Example sentences of "and [vb base] for the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wise veterans nod their heads and wait for the first whistle . |
| 2 | Or chortle and wait for the next T-shirt ? |
| 3 | As we have , therefore , travelled together through so many pages , let us behave to one another like fellow-travellers in a stage coach , who have passed several days in the company of each other : and who , notwithstanding any bickerings or little animosities which may have occurred on the road , generally make up at last , and mount for the last time into their vehicle with cheerfulness and good humour ; since after this one stage , it may possibly happen to us , as it commonly happens to them , never to meet more . |
| 4 | Only the terror of being caught by the creature — I could all too clearly imagine myself being hurled from the roof — drove me to climb over into space and feel for the first rung of the ladder . |
| 5 | And Paul de Levantiére would sigh , turn with a resigned expression to his fitter and ask for the next outfit to be tried on . |
| 6 | One of the hallmarks of the good poker player is the ability to absorb such kicks in the solar plexus , catch his breath , and call for the next deal . |
| 7 | Maximilian said , and Edward looked at him with interest and regard for the first time . |
| 8 | Labour 's job is to defend its people and communities to the best of its collective abilities , and prepare for the next time . |
| 9 | Gleizes and Le Fauconnier became friendly in 1909 after a meeting at the home of a young socialist writer named Alexandre Mercereau , where Gleizes also met Metzinger and Delaunay for the first time in the following year , although these meetings did not lead to immediate friendship , and Gleizes knew little about their work . |