Example sentences of "[noun pl] for the third " in BNC.
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| 1 | MacRae dismissed his case notes for the third stage as ‘ rubbish ’ . |
| 2 | I retire to the toilets for the third time in the space of ten minutes . |
| 3 | I am afraid I could only manage part of the meal and I cut out the second and third courses completely , and only had gravy and vegetables for the third , but most people at my table went right through the menu ! |
| 4 | CHILD star Macauley Culkin 's Home Alone 2 : Lost In New York has topped US box office takings for the third week in a row , earning Pounds 8 million . |
| 5 | Research grants worth £420million have been announced by the EC , revealing its plans for the third set of Esprit projects . |
| 6 | The cuts are despite what it says will be record turnover and unit shipments for the third quarter just ended , and operating profits for the quarter ‘ comfortably above ’ 1992 third quarter levels . |
| 7 | It was rebuilt in the 19th century as an extravagant and idealized vision of the Middle Ages for the third Marquis of the Bute by the architect William Burges . |
| 8 | Churt hit five goals for the third week running in the Surrey Intermediate Premier Division Two . |
| 9 | THE smart navy uniform of the Alresford Quadrilateral Division of St. John Ambulance were exchanged last Saturday for clown costumes and brilliant wigs for the third annual bed-push to raise funds . |
| 10 | P&O EUROPEAN FERRIES ( Portsmouth ) are acting as Principal Sponsor of the Chichester Festivities for the third year running . |
| 11 | At many Clubs , HCI offers reductions for the third person sharing a room with two full fare paying passengers . |
| 12 | Celebrations for the third anniversary of the 1989 revolution are continuing . |
| 13 | To keep market share , IBM has just cut prices on its PCs for the third time this year . |
| 14 | Hall fire : A Huyton community centre has been attacked by arsonists for the third time in a month . |
| 15 | You do n't want to be the one who tells your boss that er a production line has broken down again or y'know that they 've failed to meet their sales targets for the third month running , whatever it is , okay ? |
| 16 | She 's won the womens ' championships for the third year running . |
| 17 | IBM , which had revenues of $60bn and profits of $6bn last year , shook Wall Street last week by warning that earnings forecasts for the third quarter and for the whole year would fall significantly below expectations . |
| 18 | And I wonder if you feel that er if you have three television sets , then you should pay twenty pounds for the second and another twenty pounds for the third . |
| 19 | Yes I just want to explain very quickly for people who do n't know what we 're talking about , Leslie , because a lot of people join us by the minute , er , MPs on the Commons ' Heritage Committee , have said , they think it 's a very good idea , that if you have more than one telly , you should pay twenty pounds for the second one , and who knows , twenty pounds for the third , and twenty pounds extra for the fourth . |
| 20 | Despite fall in first quarter profits ( see page five ) , Advanced Micro Devices Inc says it is hopeful that it will have record earnings for the third consecutive year : sales of Flash memories increased by more than 50% over the December quarter , while unit shipments of Am386 microprocessors was another record . |
| 21 | Those of Canon John 's professional musical friends who took part in the concert came from far and wide and gave their services as a gift to him in gratitude for being the leading light in all the musical ventures for the Third World while he was parish priest of St Joseph 's , Sale . |
| 22 | Previously , on Oct. 9 , 1989 , the Reserve Bank of South Africa ( central bank ) had raised interest rates for the third time that year by 1 per cent to 18 per cent to protect the capital account of the balance of payments . |
| 23 | PILKINGTON , the world 's biggest glass manufacturer has seen a dramatic slide in profits for the third year running . |
| 24 | The county 's cross country runners have become English schools champions for the third year running , an all-girl crew at St Leonard 's Comprehensive won national acclaim for rowing and gymnasts from Deerness School have represented the UK in international events . |
| 25 | They need either to win by more than 50 points or rely on Darlington RA beating Bishop Auckland if they are to pip Bishops for the third promotion place from Durham and Northumberland Division One . |
| 26 | Bibb atoned for his error at the start of the second half , when after Castleford lost the ball in front of their own posts he pounced quickly and beat three tacklers for the third Rovers ' try , Knapper adding his first goal . |
| 27 | Meanwhile , IBM Corp shares plunged $5.50 to $72.50 on the day the company reported a stunning net loss after charges for the third quarter of $2,778m last week and scepticism rose over the prompt promise in the analysts ' call after the announcement that the dividend is safe . |
| 28 | Howell , Labour MP for Small Heath , claimed that violence at the weekend was caused by groups of Birmingham City followers — totalling at least 300 - arriving in Blackpool without tickets for the Third Division match . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |