Example sentences of "this [noun sg] for the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My initial impression , on seeing this guitar for the first time , was that Rockwood have tried very hard to steer away from total Strat clone , whilst keeping all the essential ingredients pretty much to the fore . |
| 2 | In response to Air Ministry Specification R14/24 calling for a large , long-range flying-boat , Blackburn Aircraft ventured into this field for the first time in 1924 with their RB.1 Iris ( Blackburn 's previous flying-boat experience had been with the diminutive N.1B and Pellet single-seat designs ) . |
| 3 | Indeed , I have found that students and businessmen who are using this technique for the first time tend to get confused between the two axes . |
| 4 | Do n't zoom the lens in and out , either , but save this effect for the last shot in which you zoom out to a wide view of the garden again . |
| 5 | Golly it 'd be interesting to know what they 'd make of this tape for the next couple of hours . |
| 6 | The Women Artists Slide Library is presently applying for funds to continue to develop the library , run a fuller service for its members and users and to continue with this work for the next year . |
| 7 | When on this mill for the last time there will close the gate |
| 8 | Well , she 's been having an affair with this bloke for the last year or so and then out of the blue he turned round and … |
| 9 | In fact they were clearly entranced by Hannah — which , it has to be said , is par for the course with everyone meeting this lady for the first time . |
| 10 | ‘ That was something I missed terribly when I retired and doing this race for the first time is a way of replacing it . ’ |
| 11 | In the 600cc class which should be the best of the day , Jim Moodie is fastest on 115.90 but if McCallen gets it together he can win this race for the third year in a row . |
| 12 | General Motors and Ford both expect to lose money on car manufacturing this quarter for the first time since the 1982 recession , largely as a result of overcapacity in the market . |
| 13 | Then he admitted as he shovelled manure at a tree-planting ceremoney in his Huntingdon constituency : ‘ It occurs to me I 've been up to my neck in this stuff for the last month . ’ |
| 14 | Today , Kirov intended to call upon this facility for the first time . |
| 15 | 24 year old Shaun Gooch and 22 year old Anthony Gallagher , both from Swindon arrived at Gloucester Crown Court this morning for the first day of their trial . |
| 16 | It was thus proposed to organise two workshops on this topic for the 19th century , one on the trade across the Indian Ocean , and a later one on the trans-Saharan trade . |
| 17 | Several of the articles in this important collection produced over the last ten years and gathered together in this volume for the first time , focus particularly on ordinary femininity . |
| 18 | Bernard Breslauer has the finest collection of illuminated leaves in the U.S. , on display this month for the first time |
| 19 | It was announced yesterday that the Glasgow Cup tournament will be played this season for the first time on an all-weather pitch . |
| 20 | Marco van Basten , the European Footballer of the Year , gave European champions Milan a timely boost by returning to the squad for training this week for the first time since a cartilage operation on 1 September . |
| 21 | The trees are being re-coppiced this week for the first time in more than 50 years to keep them healthy . |
| 22 | A board beside it bore a specification of the car and an outline of the services offered by Hazards Limited , who were sponsoring this prize for the first player to ace the hole . |
| 23 | Listen to his way with Chopin 's instruction la melodia tenuta e legata in the E minor , Op. 25 No. 5 , or the urgency ( rather than mere proficiency ) with which the notorious thirds of Op. 25 No. 6 are propelled , and you may well feel that you are hearing this music for the first time . |
| 24 | Guidelines for provisioning ( hitherto unknown in the industry ) were tightened up again this autumn for the second year in succession . |
| 25 | this autumn for the third year running . |
| 26 | ‘ I went back for a couple of months this summer for the first time in four years . |
| 27 | THE European Community Cross Country Cup competition comes to Britain this weekend for the first time , with races at Hartsdown Park in Margate tomorrow , writes John Rodda . |
| 28 | The Northamptonshire mansion reopens to the public this weekend for the first time since the death of his father . |
| 29 | Some learn in this way for the first time about what goes on inside a university . |
| 30 | This year for the first time , we mailed a pre-recorded tape cassette to all radio stations in the UK . |