Example sentences of "in a [noun sg] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ We certainly become more knowing , but we do not seem to become any more civilised , ’ he said in a celebration for the 300th anniversary of the college , one of the most prestigious in the US . |
| 2 | Joan 's husband suffers from motor neurone disease , is very weak and has been in a wheelchair for the last nine years , almost totally dependent on her for physical care . |
| 3 | That night I went to sleep in a tree for the second time , and the next day I went on with my journey . |
| 4 | A second problem is that corporate profits are already depressed , having declined for three years in a row for the first time since the second world war . |
| 5 | As anyone who has n't been in a coma for the last ten years knows as much anyway , why bother ? |
| 6 | Darley 's suspension could prove a major blow in his quest to ride 100 winners in a season for the first time his 16 year career . |
| 7 | Well , come by around six , Gayle — I 'm in a meeting for the next two three hours . ’ |
| 8 | To their credit the Springboks took a leaf out of the Wallaby book by holding their Friday training session before the test in a township for the first time ever . |
| 9 | ‘ The person who put this together must have been living in a box for the last 10 years . ’ |
| 10 | He 'd like to shut me up in a box for the next two years . |
| 11 | MIKE Watkinson 's pick ‘ n mix deliveries brought him ten wickets in a match for the first time yesterday as Lancashire thrashed Warwickshire by an innings and 25 runs at Edgbaston . |
| 12 | I was frozen in a glacier for the last three million years . |