Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Filled for the first time in twenty years , Lake Eyre became a rich source of food , attracting tens of thousands of birds whose closest usual breeding area is five hundred miles to the south . |
| 2 | Eight months earlier he made an abortive attempt for the title , then held by the Frenchman Franck Nicotra , only to be stopped for the first time in his professional career . |
| 3 | Jasbir Singh was stopped for the second time in two days driving his blue Ford Escort van . |
| 4 | The prizewinner was presented with a cup , which had been given for the first time in 1987 . |
| 5 | IT IS revered as the last word in wonderful facts , loved by schoolchildren and eggheads alike . |
| 6 | The plates were developed for the first migration in a solvent saturated chamber consisting of chloroform/methanol/ammonium hydrate/water 184:105:7.5:7.5 vol and then dried in cold air . |
| 7 | The case against Therese Dunne ( 42 ) , a buyer with Dunnes Stores , was halted for the second time in three months yesterday because of the alleged interference . |
| 8 | It was reburied for the last time in 1973 after the number of visitors was found to be too high for the Cotswold village of Woodchester to cope with . |
| 9 | Strikes were legalized for the first time in Bulgaria 's history when on March 6 the National Assembly passed a bill on settling collective industrial disputes . |
| 10 | Now back at Jan Smuts Airport , X-Ray Foxtrot may well have flown for the second time in civvies by the time these words are read . |
| 11 | Flown for the first time in 1958 , the DHC-4 Caribou has seen extensive military service . |
| 12 | The first PC-5A assembled in India was flown for the first time in August 1941 and one report suggests that fifty were delivered to the Indian Air Force from 1942 , but this has not been confirmed . |
| 13 | The high level of technical ability of Roman engineers , together with the well-developed commercial economy , meant that major civil engineering schemes could also be undertaken for the first time in the landscape . |
| 14 | UNEMPLOYMENT in Britain has fallen for the first time in almost three years . |
| 15 | indeed , Mo Johnston , recalled for the first time in two months , was the only Everton player in the starting line-up who had managed a goal in front of the Goodison public . |
| 16 | Richmond have since sought help from Middlesex in pursuing the issue while Chilcott , dismissed for the fourth time in his career with Bath , awaits the result of tonight 's meeting of the Somerset Disciplinary Committee . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Waterloo Boy , placed for the third year in succession , was 3 lengths adrift in third . |
| 19 | Both awards were won for the second year in succession . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Brisbane is targeted as the next location in 12–18 months but would not speculate on whether it would be another dual function site . |
| 22 | The Bath back row replaces England 's most capped No 8 Dean Richards , dropped for the second time in 12 months . |
| 23 | But he has to go some to outshine Dean Richards , dropped for the second time in a year . |
| 24 | CAR crime on Merseyside has dropped for the first time in three years but the rate is still one offence every 20 minutes . |
| 25 | CAR crime on Merseyside has dropped for the first time in three years but there is still one offence every 20 minutes . |
| 26 | COT deaths in England and Wales have dropped for the third year in succession . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Had they succeeded for the first time in outstripping the rumours of their coming ? |