Number Ten
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Queen Elizabeth was on the throne, Boris Johnson was in Number Ten and we were still living two metres apart with pandemic restrictions.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Meanwhile the daily tabloid Sun claimed that his chief whip, Andrew Mitchell, had called police officers guarding Number Ten “plebs”.
From Newsweek • Jun. 2, 2013
Day One in Number Ten was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 1100hrs BST on Friday, 14 May 2010.
From BBC • May 17, 2010
What did Diego Maradona say about Fidel Castro after he had interviewed the Cuban President on his television chat show The Night of the Number Ten?
From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2010
Less than three months later, on September 9, 1963, Governor Wallace signed Executive Order Number Ten of the Governor of Alabama.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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