Example sentences of "[vb pp] for the [num ord] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The twenty-five dealers specialising in drawings and paintings are joined for the first time by Colnaghi who opened a small Paris branch in May and are keeping their exhibits a closely guarded secret . |
| 32 | Representatives of the United Kingdom and Argentine governments were joined for the first time by a Falklands official in talks on fishing controls held in the Argentinian capital , Buenos Aires , in May 1991 . |
| 33 | Waterloo Boy , placed for the third year in succession , was three-and-a-half lengths adrift in third , and it is highly unlikely that he can reverse the form . |
| 34 | Waterloo Boy , placed for the third year in succession , was 3 lengths adrift in third . |
| 35 | Both awards were won for the second year in succession . |
| 36 | North-East champion Brian Rushworth finished a best-ever 11th in the senior men 's race , which was won for the second time by Commonwealth Games 10,000 metres gold medallist Eamonn Martin , of Basildon . |
| 37 | The local club , Cremonese , won for the first time since gaining promotion - and their victims were the European Cup holders , Milan . |
| 38 | The Prix de l'Avenir — Marne la Vallée , worth F30,000 was won for the first time by kayak paddler Bernard Bregeon . |
| 39 | A crowd of over 20,000 is expected for the third game of the Springboks ' four-match visit to England and North officials have begun negotiations with Leeds City Council to use Leeds United 's ground . |
| 40 | Mr Clarke said last night that the pay of five million workers , ranging from teachers to nurses and civil servants , would be curbed for the second year in a row . |
| 41 | The Bath back row replaces England 's most capped No 8 Dean Richards , dropped for the second time in 12 months . |
| 42 | But he has to go some to outshine Dean Richards , dropped for the second time in a year . |
| 43 | CAR crime on Merseyside has dropped for the first time in three years but the rate is still one offence every 20 minutes . |
| 44 | CAR crime on Merseyside has dropped for the first time in three years but there is still one offence every 20 minutes . |
| 45 | COT deaths in England and Wales have dropped for the third year in succession . |
| 46 | There are so many towns to be seen , and each must be — or ought to be — approached for the first time on foot : certainly all the smaller towns . |
| 47 | Giant Eachus , blamed for the second goal in Cyprus which sent Bangor crashing out of Europe in midweek , gifted Glenavon two goals yesterday and is clearly suffering a crisis of confidence . |
| 48 | Giant Eachus , blamed for the second goal in Cyprus which sent Bangor crashing out of Europe in midweek , gifted Glenavon two goals yesterday and is clearly suffering a crisis of confidence . |
| 49 | Some low-paid groups , such as agricultural workers , succeeded for the first time in establishing permanent unions although they remained relatively low-paid up to and beyond 1914 . |
| 50 | Had they succeeded for the first time in outstripping the rumours of their coming ? |
| 51 | 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 . |
| 52 | He raised the mug to his lips and sipped the hot sugary tea , remembering the day when he had sat for the first time in Mr Corcoran 's office . |
| 53 | It is not that the question of the ordination of women is being considered for the first time in our day ! |
| 54 | Please note the extremely sensitive blocks currently being considered for the next round of licences ( see the map ) . |
| 55 | But child benefit is to be frozen for the first time in two years . |
| 56 | The Education Act of 1944 , for example , led to the majority of rural school children being educated for the first time outside their own village after the age of eleven . |
| 57 | Fighting was reported for the first time in the east Bosnian towns of Visegrad and Foca , near the Serbian border . |
| 58 | The IAC reported for the last time in January this year and , under the terms of the 1990 continuation order , the 1987 Act is due to expire on 31 March 1992 . |
| 59 | Turnover was down 50% from the $47.3m reported for the fourth quarter to December 31 , with product revenue down 24% from a year ago at $27.8m , and technology revenue dwindled to just $2.5m from $16.2m a year ago . |
| 60 | JANSHER KHAN narrowly avoided a ban but was fined for the second time in six weeks by the International Squash Players Association yesterday — and lost ranking points which may cost him his world No.1 spot . |