Example sentences of "[prep] his [noun sg] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today he spoke of his ordeal for the first time.Shortly before midnight on Sunday he 'd checked and locked up the pub as normal . |
| 2 | But Steve Lunn 's superb solo effort four minutes from time , the best goal of the match , brought Shilton out of his dugout for the first time to summon all hands on deck . |
| 3 | Thus when the girl secretary who was to become Dostoevsky 's wife rang the bell of his flat for the first time , the door was opened by an elderly woman servant with a green shawl thrown over her shoulders . |
| 4 | The critical factor was the depth of his contempt for the Fourth Republic . |
| 5 | His continued absence increases speculation that Arsenal 's David Seaman will step out of his shadow for the first time in 18 months against the Poles next week . |
| 6 | Faha Sanchita , defending , said that Uddin had 10 years of experience in the food business and had owned and run the Lalquila with his brother for the last five years without any hygiene problems . |
| 7 | Sean Dodds , for Kelly , said he was out with his girlfriend for the first time since the birth of their baby . |
| 8 | It may also have brought some families into his service for the first time , among them the Pulleys ( or Pullowes ) of Helmsley , whose head , Henry , was to be one of Richard 's yeomen after his accession . |
| 9 | It may also have brought some families into his service for the first time , among them the Pulleys ( or Pullowes ) of Helmsley , whose head , Henry , was to be one of Richard 's yeomen after his accession . |
| 10 | Now a doubt was creeping into his mind for the first time . |
| 11 | JULIO ANGUITA , the leader of the Spanish Communist Party , is looking for the thief in Madrid who smashed his windscreen and broke into his car for the third time . |
| 12 | There 's me been putting sugar in his Ovaltine for the last fifty years . |
| 13 | At Sussex University , he met Gail Rebuck , who would figure largely in his life for the next twenty years . |
| 14 | Yesterday publican John McKeague said that Mr McGarry had been drinking regularly in his bar for the last 20 years , but added that no one had ever asked about his movements . |
| 15 | Walking from the taxi to his apartment , Ross had felt the sting and throb in his face for the first time . |
| 16 | The old man , propped in his chair for the first time in over a month , laid a trembling hand on the babe 's head . |
| 17 | Last year she had come to his school for the first time , and every eye had turned to gape at her long red hair and golden earrings as she swept into the assembly-hall wearing one of her special dresses . |
| 18 | He scored 120 and 74 not out on his debut for the 2nd XI , against Kent at Chelmsford . |
| 19 | Just before he was due to pack his case , tidy the papers on his desk for the last time , and go home , Spittals was surprised to receive a call from the commander of the Squad , who asked the chief superintendent to call in before he went home . |
| 20 | Barry fits a visor on his colt for the first time in the Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup in a bid to cover all the angles . |
| 21 | He 'll be on duty for his country for the 86th time … and that 's one more than Chelsea defender Mal Donaghy , of the current batch our highest capped player . |
| 22 | He 'll be on duty for his country for the 86th time … and that 's one more than Chelsea defender Mal Donaghy , of the current batch our highest capped player . |
| 23 | Another Briton , Martin Brundle , driving a Ligier , finished fifth , collecting points for his team for the third time in four races , and Austrian Karl Wendlinger finished sixth in a Sauber . |
| 24 | She did n't know whether to smile back or not , and she wondered what that expression had meant , and what had been going through his head for the last few miles . |
| 25 | For more than half an hour Adam took Billie through his plan for the next stage of their self-initiated assignment . |
| 26 | Jake looked at his watch for the hundredth , maybe the five hundredth time . |
| 27 | It was not a risk he was likely to take , even if it meant him staying at his desk for the next twenty-four hours . |