Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Over 2400 JS pensioners gathered together for the 45th JS Veterans Reunions on March 29 , April 5 and 26 — the event being organised on three days for the second time due to the large number of participants from all corners of the country .
2 In December 1989 the ‘ First National Conference on Knowledge Representation and Inference in Sanskritam ’ was organised by the Computer Society of India in Bangalore , bringing together for the first time linguists and computer scientists from all over India .
3 And now to a village where the church bells have been rung properly for the first time in twenty years .
4 But she had a sudden change of heart and the pair were yesterday perched together for the first time .
5 After all , we 're going to have to work together for the next week or so , so maybe it will help iron out the problems we keep having . ’
6 We decided to try to get to know one another better , seeing as we 're forced to work together for the next week or so . ’
7 It was the Saint Mary 's window though , which was considered best for the first class stamp .
8 They were watching the camp pack away for the last time before it moved on without them .
9 The fact that the army and guerrillas had agreed to meet directly for the first time was seen as a breakthrough and a indication that " professional " elements in the army leadership wished for a political solution .
10 Wings appear externally for the first time and the insect takes on the appearance of an adult .
11 Since having the frame fitted at Middlesbrough General Hospital , Claire , of Warwick Street , Middlesbrough , can look forward to walking independently for the first time .
12 Since having the frame fitted at Middlesbrough General Hospital , she can look forward to walking independently for the first time .
13 I remember he laughed and I noticed properly for the first time what a lovely blue his eyes were and a little thrill went through me .
14 A REVOLUTIONARY new Siberian surgery technique could help people in Teesside suffering from bone problems walk properly for the first time .
15 After an hour of this , the pike left it alone and when it had done so for the fifth time , El-ahrairah swam across himself and went home .
16 The trove will be exhibited together for the first time at the Pierpont Morgan Library ( 9 December-4 April1993 ) , accompanied by an illustrated catalogue by William Voelkle and Roger Wieck , curator and associate curator , respectively , of the Morgan 's Department of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts .
17 It was on this trip that a remarkable partnership came together for the first time .
18 Four of the five protagonists of this story — Greco-Macedonians , Romans , Jews and Celts — came together for the first time in the Hellenistic period .
19 I shall do so for the last time .
20 But he declined to say whether the inspectors — two teams acting together for the first time in Iraq — had found any of the Scud missiles the United Nations thinks Iraq is hiding .
21 The guidance will bring together for the first time all the relevant existing guidance into one statement and has already been the subject of previous consultation in a green paper .
22 Comparing the ‘ Charlie Parker Story ’ directly with Vogue 's 14-track ‘ Original Bird ’ release ( and in effect listening critically for the first time ) , I found the Denon ‘ sound recovery ’ system somewhat inconsistent in places .
23 Susan came downstairs for the first time on Christmas Eve , and was genuinely delighted to see how pretty Breeze had made the sombre old dining-room .
24 KEVIN COOMBS Norman Lamont arrives yesterday for the first meeting of the Cabinet since the Budget
25 Nor , she was sure , Bert , whom she had seen yesterday for the first time as a potentially responsible comrade .
26 The draw 's been made today for the first round of the FA Cup … and here 's
27 At about this time , the BBC offered him a World Service job based in London and , at the age of 30 , he came here for the first time .
28 By opening the way for military forces to serve overseas for the first time since 1945 , the Peace Keeping Operations ( PKO ) bill marked a significant shift in Japanese foreign policy .
29 The move came four months after the Diet had approved a law permitting Japanese forces to serve overseas for the first time since the end of the Pacific War [ see pp. 38962-63 ] , and followed a request from UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali .
30 When you walk you wait there for the first time do n't you ?
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