' URL that generated this code:
' http://txt2re.com/index-vb.php3?s=08:Dec:2017%20%22This%20is%20an%20Example!%22&54&-15

Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Module1

  Sub Main
    Dim txt As String ="08:Dec:2017 ""This is an Example!"""

    Dim re1 As String="(.)"	'Any Single Character 1
    Dim re2 As String=".*?"	'Non-greedy match on filler
    Dim re3 As String="(an)"	'Word 1

    Dim r As Regex = new Regex(re1+re2+re3,RegexOptions.IgnoreCase Or RegexOptions.Singleline)
    Dim m As Match = r.Match(txt)
    If (m.Success) Then
        Dim c1=m.Groups(1)
        Dim word1=m.Groups(2)
        Console.WriteLine("("+c1.ToString()+")"+"("+word1.ToString()+")"+"")
    End If
    Console.ReadLine()
  End Sub
End Module

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