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

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1 On the same day that Scott was appointed architect for the new India Office , 1st January , 1859 , came the opening of the controversy which was for the next thirty months to dominate the campaign to rebuild the Foreign Office .
2 At least — ’ she gave a rueful laugh ‘ — she was for the first twelve years of her life .
3 Well it was for the next two years .
4 Again the warning is vital as it was for the last two techniques .
5 When the king had died peacefully in bed in 1968 he had been left exactly as he was for the first six months to make sure he was n't simply astral-travelling .
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