Example sentences of "[adj] for [art] [num ord] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd done something dishonest for the first time in his business life , and it sat uneasily on his conscience . |
| 2 | We 'll continue to improve our strategy until we eliminate these potentially unsafe conditions — we 're already working on getting it right for the next overhaul in 1993 . |
| 3 | As The Lord of the Rings was coming to the end of its gestation it became possible for the first time for political leaders to say they wanted nothing and make it come true . |
| 4 | The fourth attribute demanded by George Corner , that of understanding , is possible for the first time in the history of civilization ; but it is a possibility which so far is available to only a small minority of specialists . |
| 5 | With the advent of the new technology of lasers and holography it was possible for the first time in history to build the ancient consciousness-raising symbols out of pure light . |
| 6 | Senior officials from India and Pakistan met in New Delhi on Nov. 5-6 for the fifth round of talks on the Sir Creek border dispute relating to the demarcation of maritime boundaries in the Great Rann of Kutch [ see pp. 38153 ; 38533 ] . |
| 7 | Economics ( and the fear of being bored witless for the third time in 10 days ) demanded that I , and my son , only got to the first two matches and watched from the Kop . |
| 8 | We are grateful for a flysheet-pitch-first tent in the Tromsdalen campsite and as we work speedily on its erection , the man in the camp reception hut watches us through the windows . |
| 9 | Ea transgene copy number ( Figure 2D ) was determined by Southern blots of DNA derived from transgenic mice spleens , digested with the restriction enzyme Kpn I , and then hybridised using a DNA probe specific for the second exon of Ea . |
| 10 | The point is , that for the first time in decades , the environmentalists have a powerful voice — and a Government which claims to listen . |
| 11 | I do n't know whether it affects anyone else but what happened to me was that for the first time in my adult life I began to feel part of a community . |
| 12 | They believe it will mean that for the first time in El Salvador 's history , there will be genuine political freedom . |
| 13 | Only out on the water with Pedro panting in the prow had she dared to admit that for the first time in her life she had felt herself a prisoner at the Hall . |
| 14 | Does he also admit that for the first time in the history of the national health service , waiting lists for day patients and in-patients combined have risen above 900,000 people ? |
| 15 | It is true , of course , that for the first time in 75 years , Russia now has in place the mechanisms of national democracy — a government whose president has been elected and a parliament able to enforce , by argument and voting , restraints on what the government does , as well as a constitutional court . |
| 16 | And I think a significant point is that for the first time in ninety three we were likely to take something in , in relation to B Sky B. |
| 17 | ‘ I rather think , ’ said the Archdeacon detachedly , ‘ that for the last couple of months she had merely visited . ’ |
| 18 | Colleagues I 'd just like to put one of er John 's themes and that is that for the next couple of days we 've got a hell of a lot of business to get through and er we 've done quite well so far but er I would certainly be looking where possible colleagues for formally seconding er , as often as possible , if not all the time and I really appreciate your er your assistance in that regard because we have a great deal of business to get through in the next two days . |
| 19 | This is usual for the first week after a strike but it would not surprise me if things began to happen later in the week . |
| 20 | With twelve children to her credit , she became pregnant for the thirteenth time by a British soldier . |
| 21 | The risk of death is high for the first year of life , falls sharply to reach a minimum during the teens then climbs , especially from middle age onwards . |
| 22 | It was the highest stand for Yorkshire at Acklam Park since they came to the ground in 1956 , beating the 188 for the fifth wicket by current coach Doug Padgett and Vic Wilson against Sussex in 1960 . |
| 23 | A rib cage injury forced Pringle to leave the ground after five overs , in which he conceded only six for Haynes 's wicket , and Simmons then broke free for the second time with devastating effect . |
| 24 | To his pleasant surprise he discovered that he was now able to think with an objective clarity which stemmed from the knowledge that he was now free for the first time in his life to speak his mind without fear or favour . |
| 25 | How did you say you felt free for the first time in your life ? |
| 26 | It is curious that it should have happened , that Michel came upon the scene the very instant she was really free for the first time in her life . |
| 27 | She felt triumphantly free for the first time in her life . |
| 28 | Now I 've found out that he is n't my father I 'm learning to be free for the first time in my life , do you understand ? ’ |
| 29 | Former European Open champion Andrew Murray , of Manchester , took a share of fourth place with Argentine Eduardo Romero ( 69 ) and the Caribbean newcomer Stephen Ames who shot 67 for the second day in a row . |
| 30 | THE MEN THEY COULD N'T HANG play a second show at London 's Mean Fiddler on November 30 for the last night of the venue 's tenth anniversary celebrations . |