Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] for a [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the Berlin Wall was built in 1961 and the first killings began , one might have expected these siren voices calling for a third way to fall silent . |
| 2 | Many enthusiasts came for a last look and as each week passed there was a little less of the Woodhead line to photograph . |
| 3 | Many bright ideas — and failed ideas looking for a second lease on life — are being put forward as ways of converting weapon-grade plutonium into a form too awkward for the weapon-minded to bother with . |
| 4 | The changes provided for a second poll to be held within 14 days of the first round of voting in the Federal Assembly if no candidate won at least 60 per cent of the vote . |
| 5 | Quaint Irish rules allow for a second bite of the £50,000 cherry , but there were no squawks from Melody 's English owners . |
| 6 | All of these students were full time or sandwich undergraduates aiming for a first degree and enrolled on a course of three or more years duration . |
| 7 | There are different ways to control for a third factor when investigating a relationship between two variables . |
| 8 | Patients were still taking omeprazole when they had the tests done for a second time . |
| 9 | And although England removed nightwatchman Morrison without fuss on the final morning , the draw looked odds-on as the tourists toiled for a third day in the field . |
| 10 | A very small minority of students remained for a fourth year and , having successfully negotiated a third year examination hurdle , were candidates for an unclassified B.Ed degree of the University of Birmingham , and carried with them our hopes for a future graduate profession . |
| 11 | Should they not be picked up , the paddlers made for a second rendezvous ( phase five ) further offshore or headed back to the beach to lie up for the following night , when the submarine would come to a different rendezvous . |
| 12 | What proportion of councils opt for a third system ? |