Example sentences of "[noun pl] for the [num ord] successive " in BNC.
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| 1 | The world champion , who trails in fifth place in the driver 's championship with only four points , incurred the wrath on Sunday of German newcomer Michael Schumacher , who finished third behind the two Williams drivers for the second successive race . |
| 2 | ENGLAND 's Mark Foster wrote his name in the record books for the second successive day when he set a European short-course 50 metres freestyle record at a World Cup meeting in Gelsenkirchen , Germany , yesterday . |
| 3 | ROBERT OWEN , a largely unconsidered left-hander from Avon , became a surprise semi-finalist in the British National Championships for the second successive year at Newcastle yesterday . |
| 4 | And his perfect ending would be for Villa to become the first winners of the Premier League and break United 's hearts for the second successive season in a title run-in . |
| 5 | In April the Environmental Secretary Michael Howard announced that businesses facing higher rate bills as a result of the introduction of the UBR in 1990 would have their rate increases frozen in real terms for the second successive year . |
| 6 | The poll discloses a decline in selling prices for the second successive quarter , indicating that inflation is expected to fall . |
| 7 | Also through to the quarter-finals for the fifth successive year is England 's Gary Smith who beat Jeff Rabkin 7-6 7-4 7-3 . |
| 8 | Dunvant6 Swansea14 SWANSEA reached the Schweppes Cup semi-finals for the third successive season and the 10th time in all as they battled home against their Second Division League neighbours . |
| 9 | Swansea , the Heineken League leaders , were restricted to only two tries in their 14–6 win over Dunvant to reach the semi-finals for the third successive season . |
| 10 | Is not that the way for us to gain increasing shares of world markets for the fourth successive year , in contrast with the strike-torn , tax-weary years of decline under Labour ? |
| 11 | Anglers Choice starlet Graham Metcalfe topped the proceedings for the second successive week and set a new five-hour best of 16–8–0 . |
| 12 | Bruce Maidment has won one of the major Thames races for the ninth successive year . |
| 13 | This year 's evening revision course programme in London was held in association with Northwick Educational and Training Services for the fourth successive year . |