Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] for [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Theoretically his presidency must end in 1852 , but it was already evident that the Prince hoped for a second term of office , to which end he began to organize a campaign to drum up sufficient popular support for this to become possible . |
| 2 | Here is the chance to see the direction alternating for the first time . |
| 3 | A second all-night session was not expected as the line-by-line examination of the measure resumed for the 18th day of its committee stage . |
| 4 | The concern for the future of the Deutschmark within the EEC erupted belatedly in the Bundestag in early October 1992 ; at the insistence of an all-party committee , the Parliament pressed for a second opportunity to ratify stage 3 of the Maastricht Treaty before the Deutschmark became irrevocably part of the Single Currency . |
| 5 | Worried managers made the decision after the computer crashed for the second time in 10 days . |
| 6 | Only later , on the negative or the print , would the photographer notice for the first time , say , a sundial on a distant lawn . |
| 7 | This week The Economist appears for the first time in its own new type-face — known as Ecotype . |
| 8 | Summaries of the kitchen accounts for the last ten years , for instance . ’ |
| 9 | The predominant key of the opera is D minor , a sombre key with overtones of night and death ; while the dramatic scenes in the graveyard and at Giovanni 's last supper-party , when the statue appears for the last time , are reinforced with funereal-sounding trombones . |
| 10 | ‘ One ’ was a word of the Chelsea set for the first person singular , and one might perhaps venture the thought of a pun in the words of the inscription . |
| 11 | The Russian spoke for the first time . |
| 12 | Yet when Lawrence tried to use it , the camcorder failed for the third time . |
| 13 | Delegated enforcement is the term used for the fourth principle by which private bodies are used to enforce agreements and therefore administer state policies . |
| 14 | They agree that the States beckon for a second time but Melanie says : ‘ It 's very difficult because America 's so segregated , and it 's horrifying to see how much prejudice there is , really . |
| 15 | The Royal Photographic Society Exhibition , the pictures chosen for the 135th Annual International Open Exhibition ( until 23 Feb ) . |
| 16 | No matter what the future holds for the next generation and the delicate trembling wilderness , at least we can promise our children and grandchildren one sure thing . |
| 17 | Hence began the campaign to enable the President to stand for a second term of office . |
| 18 | In most cat books , the figure given for the first domestication of the cat is between 3,500 and 4,500 years ago . |
| 19 | The IAC reported for the last time in January this year and , under the terms of the 1990 continuation order , the 1987 Act is due to expire on 31 March 1992 . |
| 20 | More recently , it was impossible to forget how he personally had been let down over the reserves pledged for the first phase at Verdun . |
| 21 | The Secretaryship , possibly joint with Club Stewardship , was in the control of Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Young from 1914 to 1921 at which Annual General Meeting they were presented with some silver ‘ for keeping the club going for the last six years ’ . |
| 22 | Some of the fans remember it , their memory jogged by the 3p programme which the club reproduced for the last round against Bromsgrove . |
| 23 | Some of the fans remember it , their memory jogged by the 3p programme which the club reproduced for the last round against Bromsgrove . |
| 24 | The sum of£3 8s 6d was raised in this way , and the practice continued for the next eighty years . |
| 25 | That day , April 29 , twenty Spitfires were safely delivered to Renfrew with one each on April 30 and May 1 for a total of 52 aircraft which constituted 100% of the complement assigned for the second delivery to Malta . |
| 26 | Got the shopping done for the next fortnight . |
| 27 | There is , for example , the familiar reference to ‘ playing at Creag ’ ( i.e. Creag-et ) in the wardrobe accounts for the first English Prince of Wales for March 1300 . |
| 28 | The Cowboys lost for the second time this season , going down 27–23 to the Los Angeles Rams when Aikman failed to produce a last-minute miracle . |
| 29 | Early in 1914 , the Board felt it advisable to appoint a House Committee to deal with the day-to-day affairs of the Institution , and the committee met for the first time on 28th April with Mr. W. T. Lansberry in the chair . |
| 30 | The Committee met for the first time in Edinburgh in October 1979 . |