Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [noun sg] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the war , reactors like the Windscale ‘ piles ’ — scene of the 1957 accident described in Chapter One — were designed to produce material for the first British nuclear bombs , and no expense was spared in developing the necessary technology . |
| 2 | The third weakness is that the method adopted to conquer inflation for the second time — raising the interest rate — only works by inflicting pain on borrowers , both corporate and domestic . |
| 3 | The results are analysed and used to improve training for the next batch of recruits . |
| 4 | The property , which Dockbuild bought in 1989 , was due to be demolished to make way for the fifth stage of the inner ring road . |
| 5 | Once the first block is empty it will be demolished to make way for the second phase of house building , where the whole process of relocating and building is repeated . |
| 6 | Should you wish to paint hardwood for the first time , it will be necessary to coat it with an aluminium primer . |
| 7 | If , when you have read the letter overleaf , you decide to accept responsibility for the first £50 of claims please fill in the boxes below . |
| 8 | ‘ Look , Cand , are you going to tell me what the heck you 're talking about , or do I have to play riddle-me-ree for the next few hours ? ’ |
| 9 | Despite a sure-handed debut against Brazil in the 1–1 Washington draw that restored English pride , the Southampton player will be asked to make way for the third goalkeeper on the trip , Crystal Palace 's Nigel Martyn . |
| 10 | Personnel of the Operation Life-Line Sudan programme had on March 31 been forced by fighting to leave Bor for the second time in two weeks , although some 6,000 malnourished children were being fed from that distribution point . |
| 11 | I wish to accept responsibility for the first £50 of all claims under Section 1 — Buildings of the above policy ( other than claims arising from Subsidence , where special conditions apply , or Fire or Property Owners Liability ) . |
| 12 | Drink up : Euro Disney has begun to serve alcohol for the first time at four of its restaurants as it seeks to stem heavy losses from weak attendance . |
| 13 | In June 1984 , small businesses were also required to provide security for the first time under the scheme , which obviously deterred many potential entrepreneurs and damaged the usefulness of the scheme . |
| 14 | Now that 's what I call music • All ‘ street entertainers ’ at the Edinburgh Festival who insist on miming , unicycling or juggling novelty items are forced to partake in that oldest of street entertainment : tarring and feathering • Soccer 's new premier league is renamed ‘ The Premium Interest Super Plug Golden Accountant League ’ • Someone explains why American riots are caused by ‘ poverty and injustice ’ and British riots are caused by ‘ joy-riders and anarchists ’ • A Telethon is held to raise money for the fourth Trident Sub , rather than the essential services of our country • New laws to curb the press include compulsory dope testing for pop columnists • The KLF reveal Eldorado was just their latest Situ-prank • The Groucho replaces the goatee in the fashionable facial hair stakes . |