Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] for a [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still he was n't surprised at all at my giggles when I dragged myself back to view it for a second time . |
| 2 | Curtis , fully aware that this was the last night of the Prophet 's current crusade , had anticipated that he might choose it for a last hunting expedition , before retreating to his lair upstate . |
| 3 | And the sold them for a third profit so what did he sell them for ? |
| 4 | Get them for a last bargain . |
| 5 | So , ‘ Goodnight , Ven , ’ she bade him for a third time , only this time she stretched up to him and touched her lips to his cheek . |
| 6 | At this point I thought she might be distracted by the kid whose chair was sticking out , so I asked him for a second time to move back even further . |
| 7 | The Bill was then printed with the Committee 's revisions , and considered by a Committee of the whole House on 13th July , who sent it for a Third Reading . |
| 8 | World champion , and well on the way to winning it for a second time . |
| 9 | Unless you are guilty of gross misconduct , it will seldom be fair to dismiss you for a first breach of discipline . |
| 10 | ‘ Goodnight ! ’ she wished him for a fourth time , and went to her room feeling very much better about everything . |