Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [adv] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've got to lie here for the next twelve hours without moving with an ice-pack over half my face because you walked out and left me to the mercy of a predatory pit-popsy ! ’ |
| 3 | As Ian said , ‘ After one robbery , you 've got to prepare immediately for the next . ’ |
| 4 | It was only when he was confronted by God , broken and forced to give up his pride , that he began to see clearly for the first time the vast difference between living a self-directed life and living for God . |
| 5 | Centre John Devereux converted , with giant prop Mark Jones then brushing aside two tackles to crash over for the second try . |
| 6 | just in Batham all those removes having to look out for the sixth form smoking |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | An elderly English lady , with a tendency to pre-war propriety , who told me on the Friday that she was afraid it would all be ‘ another load of pretentious American rubbish ’ , said on Sunday that she had learned to open up for the first time in her life . |
| 10 | Having driven thirty miles and for fifty minutes , he is forced to slow down for the first time . |
| 11 | the idea was there and the structure and everything was there it was just that you had n't actually explained what you had to do first , you know , to come back with the erm recommendations erm but you did , you did get the date confirmed to come back for the second appointment which was good . |
| 12 | When the gravel was exposed , a stream of clean water flowed from it and continued to do so for the next 7 days . |
| 13 | However , Parke may soon be at the heels of Del Harris , the 20-year-old England No. 1 who had to battle hard for the second day in succession . |