Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] for a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SCOTLAND — SCOTLAND have qualified for the last five World Cup finals , but with only one point from two games they already face an uphill struggle to qualify for a sixth time . |
| 2 | Russell Ferrante has been given permission by the High Court to ask for a second inquest into his son 's death . |
| 3 | Washington 's key economic gauge faltered for a second month in September . |
| 4 | Their 1st runs at the end of 1981 were witnessed by scenes not seen since the end of steam when literally thousands either embarked on farewell trips or crowded platform ends for a last glimpse of the 3,300hp machines that were as popular as the LNER Gresley steam Pacifics they replaced . |
| 5 | Despite a slump in the equity markets , the Japanese economy grew for a fourth consecutive year during 1990 . |
| 6 | In big years , Aube wines may also possess too much alcohol to allow for a second fermentation and effect the correct balance . |
| 7 | MR Ladislav Adamec , the Czechoslovak Prime Minister , threatened to quit last night , as hard bargaining continued for a second day with the opposition over the shape of the new government . |
| 8 | He said a petition containing 500 names over 95pc of households in the village had been sent to the Welsh Office calling for a second public meeting . |