Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] for the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A study at the unit was carried out on 80 women under the age of 40 who were pregnant for the first time . |
| 2 | Today , classrooms were empty for the second day running . |
| 3 | ‘ What are you staring at , Squib ? ’ he said , almost angrily , conscious that his cheeks were warm for the third time that afternoon . |
| 4 | In 1933 the Nazis increased their number of seats on the Volkstag to 38 , and were present for the first time in sufficient numbers to have an effect on the business and workings of the chamber . |
| 5 | I released the crew that had had no food or rest all day and we were ready for the first watch next day . ’ |
| 6 | The genius of balancing a menu meant that even yet we were ready for the next course . |
| 7 | Friendship rapidly developed between Mrs Gould , who was pregnant for the seventh time , and Lady Franklin , who at 46 had no children and was delighted to entertain a young family . |
| 8 | Mary Rose was pregnant for the fourth time and not feeling too good . |
| 9 | That he 'd do that in the morning as a little part time job for 'em , and all he 'd do is erm , the Pool Manager , which is at Lock Gates , he know what ships come in the day before and he really know the man and then in the morning they 'd say well so and so ship has arrived but perhaps he might know it , then he 'd send , he 'd know what men to send and this , cos I , I used to get the latest information , they did n't worry him , they worried me about lates latest information and of course we knew what ships was due for the next day so we knew what allocation we wanted . |
| 10 | With the advent of the new technology of lasers and holography it was possible for the first time in history to build the ancient consciousness-raising symbols out of pure light . |
| 11 | Obviously the progress made in educational thinking just prior to 1973 , and in its interpretation , had been quite dramatic and the way was clear for the first time to develop long-term objectives for education . |
| 12 | Blake was content for the first time in days . |
| 13 | My period was late for the first time ever . |
| 14 | The Ecumenical Jury , which was present for the first time in 1989 , included members of the Russian Orthodox Church , OCIC , and Interfilm . |
| 15 | All was well for the next fortnight , then Jonathan phoned up to say that his infection had returned . |
| 16 | As the visitors pushed forward Ferguson was unlucky for the second time to have a effort cleared off the line , this time by Birney . |
| 17 | Eddie was airborne for the third time that day , returning his friends to Blackpool . |
| 18 | I liked it all , because I was lonely for the first time in my life , and an itinerant . |
| 19 | I was full for the first time in two weeks . |
| 20 | In 1989 , however , the University allocated the VanDyck Gallery in Park Row to the Collection and the following year , which by a happy coincidence marked its 40th anniversary , the Theatre Collection was able for the first time to mount an exhibition in its own Gallery . |
| 21 | He held his head defiantly lifted , as if he wished no man to see him in dejection ; somehow I felt the gesture very characteristic , and was able for the first time to recognize his arrogance . |
| 22 | The sliding glass panel was open for the first time ever . |
| 23 | A test position was certain for the First Test in Strasbourg until he suffered a knee injury and his goal was denied . |
| 24 | Indeed , Eid & Sollner-Web ( 15 ) found that 87 base pairs of homology was all that was necessary for the second crossover event of insertion into the T.brucei calmodulin gene locus , as long as there was an extensive region of homology ( 6-7 kb ) for the first crossover . |
| 25 | His financial position was secure for the first time , and for the last twenty years of his long life he was able to devote himself to his work of creating a Serbian literary language and bringing to the notice of his countrymen and the world the riches of the Serbian oral tradition . |
| 26 | Er and you , you , you provided yourself with the uniform before you came as a student nurse so that was alright for the first year , so you 'd no uniform to provide . |
| 27 | Lying there she was aware for the first time that night of Maggie above her and Rachel below her ; both , she imagined , sleeping sweetly , and again the grinding weight of compassion and guilt swept over her . |
| 28 | The area was quiet for the first time in six days ’ ( Knopf , 1975:257 ) . |
| 29 | About a week after Dawn first started ‘ rousing up ’ , I felt she was ready for the next stage of her training . |
| 30 | She was ready for the next stage of free flight ! |