Example sentences of "in [noun prp] for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was virtually no support in Sussex for the French Revolution when it broke out in 1789 , and the wars which followed produced a widespread patriotic fervour which was matched by an equal growth in exploitation and popular desperation as the twenty years of conflict had deeper affects on local economic life . |
| 2 | The eight-month-old tot , flown to Teesside from his home in Romania for the delicate brain operation as a last chance hope for survival , suffers from hydrocephalus water on the brain . |
| 3 | They are joined in Brighton for the first time by LONDON NEW MUSIC . |
| 4 | Across the Mersey , Wirral 's civic heads congregated in Wallasey for the wreath-laying ceremony . |
| 5 | Fears of recession which heightened the perception of silver as an industrial metal and heavy over-supply over an extended period , caused prices to plummet to below $4.00 a troy ounce in mid-December for the first time in fifteen years . |
| 6 | They spoke as US gunships pounded a Somali warlord 's stronghold in Mogadishu for the third day running , killing at least one person , and attack helicopters searched out and blasted heavy weapons . |
| 7 | Several Cabinet ministers will address the two-day gathering which is being held at the Royal International Pavilion in Llangollen for the first time . |
| 8 | They followed widespread criticism of Keating in the British tabloid press , which accused him of insulting Queen Elizabeth during her 12th state visit earlier in February for the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Sydney as a city . |
| 9 | Executive power lies with the Federal Council ( Bundesrat ) of seven members elected by the Federal Assembly , which also elects in December for the succeeding year two Federal Council members to be President and Vice-President ( head and deputy head of state , currently Arnold Koller and Flavio Cotti respectively ) . |
| 10 | The old flag was raised over the Supreme Soviet building in Riga for the first time on Feb. 27 . |
| 11 | In Europe , Proteon 's products are showing good take-up , says Swan , to the extent that the company will start manufacturing in Scotland for the European market . |
| 12 | Dale Gordon set foot in Scotland for the first time in his life yesterday to complete a £1.2 million move from Norwich to Rangers — took one look at the imposing new-look Ibrox which will become his home and admitted : ‘ I 'm gobsmacked ! ’ |
| 13 | Soon red kites , breeding again in Scotland for the first time in 100 years , may be added to their list . |
| 14 | Beyond that would be a ferry flight to Leuchars in Scotland for the northern Battle of Britain display before settling upon Finningley the same day ( 19th ) for a display and a nightstop . |
| 15 | The outcome was a year in Chester for the young Thai , learning to speak English and furthering his snooker education . |
| 16 | He added : ‘ There is a need for this kind of facility in Chester for the Asian community and also the whole city . ’ |
| 17 | Almost 800 schools throughout Great Britain and Ireland will have their sights set on a visit to St. Andrews in May for the International final of the Golf Foundation Team Championship for schools . |
| 18 | The work out to tender topped the £2,000 million mark in May for the third time since August of last year . |
| 19 | I have had the good fortune to be in Bruges when the city has had a festival and in Ghent for the same sort of thing . |
| 20 | I was looking forward to being a guest in Ireland for the first time , instead of merely a paying guest . |
| 21 | Charlie Haughey : the man who groomed a woman to lead one of the major political parties in Ireland for the first time . |
| 22 | ( It is also relevant to Athenian fears that , as Livy tells us under the year 431 , Carthage now encroached in Sicily for the first time , iv.29.8 with R. M. Ogilvie ( 1965 ) Commentary on Livy i-v , Oxford . ) |
| 23 | Thus a limited constitution with a representative body , the Duma appeared in Russia for the first time . |
| 24 | The dispute also coincided with demands by ethnic Hungarians in Transylvania for the immediate reopening of their own schools and the re-establishment of the Hungarian-teaching Babes-Bolyai University , which had been closed by Ceausescu in his campaign to assimilate the Hungarian community . |
| 25 | Today , South Africa play rugby in England for the first time in nearly 23 years when a line-up containing five current internationals faces the Midlands at Leicester 's Welford Road . |
| 26 | Ramsay MacDonald , while he was Prime Minister , spoke at the annual dinner , and Gandhi accepted an invitation while he was in England for the Round Table Conference in 1933 . |
| 27 | ‘ You can win money but you can not eat , ’ said a member of the Ukrainian-Russian squad who have been in England for the past fortnight . |
| 28 | The society now moved from the rather passive position of regretting ( as it did on 5 August 1789 ) that ‘ there was no appropriate educational establishment in England for the desired improvement of farriery ( in this context comprehending the medical treatment of horses , cattle and sheep ) by a regular education in that science on medical and anatomical principles ’ , to a positive position of recommending such an institution as had been established in France , Germany and elsewhere on the Continent , as being necessary in this country . |
| 29 | GOVERNMENT STANDARD SPENDING GRANT : The amount of Standard Spending Grant ( Otherwise known as Revenue Support Grant ) for each area is calculated on the basis that ( subject to the effect of the safety net ) a standard level of service can broadly be provided everywhere in England for the same community charge — this year £278 . |
| 30 | Keegan , in Tuscany for the Anglo-Italian Cup game with Serie B side Lucchese , said : ‘ We 've already tried to buy players of similar stature . |