Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] for [art] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the celebration , soldiers of his Army had been forbidden to shave for the last month so that their faced would more nearly represent those of warriors of old . |
| 2 | If Lamb 's sacking does not come as a major shock then Gower 's latest axing is mind-blowingly baffling following his much trumpeted recall for the third Cornhill Test match at Old Trafford . |
| 3 | Show how the " translate and test " instruction described on page 117 can be used to search for the first comma . |
| 4 | Only think of all my anxiety , the fears and sorrows I have had to endure for the last fortnight … |
| 5 | With job production , losing an order is not quite so critical because , providing the firm is being correctly represented , it should be invited to quote for the next order and perhaps be successful then . |
| 6 | The former Rangers striker has been recalled to the squad to face in-form Chelsea in the Coca-Cola Cup tonight and is set to appear for the first time in two months . |
| 7 | THREE appeal court judges were asked to rule for the first time yesterday that parents could sue doctors for negligence over the loss of a child though the fatal injuries had been suffered before birth . |
| 8 | Boss Alex Ferguson may now gamble on his veteran as United prepare for the second leg of this UEFA Cup tie with the scores at 0-0 . |
| 9 | Priests were allowed to vote for the first time since the 1920s , due to the repeal of anti-clerical legislation in January [ see p. 38758 ] . |
| 10 | Launching International Literacy Year 1990 , UNESCO Director General said that the absolute number of illiterates had begun to decline for the first time in history . |
| 11 | Joseph 's melancholy had begun to evaporate for the first time since leaving the hunting camp as the goateed mandarin , walking ponderously beside him in ceremonial boots , reeled off the mystical-sounding names of the shimmering buildings : the Can-Chanh , the Great Mansion the Palace of the Spirits of the Six Emperors … the Temple of Generations … the Halls of the Splendours and the Moon and the Glory of the Sun — and most mysterious of all to his young impressionable mind , the guarded heart of the citadel , the Tu Cam Thanh , the Purple Forbidden City named after the Purple or Pole Star , the symbolic ruler of the heavens . |
| 12 | Hulme did n't get his weekend , and was ordered to train for a third team match the following Wednesday . |