |
| 17 | And it was only after John had given up playing that Palace at last fell out of the 1st Division , so it was only right that in September 1974 the club gave him a richly deserved Testimonial for his magnificent services . |
| 18 | FERCHRISTSSAKE TALYOR … look at where his f*cking inspiration has got Forest — near the bottom of the 1st division . |
| 19 | This is what pagans of the 1st century Roman Empire thought about Christians ( somewhat later it would be how Christians viewed those in league with Satan ) : |
| 20 | Brigadier Mills Roberts and his Officers and the men of the 1st Commando Brigade disembarked to the March Past of the Irish Guards , followed by the March Past of the Scots Guards , Highland Laddie , the bagpipe tune I played going ashore at La Breche with Lord Lovat . |
| 21 | The book 's chief interest lies in the fact that Caroline Capel was a sister of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey and that she and her family , for financial reasons , were living in Brussels at the time of Waterloo . |
| 22 | Our Guinness World of Records competition in May 1991 issue of BROWNIE was won by Tamara Philips of the 1st Fellbridge pack in East Grinstead , Sussex . |
| 23 | All surviving ticket numbers of the 1st class singles suggest that few were sold . |
| 24 | These Golf tickets came in 1st and 2nd class as well , the example I have of the 1st class issue is No. 10 , hardly worth printing . |
| 25 | The writer ventures to think , for instance , that the final chord of the 1st movement of Tchaikovsky 's ‘ Pathetic Symphony ’ would be more satisfactory if arranged than thus |
| 26 | Harry Hanger joined the Palace from Bradford City in the summer of 1909 and his stylish performances at wing-half were an attractive feature of Palace sides until the outbreak of the 1st World War . |
| 27 | Jack Little was Palace 's first choice right-back for some seven seasons , on the resumption of fully competitive football after the end of the 1st World War , but he was well-known to followers of the sport in the wider Croydon area for considerably longer , because he had been a regular member of the Croydon Common side , which won promotion from the 2nd Division of the Southern League in 1913–14 with a remarkable defensive record of only conceding 14 goals in 30 matches . |
| 28 | Jane could not bear to give up for , although she knew nothing so harrowing as the run-up to a match or a medal , she knew nothing to compare with the excitement which lay on the other side of the 1st tee : " However tight a match , I never believed that anyone was going to beat me . |
| 29 | I suppose you know the old story — French of the 12th century — about Heloise and Abelard and their strange love ? |
| 30 | When the tower was being constructed at the end of the 12th century , it started keeling over . |