Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adj] for the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ But you 've taken me so deep I feel as though I 'm complete for the first time .
2 so I 'm stuck for the next three weeks and half a week because I , you know I get the , August bank holiday I get two days , saying that they 're probably going up to Grans for a week in the holidays er sometime to stay with her particularly with her being on her own as well this year
3 ‘ The whole experience has been a lot of fun and the crew have been fantastic , especially in the very beginning because I was nervous for the first few days .
4 I was nervous for the first few missions — but once you 'd done it you could cope .
5 Well the thing is , I got caught once before in the other place when I went to Manor of the Groves where I tried to book out erm and found I was late for the first erm
6 Last year I was fifteen for the third time round .
7 I was fine for the first few pages .
8 I liked it all , because I was lonely for the first time in my life , and an itinerant .
9 I was full for the first time in two weeks .
10 In these 239 murals , covering a surface of 1,585 square metres , there are traces of many influences making up a popular and forceful imagery : ‘ The codices , pre-conquest sculpture , popular art , the study of living people , the colour of nature as well as the paintings of the misnamed Italian Primitives , together with the modern artistic tendencies to which Rivera himself had contributed during his stay in France , all went to form his own peculiar style , which is apparent for the first time in these frescoes . ’
11 Er , the this generator er ran into some development difficulties er a while ago and er Eurofighter chose , say I say , a a standby or an alternative generator which is suitable for the first three prototypes and er again the cost of that particular delay will fall to industry .
12 Perhaps a million or more Americans now make their own brew , which is tax-free for the first 200 gallons a year .
13 The Ecumenical Jury , which was present for the first time in 1989 , included members of the Russian Orthodox Church , OCIC , and Interfilm .
14 and that was for that , then I had a letter back to say that we were having , there was too much money coming in a week for me to draw unemployment and then they , then a few days later I had this double page letter a big one that says you are entitled to no prescription help , X amount of pounds after erm eighty pounds per glasses you are responsible for the first eighty pound , we say that you can afford to pay that , so much on your teeth , if you 're visiting somebody in prison then you exceed a certain amount of mileage you can only get it if you exceed more than twenty five pound incurring , then I thought oh blow it , forget it , and I never done it , that all come to then , that 's why I wanted a ten of your wage , wage slips you remember now ?
15 The large bay and steady winds make this centre ideal for practising at your own pace , with our staff ready to assist when you 're ready for the next step .
16 A study at the unit was carried out on 80 women under the age of 40 who were pregnant for the first time .
17 She 's married for the second time .
18 She 's married for the eighth time is n't she ?
19 She was asleep — there was a little island of light over her bed in the side-room of the empty ward — and someone said in a professional whisper , ‘ Do you think she 's ready for the next stage ? ’
20 She is married for the second time to a man 15 years her junior .
21 Lying there she was aware for the first time that night of Maggie above her and Rachel below her ; both , she imagined , sleeping sweetly , and again the grinding weight of compassion and guilt swept over her .
22 About a week after Dawn first started ‘ rousing up ’ , I felt she was ready for the next stage of her training .
23 She was ready for the next stage of free flight !
24 Friendship rapidly developed between Mrs Gould , who was pregnant for the seventh time , and Lady Franklin , who at 46 had no children and was delighted to entertain a young family .
25 Mia Bardolet , who was responsible for the first ever victory of Ford 's Escort Cosworth , found himself without a contract this year and Opel snapped him up .
26 We are ready for the next step in the argument : genes in one organism can have extended phenotypic effects on the body of another organism .
27 I released the crew that had had no food or rest all day and we were ready for the first watch next day . ’
28 The genius of balancing a menu meant that even yet we were ready for the next course .
29 It 's five for the next five years .
30 When the garment is done , simply rinse the ink off the perspex and it 's ready for the next time .
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