Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] for the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In one area houses were flooded for the second time in six weeks , and residents are demanding the council take action to provide adequate drainage . |
| 32 | Fakrid 's heavy eyelids were closing for the last time . |
| 33 | When the words were spoken for the third time , however , the divorce was irrevocable . |
| 34 | Targets for reducing the death toll from heart disease , cancer and other illnesses were set for the first time last year , yet little has happened since then , the British Medical Association said yesterday . |
| 35 | With this achieved and with Rodrigo again in command of Valencia , the cards were dealt for the last hand between the Champion of Spain and the wily Moorish Emir . |
| 36 | More than 500,000 people were voting for the first time . |
| 37 | Ranks were restored in the People 's Liberation Army as from Oct. 1 , 1988 , and 17 generals were appointed for the first time in 23 years [ for adoption by NPC in July 1988 of regulations re-introducing military ranks see p. 36104 ] . |
| 38 | Michelle , Valerie and June were jumping for the first time , but Kay had two charity parachute jumps under her belt already . |
| 39 | Naturally most of the boys opted for ‘ the strip ’ and each time the innuendo was made the girls pretended it was terribly witty and original , If a little naughty , just as they did when they were asked for the twentieth time if perhaps they might be the prize . |
| 40 | The lights were dimmed for the next act , and a roll of drums announced two gorgeous showgirls , who were picked out by spotlights . |
| 41 | Finally , the punitive powers of the ‘ Kleisthenic ’ council of 500 were defined for the first time . |
| 42 | On March 28 such flights were resumed for the first time since the outbreak of war in the Gulf . |
| 43 | In Trinidad , West Indies were without Richards and were led for the first time by Desmond Haynes . |
| 44 | Howell rose to the occasion and during the following nine years Bowdoin was transformed : among other changes , women were admitted for the first time , and hitherto neglected subjects like Afro-American studies added to the curriculum . |
| 45 | Ironically , David Guest 's victory came on the day that television cameras were allowed for the first time to record proceedings in a Scottish court . |
| 46 | The wisdom of the Northern Ireland Branch of introducing a Grade 4B a few years ago , is paying off now , when this grade attracted an entry of 21 bands , some of which were playing for the first time . |
| 47 | Belt loops were specified for the first time , and the khaki trousers were not to bear branch-coloured leg stripes . |
| 48 | The opening piece , Respighi 's symphonic poem Fountains of Rome , was subtly characterised and sensuously played , but the real fireworks were reserved for the second half of the concert . |
| 49 | By 1942 , when family allowances were debated for the first tune in Parliament , the principle had acquired supporters of most shades of political opinion . |
| 50 | Parts of the contents of the manual only came to light as a result of criminal trials following an incident at Orgreave during the strike , at which some of the techniques were implemented for the first time . |
| 51 | Details of the membership of the new " Provisional Free Kuwait Government " ( PFKG ) were released for the first time on Aug. 4 . |
| 52 | You made sure those words were learnt for the next day . |
| 53 | Roux 's results were published for the first time in 1888 : three years later I tried to repeat this fundamental experiment on another subject and by a somewhat different method , It was known from the cytological researches of the brothers Hertwig and Boveri that the eggs of the common sea urchin are able to stand well all sorts of rough treatment , and that , in particular , when broken into pieces by shaking their fragments , will survive and continue to cleave . |
| 54 | In 1853 his whole collected works were published for the first time with an introduction in which the editor , George Offor , hailed them as a weapon in the struggle against ‘ the mighty efforts ’ which were then being made ‘ to enthral the country in the Satanic yoke of popery or its dark ill-shapen brother Puseyism ’ . |
| 55 | In the next annual , all first-class scores were published for the first time ; in 1867 the convention began of including the births and deaths of cricketers ; and in 1870 descriptions of matches were contained in the almanack . |
| 56 | The 58th British Services International Alpine Ski Championships were held for the second year running in Megève . |
| 57 | Popular elections for the executive President , who serves for a maximum of two consecutive five-year terms , were held for the first time in December 1990 . |
| 58 | Following political reforms in May 1990 which abolished the leading role of the MPRP , multiparty elections were held for the first time in July 1990 , to the Little and Great Hurals , and to local Hurals in the 18 provinces and three municipalities [ see pp. 37609-10 ; p. 37656 ] . |
| 59 | Continuing a process of democratization which began with the election of all 950 members for the Tirupati plenum by the party 's rank and file , elections were held for the first time in more than 20 years for party posts including the 10 elective posts in the party 's most senior decision-making body , the Congress working committee ( CWC ) . |
| 60 | The GRC or " Team MPs " were returned for the first time by the 1988 general election to ensure continued minority representation . |