Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [noun] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | , a delightful person , was my guardian angel for the first ten days of the tour , and was also good enough to rearrange my return journey from Hyderabad , so that I could get back in London in time for an appointment on 29 November . |
| 2 | ‘ Expanding Emporio is the most important aspect of my business plan for the next five years , ’ says the maestro , confidently plotting his way to a bright future as less resilient designers wring their hands or close shop . |
| 3 | ‘ Honestly God , if you had seen my performance reports for the last forty years you would not be offering me this position . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm lucky enough to have a diary full of opera engagements , and my recording schedule for the next couple of years is particularly exciting : Così with Mehta [ See our interview in the next issue ! — Ed. ] , a disc of Mozart arias , and a Magic Flute ( all for Sony ) , a Don Carlos with Levine , a Verdi Requiem , all the Schubert Masses , a Verdi recital , some Russian bass/baritone duets , and a recital of Mussorgsky and Rachmaninov songs with Alexis Weissenberg ! ’ |
| 5 | Used my travel alarm for the first time having been appointed ‘ waker up ’ for breakfast — not a success as I had forgotten to resent for French time ( one hour ahead ) — many comments about my parentage . |
| 6 | The ambitious plans were revealed when the company threw open the doors of its showpiece development for the first time yesterday . |
| 7 | AMATEUR drama lovers have vowed the show will go on despite being bombed out of the venue for their drama finals for the second time in two days . |
| 8 | The Santa Cruz Operation Inc is sidling up even closer to Compaq Computer Corp , following the signing of a worldwide OEM agreement which will see Compaq putting all SCO products through its marketing channels for the first time . |
| 9 | Although the majority of these barbarians moved on to Spain in 409 , some stayed behind : there were Alans active in Gaul under their leader Goar for the next thirty years ; they were to be settled in Gallia Ulterior , that is on land to the north of the Loire , in the 440s . |
| 10 | Most operators see this as an accounting nicety , but it would seem that BT is taking the directive much further , using it as the basis for building its business strategy for the next millennium . |
| 11 | Adoption of Motif application programming interface specifications by X/Open Co Ltd offers a politically acceptable means for Sun Microsystems Inc to offer Motif products on its price list for the first time : its SunSoft Inc subsidiary plans to market Santa Cruz Operation Inc-owned IXI Ltd 's Motif toolkit under a deal already signed and due to be revealed soon ; subsequently SunSoft will offer a combined ‘ MoLook ’ -type COSE toolkit in first half 1994 . |
| 12 | Adoption of Motif application programming interface specifications by X/Open Co Ltd offers a politically acceptable means for Sun to offer Motif products on its price list for the first time . |
| 13 | The classroom practice will be taken care of in a series of group observation and teaching visits and will be supplemented by their school attachments for the last four or five weeks of the term . |
| 14 | My low fat eating programme , detailed in my Hip and Thigh Diet books , has helped hundreds of thousands of overweight men and women to lose weight and inches from their problem areas for the first time in their lives ! |
| 15 | Omi sat quietly crocheting , Erika conscientiously worked on her sightseeing list for the next morning , writing out appropriate comments from the official guide to the city , Herr Nordern , guilt-free , smoked and drank brandy and Frau Nordern sat by him , having a drink , too , wondering whether she might have a cigarette — but deciding not to , preferring to keep that secret to herself . |
| 16 | At eleven forty-five , Laura Maingay switched off her cassette dictaphone for the last time and ran it back to the beginning . |
| 17 | Damage to the joint and tendons was more severe than expected , but the 26-year-old from Hull still hopes to compete in January 's Commonwealth Games , which feature judo for the first time . |
| 18 | However , the foundation needs to raise £1.8m. to pay for the specially designed building and its running costs for the first year . |
| 19 | Since then campaign organiser Ann Robarts and her team have raised more than £100,000 towards the building 's £1m construction costs and the £650,000 which will be needed to cover its running costs for the first year . |
| 20 | CHART newcomer Tasmin Archer fears she may never get her licence after failing her driving test for the third time . |
| 21 | Amy brought the complete outfit , including Lycra shorts — also her own design — to a photographic studio and saw her design move for the first time . |
| 22 | MacRae dismissed his case notes for the third stage as ‘ rubbish ’ . |
| 23 | AFTER 21 years service has covered his drawing board for the last time to take up the more leisurely pursuits of photography and walking in his retirement . |
| 24 | AFTER more than 31 years working for , electrical engineer has packed away his drawing board for the last time and started his retirement . |
| 25 | Shift work could also make attendance at ATB courses difficult though in one case a part-time farmer had given his local organiser a copy of his shift programme for the next six months ! |
| 26 | Ecstatic too when he sees his baby daughter for the first time . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ You 're in early again this morning , ’ he said as Endill collected his climbing equipment for the fifteenth time that week . |
| 28 | Although the first two rounds of this year 's Davis Cup , one week after the Australian Open and then a week after Lipton , made it possible for him to fit them into his tournament programme for the first three months of the year when his number one ranking was under such threat , he says , ‘ The Davis Cup is certainly one of my priorities now . ’ |
| 29 | China 's fury was prompted by Mr Patten 's decision last Friday to go ahead and publish proposed legislation on his democracy proposals for the next elections in 1995 . |
| 30 | Today 's move means though that he German discount rate is below our base rate for the first time in a year . |