Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] for the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trident sub goes down for the first time |
| 2 | But it is not a model that holds up for the twentieth century , when liberalization of the divorce law was not a matter of last resort but was rather always proposed as a means of strengthening the institution of marriage ( by permitting those ‘ living in sin ’ to remarry ) ; when opinion shifted with dramatic speed , for example between the conservative recommendations of the 1956 Royal Commission on Divorce and the endorsement of profound liberalization given a mere ten years later by both the Law Commission and the Church of England ; and when the change in views of key institutions such as the Church of England were as important as those of lawyers . |
| 3 | KEVIN COOMBS Norman Lamont arrives yesterday for the first meeting of the Cabinet since the Budget |
| 4 | In a letter to The Scotsman , Dr Peter Sanders , the commission 's chief executive , confirms publicly for the first time that the report ‘ reveals distorted representation of children from ethnic minorities living in Glasgow , in special educational needs categories ’ . |
| 5 | The golf course is where Nigel Mansell cools down for the next race … and that next race is Silverstone and the British Grand Prix … forget Monaco and Monza … for our Nigel British is still the best … |
| 6 | The additional list of tempos by Czerny for Mozart quartets and quintets in table 1 , which appears here for the first time , also shows a similarly wide range of minuet tempos , from slow to fast ( for quartets and quintets , dotted minim = 44–84 ; together with the list of tempos by Czerny and Hummel for the Mozart symphonies , dotted minim = 42–88 see table 2 of my 1988 Early music article ) . |
| 7 | Before he sets off for the next stage , he 's sharing his seafaring experiences . |
| 8 | A HUMID evening in Boston early last summer ; afternoon rain has cleared , and at Fenway Park the lead-off batter for the visiting Baltimore Orioles steps up for the first pitch from the Red Sox . |
| 9 | This document sets out for the first time an integrated policy and management system , with the emphasis on continuous improvement . |
| 10 | It brings together for the first time 24 internationally produced and acclaimed animations , displaying a vast array of styles and experimentation . |