Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [noun pl] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suicide For Love is adapted by Matsuyo Akimoto from three plays by the 17th century writer Chikamatsu Monzaemon and Ninagawa 's production involves 73 actors , a swirling snow storm and a river on stage — the company , with true Japanese courtesy , provide plastic macs for the first two rows of spectators . |
| 2 | The 20 groups of Tory MPs asked by Margaret Thatcher last year to write policy papers for the next manifesto have been told to hand in their work to Number Ten by the end of the month . |
| 3 | David Linighan beats Tommy Widdrington to put Ipswich ahead at The Dell and , below , Paul Goddard beats Tim Flowers for the second . |
| 4 | David Linighan beats Tommy Widdrington to put Ipswich ahead at The Dell and , below , Paul Goddard beats Tim Flowers for the second . |
| 5 | Yesterday both Scots put the nightmare of Barcelona behind them , and made their dreams of becoming world champions for the first time come true . |
| 6 | Boots The chemist are to open pharmacy concessions for the first time in seven JS branches in late July . |
| 7 | The decision was made in the form of new guidelines issued by the Education Ministry in approving school textbooks for the next three years . |
| 8 | In September the Ivoirien government cut the price it paid cocoa farmers for the second time since July , to CFA200 per kilogramme ( £368 a tonne ) . |
| 9 | That 's easy to believe when you see the joy on these children 's faces as they meet Disney characters for the first time . |
| 10 | She had been amassing clothing coupons for the last six months and was determined that Constance would have a magnificent dress from one of the London stores . |
| 11 | If you are installing FMS Drivers for the first time , please check that you have an FMS Driver licence . |
| 12 | To illustrate this , let us imagine Heinrich Hertz , in 1888 , performing the electrical experiment that enabled him to produce and detect radio waves for the first time . |
| 13 | Previously , on Oct. 9 , 1989 , the Reserve Bank of South Africa ( central bank ) had raised interest rates for the third time that year by 1 per cent to 18 per cent to protect the capital account of the balance of payments . |
| 14 | In a major government reorganization in Croatia on Aug. 1 Tudjman included opposition politicians for the first time in a new " government of democratic unity " which continued to be dominated by the Croatian Democratic Union ( HDZ ) with 11 out of 27 posts . |
| 15 | Despite fall in first quarter profits ( see page five ) , Advanced Micro Devices Inc says it is hopeful that it will have record earnings for the third consecutive year : sales of Flash memories increased by more than 50% over the December quarter , while unit shipments of Am386 microprocessors was another record . |
| 16 | The oldest European trees seldom exceed 700 or 800 years , so that European explorers seeing California redwoods for the first time were awestruck by their size and age . |
| 17 | Note : sandstone grades are for on-sight ascents using rope knots for the first time . |
| 18 | While making it easier for people to build up considerable capital assets , and to pass these on intact , the Government has taken a number of measures that have allowed many people to acquire capital assets for the first time . |
| 19 | Sir : I am writing first to congratulate you all on an excellent magazine , I have been reading Computer magazines for the last 10 years and can honestly say that Practical PC is the most informative and enjoyable one to date . |
| 20 | The never-say-die 69 year-old widower is also taking piano lessons for the first time . |
| 21 | In February a ceasefire was established after King Hassan met Polisario leaders for the first time . |
| 22 | In the depth of the recession , with the motor industry suffering more than most , Rover is introducing night shifts for the first time in three years . |
| 23 | For example , it was pointed out to me that some teachers were making lesson notes for the first time in years ! |
| 24 | The Navy can be said to have won the first round of the long-running carrier battle , which was to bedevil Naval-Air relations for the next decade . |
| 25 | The scheme , along with other CAP reform details on sheep and suckler cow quota , as well as new stocking density calculations , was explained to the meeting by a senior Meat and Livestock Commission economist , Mrs Lesley Greene , who has been monitoring CAP changes for the last six months . |
| 26 | Notice boards outside tourist offices often display weather forecasts for the next few days . |
| 27 | Alongside the new universities themselves , starting their degree courses from scratch and employing large numbers of sometimes rather dubiously qualified new lecturers , there was a parallel development in the polytechnics , many of them offering degree courses for the first time , and devising courses in subjects such as literature , languages , and philosophy that had nothing whatever to do with the technology-based courses for which they had first been invented . |
| 28 | Nevertheless we made a start and asked the Regional Health Authorities to produce manpower plans for the next year . |
| 29 | The horses oggled back , equally bemused — especially the stallion , who would have failed dope tests for the next six months . |
| 30 | To enable the cleaning-up operation to be carried out , the hospital will not accept casualty out-patients for the next few days . |