Example sentences of "[verb] for [noun prp] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking further ahead , he added : ‘ Much of what matters for Courtaulds in the next century will be decided between now and 1995 — what kind of company we 're going to be and what the balance between the businesses will be . ’ |
| 2 | Much of what matters for Courtaulds in the next century — what kind of company we 're going to be and what the balance between the businesses should be — will be decided between now and 1995 . |
| 3 | Martyn Grimley , another Great Britain player , will be appearing for Brooklands in the Second Division . |
| 4 | Janet gave up her secretarial job , and devoted herself to caring for Lisa for the next six months . |
| 5 | So good is Steve that he 's now been invited to play for England in the next World Open Golf Championship for the Blind , that 's in Australia next year . |
| 6 | The man hitherto thought to have played for Australia in the first two test ( meaning international ) matches on record , at Melbourne in 1876–77 , now turns out to have been quite another Hodges . |
| 7 | Also he s been involved in the England set up to some degree for a number of years , and was an official ‘ spy ’ or scout for England during the last 2 world cups ( time on his hands this time around ! ) . |
| 8 | De Gaulle had made of France 's relations with the United States and the rest of NATO , what Ceauşescu seemed to do for Romania over the next decade within the Warsaw pact . |
| 9 | In fairness to Sarah he had wanted to devote a whole day to her , but the pressure of his work had made it impossible , and he had been forced to settle for an afternoon wedding , following a Governors ' meeting , so that he and his bride could depart for Chertsey on the last train . |
| 10 | John voted for Michael in the first ballot . |
| 11 | Some , perhaps not without malice , averred that Capella was what did for Mars in the first place , god knows how many aeons ago . |
| 12 | We left for Austria on the second of April at nine o'clock . |
| 13 | Elected for Northamptonshire to the second Protectorate Parliament ( 1656–8 ) , he was prominent in the debates over the alleged ‘ horrid blasphemy ’ at Bristol of the Quaker James Nayler [ q.v. ] , revealing thereby the limitations of his own toleration . |
| 14 | That 's one thing , at least , that has n't changed for Guinness in the last 20 years . |
| 15 | Worse was to follow for Coleraine in the 29th minute . |