Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The curriculum laid down for the first time what pupils should learn in 10 subjects . |
| 2 | Maloney said : ‘ If we have to fight Tucker we will , but I 've got Alex Stewart lined up for the first defence . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Piece of cake , ’ Nails agreed as they lined up for the first time on the pool edge . |
| 4 | I remember he laughed and I noticed properly for the first time what a lovely blue his eyes were and a little thrill went through me . |
| 5 | Sterland came on for the last half-hour of this week 's 3-0 reserve team win over Manchester City at Maine Road , and yesterday declared : ‘ It went brilliantly . |
| 6 | As the curtain came down for the fourth time the ‘ helpers ’ all gave a huge sigh and reverted back to responsible adults ! |
| 7 | It was on this trip that a remarkable partnership came together for the first time . |
| 8 | Four of the five protagonists of this story — Greco-Macedonians , Romans , Jews and Celts — came together for the first time in the Hellenistic period . |
| 9 | When she came in for the second time her throat was like looking at a plate full of strawberries and cream — red enlarged tonsils with a coating of puss . |
| 10 | ‘ Greed came in for the first time . |
| 11 | The next report came in for the 3rd goal , and again said ‘ Leeds are beginning to get back into the match , but Norwich have scored a 3rd ’ … all other reports/comments just mention the goals . |
| 12 | Susan came downstairs for the first time on Christmas Eve , and was genuinely delighted to see how pretty Breeze had made the sombre old dining-room . |
| 13 | Treleaven strolled out for the first play-off hole , the par-four 10th , and saw off all opposition with a birdie three on the second most difficult hole on the course . |
| 14 | Bordon came out for the second half in determined mood and soon Wilson made up for a number of misses by flicking in the third goal . |
| 15 | At about this time , the BBC offered him a World Service job based in London and , at the age of 30 , he came here for the first time . |
| 16 | So we came about for the last time , since we were now south of the entrance , and motorsailed north , a little further off , to give the rock a good clearance . |
| 17 | She came across for the first time today , I was out egg yard getting some eggs |
| 18 | And another good old word is the crome , now er that was one I came across for the first time when I came into Suffolk , the crome . |
| 19 | The 12 governors met yesterday for the third time in a week at Bush House , in London . |
| 20 | The research by Yorkshire TV paid off last Sunday when 18 million tuned in for the first episode of A Touch of Frost . |
| 21 | On Oct. 25-27 the African National Congress ( ANC ) and the Pan-Africanist Congress ( PAC — which had split from the ANC in 1959 — see p. 17449 ) , acted together for the first time since 1960 to become part of the Patriotic Front , an initiative launched to create a united front in negotiations with the Pretoria government . |
| 22 | It was The Association of Women Artists and Friends of Art in Berlin , an association of women artists , who banded together for the first time on 13 January , 1867 , to overcome some of the structural obstacles to women artists . |
| 23 | ‘ I informed everyone in local league cricket , including 21 clubs of Asian boys , but only three turned up for the first week . |
| 24 | He was also afraid that when he turned up for the next practice , Amber and Jeopardy 's argument would be resolved , and he would no longer be required . |
| 25 | Late in March Mahmoud showed up for the first time since the Yanks had moved out . |
| 26 | At a press conference held on April 30 Lee acknowledged officially for the first time the existence of a CCP-led government in Beijing . |
| 27 | Cal turned round for the first time and stared at Vern . |
| 28 | The Chief of Staff of the Air Force , Vice-Marshal Momtazuddin Ahmed , confirmed publicly for the first time on May 10 the claim made eight days earlier by the head of the opposition Awami League Sheikh Hasina Wajed that there had been extensive damage to the country 's small fleet of aircraft . |
| 29 | Last week he walked upstairs for the first time in three years and just burst into tears . |
| 30 | To all of them , Fry is Barnet , and without him there , few will have good reason to stay at Underhill , particularly as they alleged publicly for the first time yesterday that chairman Stan Flashman had physically threatened them . |