Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pron] for [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 The Welshman kicked the ball away and referee Dangaard dismissed him for a second bookable offence .
2 As they began to climb the stairs , arms still wrapped around each other , Ronni asked herself for the hundredth time what she would do if he did .
3 It was in 1977 and ‘ 78 that McEvoy won this title before Ronan Rafferty beat him for the first ( and only ) time in nearly 30 matches for England .
4 Igor Stravinsky met him for the first time in this year , and recalled how shy he seemed .
5 In the car on the return journey , clutching the row of books like a concertina , Mungo thanked him for the third time , promising to pay him the moment they got home .
6 Bessie kissed me for the last time as I held tightly to her .
7 The Campbells were waiting to greet him in the hall , and Elizabeth saw him for the first time .
8 Val left him for the first time since they had set up house , and went briefly ‘ home ’ .
9 Leo asked her for the second time .
10 Max joined me for the last nine of my eighteen-months ' stint in Sun City .
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