Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [adv] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE policeman whose hand was sewn back on after it was horrifically severed by a Samurai sword has spoken publicly for the first time of his ordeal . |
| 2 | In conclusion , this book has brought together for the first time the work of all the main researchers and provides a motivating set of reviews for any interested scientist . |
| 3 | Our heading has worked well for the second quarter of our route , so we 'll keep to it — but hold on , what 's this ? |
| 4 | Nor , she was sure , Bert , whom she had seen yesterday for the first time as a potentially responsible comrade . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | They had done so for the last forty-five years . |
| 7 | They had done so for the last forty-five years |
| 8 | I remember my excitement when I had arrived there for the first time from St Aubyn 's . |
| 9 | The thick grey hair had been tinted a reddish brown , a process to which she had succumbed only for the last two years , having previously been free in expressing her opinion of those stupid women who aimed to camouflage their age by dyeing their hair . |
| 10 | I have done so for the last seven or eight weeks . ’ |
| 11 | At home , high street sales have risen modestly for the second month running . |
| 12 | THE PARENTS of murdered toddler Jamie Bulger have spoken publicly for the first time about their tragedy and their new hopes for the birth of another child . |
| 13 | THE parents of toddler James Bulger have spoken publicly for the first time since their son 's tragic death in February . |