Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the child does n't want to go for the first test or even the second test , it is their right . ’ |
| 2 | A woman who has recovered from a stroke or head injury may decide she would like to work for the first time , as part of the challenge of overcoming her illness . |
| 3 | I understand that you are holding the PAL masters for both parts , which we would like to use for the first run of this title , to get a better quality duplication . |
| 4 | It means , do n't keep wishing for the next day , or the next week , or month , or year , or your life goes too fast . |
| 5 | Now back at Jan Smuts Airport , X-Ray Foxtrot may well have flown for the second time in civvies by the time these words are read . |
| 6 | I shall just have to wait for the next Guinness Book of Records for the answer . |
| 7 | After all , if you had asked him , Boy would probably have said for the first time in his life , yes , thank you I am very happy . |
| 8 | As George Male points out : ‘ It was done to foil any over-confidence we may have had for the next game , for he knew the opposition would go all out against us after our big win . |
| 9 | Less than a week ago , he said that this congress would strip the party of its ideology and change its name , but it now looks likely that he will have to settle for the second half of the forecast . |
| 10 | I still did n't realise what the trouble might be , although I dare say the germ of cancer may have nestled for the first time in my mind . |
| 11 | ‘ When Limpar has a poor game for Sweden , he knows he will get picked for the next match so it does not affect him . |
| 12 | But while he hesitates over Barnes , he has already confirmed that 25-goal Wright will start and bid to score for the first time in eight caps . |