Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [verb] for [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jasbir Singh was stopped for the second time in two days driving his blue Ford Escort van . |
| 2 | It became the permanent home of the German race with the exception of 1959 when the race was staged at Avus , and 1970 when Hockenheim was used for the first time . |
| 3 | The standard rate of SSP is frozen for the second successive year at £52.50 a week . |
| 4 | Swedish certainties David Platt and Paul Parker return after missing the win over France , while John Barnes is included for the first time this season . |
| 5 | The Democratic Labour Party ( DLP ) government of Prime Minister Erskine Sandiford was returned for a second five-year term at a general election on Jan. 22 . |
| 6 | St Servatius church in Maastricht was restored for the first time in AD 725 . |
| 7 | Encounters with Donald were documented for the next 6 years , during which time he travelled on a southward odyssey along some 480 km ( 300 miles ) of British coastline , from the Isle of Man to Wales and then to Cornwall , stopping off in small harbours , boat havens and coves along the way to socialise . |
| 8 | A Christmas tree was put up in Moscow 's Red Square for the first time , and on Christmas Eve the bells of St Basil 's Cathedral in Red Square were rung for the first time since 1917 . |
| 9 | That 's the problem … you see , Dieter 's enrolled for a third week and … |
| 10 | Lester was producing for the first time , after his experience with A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum . |
| 11 | Haygarth Jackson was reappointed for a second term as chairman of Publications and Information Board . |
| 12 | The allegations broke on Tuesday as Jackson was preparing for the first of two concerts in Bangkok , the first stop in the Asian swing of his Dangerous world tour . |
| 13 | Ben Gill was re-elected for a second year as deputy , and Tony Pexton for a second year as vice-president . |
| 14 | McKenzie was fighting for the first time since losing his IBF title to Ulster 's Dave McAuley . |
| 15 | This time an overseas crew from South Africa is competing for the first time . |
| 16 | At the summit the United Kingdom was represented for the first time by John Major , who had replaced Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister on Nov. 28 [ see pp. 37839-40 ] . |
| 17 | Soccer : Border League Wormingford FC are looking for a first team manager for next season . |
| 18 | Thoughts of acquiring a complete rake of steam-compatible Mk 1s from BR were aired for the first time in 1977 . |
| 19 | RONNIE O'Sullivan was beaten for the first time in 25 snooker matches last night — Dave Finbow thrashed him 5-0 in the Dubai Classic . |
| 20 | 1839 Henley Regatta was held for the first time . |
| 21 | When a number of us here did a study of the 1984 Chesterfield by-election , where Tony Benn was standing for the first time , and asked constituents themselves what they felt about the broadcast coverage , they repeatedly used the word ‘ bias ’ to describe it . |
| 22 | Of the elite , only hurdler Colin Jackson and 200 metres man John Regis are entered for the first championships to be staged in Birmingham 's new National Indoor Arena since the move from nearby Cosford . |
| 23 | Bob is writing for a third ( ! ) attempt on his prostate gland , but seems to have got caught out by overspending on the part of the hospital involved , which has caused a delay in non-urgent ops . |
| 24 | Guildford skatepark was demolished and as a result Farnborough was noticed for the first time outside the immediate area . |
| 25 | On Sept. 15 the border between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia was opened for the first time since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2 . |
| 26 | ELABORATE last-ditch attempts to save a town from lava flowing from Sicily 's Mount Etna were postponed for a second day yesterday because of poor weather . |
| 27 | The full release of Data Connection 's SNAP-APPN is set for the second quarter of the year . |
| 28 | The launch of the space shuttle Columbia was delayed for the third time since May following the discovery of a fuel leak near its engines . |
| 29 | Charles was left for the first time to conduct his own strategy in Aquitaine , no doubt with Judith to help him . |
| 30 | Home ownership in America is falling for the first time since the Depression , just as the savings-and-loan collapse has made the government the largest single owner of property after foreclosing on bankrupt thrifts . |