Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was not consulted about membership of the Group , and with the exception of Dr Charles Suckling , a member of the Kingman Committee , I met the members for the first time when we assembled in London for our opening working session . |
| 2 | Breeze now met the Vicar for the first time , and thought he was one of the most unconventional people she had ever seen . |
| 3 | On Monday , the managing director , Jacques Calvet , met the unions for the first time but said there could be no discussion of pay until production was resumed . |
| 4 | As Mr Urbanec met the opposition for the first time , it appeared increasingly likely that his predecessor , Mr Milos Jakes , would eventually find himself behind bars . |
| 5 | Wordsworth writes as if he is a new kind of human being , like Adam naming the creatures for the first time . |
| 6 | Having calculated the profit for the first six months discuss whether the profit figure is a useful benchmark for measuring the performance of the business , and also whether it is useful as a guide to future profitability . |
| 7 | Ali failed to go the route for the first time in his career . |
| 8 | He had a full scrip of the small white flowers when he made the journey for the seventh time , and saw the three riders pace in at the gatehouse , and stood unobserved to watch Tutilo dismount , part amicably from his guards , and come wearily towards the gatehouse door , as if he would himself take the key and deliver himself dutifully back to his captivity . |
| 9 | The PACE Day Centre near Aylesbury has been using the technique for the last 3 years , but it could all be over in the next couple of days . |
| 10 | When using the machine for the first time , the manufacturers advise that the machine should be filled to capacity and then emptied , before re-filling and stripping . |
| 11 | Although Wright was missed by Gooch , low down at third slip off DeFreitas when 3 , the serious stuff began only when Tufnell was given the ball for the 26th over . |
| 12 | Detective Chief Superintendent Wycliffe and his wife , Helen , were to see the spectacle for the first time ; they were spending a long weekend with the Ballards , who lived on the moor above the town . |
| 13 | Equally , almost half had come to see the company for the first time . |
| 14 | He remembered her ripping it the day she 'd taken him to see the hens for the first time . |
| 15 | A surge of elation rushed through his body as he read the note for the third time , unable to believe the implications of what he was reading . |
| 16 | Er , turning to the media investments , well we all tend to think that the er , the bids tended to be on the high side but er , at least Yorkshire got the licence for the next ten years and they have the option in ninety eight to go for a further ten years and I can tell you er , because I 've had er , lots of conversations with Clive that they 're really working on , on making the best improving their returns from that franchise and I 'm quite sure they 'll succeed . |
| 17 | And it was opener Metcalfe who got the chop for the second time this season after a run of indifferent form . |
| 18 | Eric Alston 's sprinter led the field for the first Sunday race at Doncaster a merry dance under Lester Piggott for just over five furlongs before fading behind Savoyard . |
| 19 | This applied , I planned the routes for the next weekend . |
| 20 | The line-up for the fourth Grand Slam Finals of the Vauxhall Indoor Tennis Trophy reflects a mixture of old and new , as former champions Queen 's Club make the grade for the fourth time , whilst Royal Berkshire earn a place in the last four for the first time in their debut Trophy season . |
| 21 | Turakina behaved as if she was seeing the offworlder for the first time . |
| 22 | He had often imagined seeing the enemy for the first time , but it was strange how very commonplace and yet how exciting this baptism was . |
| 23 | Acceptance came when their eldest daughter , Claire , then aged five , expressed her delight at seeing the twins for the first time and said simply : ‘ Oh look Mammy , they 're stuck together . ’ |
| 24 | Fulham can now continue to lease the ground for the next decade and have the option to purchase it outright at a price of just under £8 million at any time during the 10 years . |
| 25 | It 's usual to hang ceiling paper parallel with the main window in the room , but if you 're tackling the job for the first time and the room is noticeably shorter in one dimension , you may find it easier to manage shorter lengths and hang it the other way . |
| 26 | ‘ Watch me , Graham , ’ I insisted , as I tried the move for the third time . |
| 27 | There 's scores of Central South folk heading for Wales this weekend to ride and run in one of the great adventure races … its the annual Horse v Man V Mountain Bike challenge … local people have won the race for the last five years … and you can if the winning run or ride continues when we bring you the highlights on Monday … |
| 28 | Then he provided the springboard for the second with a long , perfectly-judged touch kick . |
| 29 | These two dimensions provided the basis for the first coherent theories about the connections between the peoples of the world . |
| 30 | However , the Chancellor decided to freeze the cap for the next tax year at its current level of £75,000 . |