Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] for [art] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The offence is in outline very similar to the pre-existing offence under the Public Order Act 1936 , section 5A , although it adds ‘ behaviour ’ to the list of proscribed activities for the first time . |
| 2 | Mr Rawlins announced his intention to leave Sturge at some time in the future towards the end of last year although he had no specific plans for the next step in his career . |
| 3 | Campaigners against controversial plans for a second electricity sub station at Lackenby have the chance to state their views on April 16 when Langbaurgh Council has arranged a special planning meeting to discuss the issue . |
| 4 | That was the cost of borrowing £5,000 over 180 months for the first year ; after that it was £100.77 a month . |
| 5 | Although there was no official statement concerning the content of the agenda , it was widely believed that the two sides would begin detailed discussions for the first time since the negotiations began in July 1990 . |
| 6 | Large areas of western Scotland , mid- and North Wales and the upland zones of the North and South West of England have exhibited population gains , in some cases for the first time in over a century . |
| 7 | In the event of trouble , many of the non-union operators now would have easier access — in some cases for the first time — to the political system and its protective police arm . |
| 8 | Along with the island 's hydro-electric scheme — bringing power to some houses for the first time — and the harbour improvements , the incident will probably go down in Shetland annals as another stage in Foula 's modernisation . |
| 9 | That was where I got all the old aerosols for the last War , not to mention several important parts of the Wasp Factory , including the Face itself . |
| 10 | They were driving into the city now , and she looked around her , seeing it with different eyes for the first time , seeing it as a garrulous old lady with so much to tell to anyone willing to listen . |
| 11 | The survey asks whether these categories of worker are , or have been , employed , and if so how many , but with reference to the previous month for the first category and the previous 12 months for the second category . |
| 12 | The Norwegian whaling fleet has already set sail to study stock sizes and to establish how many fish minke whales eat , and in May will begin commercial catches for the first time since 1987 . |
| 13 | After his fine defensive effort in the opening game , Speelman 's supporters had high expectations for the second game , in which he had the white pieces , but it all went horribly wrong . |
| 14 | There were over forty applicants for the last post … ' ’ ' |
| 15 | In addition , HCI offers the following generous reductions for the second child sharing a room with 2 full fare paying passengers at all Clubs where you see this symbol |
| 16 | It was 27 days since Rashid had left his office at Iraqi Airlines for the last time . |
| 17 | Among the Bush campaign 's problems were the President 's lack of domestic achievements or a clear aims for a second term ; a shortage of tangible foreign policy achievements or objectives ( the success of the Gulf war having been marred by the continuance in power of Saddam Hussein ) ; the depressed state of the US economy ( unemployment figures released in July showed that the total without work had risen to 7.8 per cent ) ; continuing reservations over the choice of Dan Quayle as Vice-President ; and growing rumours that the President 's apparent lack of appetite for the election campaign was symptomatic of serious ill-health — although Bush sought to dispel the " crazy rumours " surrounding his campaign . |
| 18 | And the Protestants ' only hope of redressing the imbalance of power created by the French lay in turning to the English , even though they well knew that protestations of Anglo-Scottish friendship and desire for union in no way wiped out the instinctive hostility between Scots and English which ran so deep that half a century later it would still cause grievous problems for the first king of Britain . |
| 19 | Maxie went on : ‘ Y ’ see , everyone who was at the tea will keep reading the social pages for the next day or two to see that their names are in the report of it ; and , with luck , inside that time , on the same pages there 'll be a report about your Morals Committee — then they 'll know why you had the books , and old Miss Angus will be put in her place . |
| 20 | A few suggestions for the first line : |
| 21 | So when [ named defendant ] , 41 , made sexual overtures for the first time during their five-year friendship she went to a neighbour and cried rape . |
| 22 | TONIGHT David Hockney , as set designer , will be accompanied by some 30 friends for the first night of the Royal Opera House 's new production of Richard Strauss 's Die Frau ohne Schatten ( The Woman Without Shadow ) , directed by John Cox and conducted by Bernard Haitinck . |
| 23 | The thrill of crossing the Knucklas viaduct with its castellated ends , some members for the first time . |
| 24 | She talked with him for nearly ten minutes , and as the officers drew her away , Walford snatched her hand and kissed it , ‘ some tears for the first time rolling down his cheeks ’ . |
| 25 | After both B and C Company put in similar performances the Cup was firmly in British hands for the first time . |
| 26 | On April 25 , 1990 , the three Western allies announced that they had agreed to allow West Berliners to vote in West German elections for the first time since 1949 ( hitherto the West Berlin city legislature had sent 22 non-voting delegates to the Bundestag and had similar status within the Bundesrat ) . |
| 27 | ‘ We 're also giving a guarantee with the tickets that in the event that we do n't obtain promotion or fail to reach the play-offs , we will give free tickets for the next season . ’ |
| 28 | With one round to play , she was as many as three shots ahead of Australia 's Nadene Hall , a gifted girl playing on a British links for a first time . |
| 29 | In view of the interest shown in the last issue of the Journal , No. 11 , on the Liverpool Overhead Railway tickets , I have dug out a few more interesting examples for the 12th issue . |
| 30 | A small company , perhaps exploring foreign markets for the first time , will have requirements different from those of larger institutions which may already be tried and tested in the international arena . |