Example sentences of "for the [num ord] [noun] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The number of people unemployed has risen for the twenty-second month in a row , the figure now stands at two point six , five million . |
| 2 | There is absolutely no incentive for the second person on a low income to sign the application form because he is not liable to pay the tax . |
| 3 | Mr Clarke said last night that the pay of five million workers , ranging from teachers to nurses and civil servants , would be curbed for the second year in a row . |
| 4 | However , shareholders continue to suffer as the group halved its total dividend for the second year in a row . |
| 5 | There have been major rebellions against the imposition of charges for eye and dental tests , for an amendment to grade the poll tax according to ability to pay , and for the second reading of a private members ' bill to liberalize the Official Secrets Act . |
| 6 | The global trend , however , improved steadily throughout last year , the UK market making a £7 million profit in the fourth quarter for the second quarter in a row . |
| 7 | But , for the second weekend in a row , Blissett insisted : ‘ I 've nothing to say . ’ |
| 8 | Former European Open champion Andrew Murray , of Manchester , took a share of fourth place with Argentine Eduardo Romero ( 69 ) and the Caribbean newcomer Stephen Ames who shot 67 for the second day in a row . |
| 9 | She is married for the second time to a man 15 years her junior . |
| 10 | Or the actor who stumbles over his words for the second time at a rehearsal . |
| 11 | As expected , Martina , fresh from victory in the Dow Classic in Birmingham , proceeded unharmed to the final , defeating Amanda Coetzer and Brenda Schulz for the second time in a week , Mary Joe Fernandez , and Heather Ludloff , all in straight sets . |
| 12 | A warning was issued by the National Rivers Authority in Shrewsbury that the swollen River Severn was expected to burst its banks overnight for the second time in a week . |
| 13 | T The Queen 's only daughter married for the second time in a low-key ceremony held on the Balmoral estate this month . |
| 14 | In South Wales 11 major rivers were at danger levels with many homes and businesses hit for the second time in a week . |
| 15 | But he has to go some to outshine Dean Richards , dropped for the second time in a year . |
| 16 | A computer error knocked out the system for the second time in a month . |
| 17 | JOHN MELLENCAMP had to cancel tour dates for the second time in a month when bass player Toby Meyers was injured in a boating accident in Saratoga , New York . |
| 18 | And Port Vale are set to take around 22,000 fans to the twin towers for the second time in a week . |
| 19 | And what 's more , for the second time in a week ! |
| 20 | Sfeir threatened — for the second time in a month — to excommunicate those refusing to lay down their arms . |
| 21 | The current President , Maumoun Abdul Gayoom , who first took office in July 1978 , was re-elected for the second time in a referendum held on Sept. 23 , 1988 [ see p. 36350 ] . |
| 22 | And speedway action returns to Oxford tonight as the Cheetahs try to takes the sting out of the Coventry Bees for the second time in a week . |
| 23 | More rain is expected during the night — that 's bad news for families like the Chapmans — flooded for the second time in a year . |
| 24 | SOUTHWELL fell victim to the weather for the second time in a week when tonight 's Flat turf meeting was called off due to waterlogging . |
| 25 | Benazir Bhutto has been sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second time after a decisive victory in the country 's parliament over her greatest rival , the Muslim League leader , Nawa Shariff . |
| 26 | Banks ' long-term prime-lending rate is about to be raised for the second month in a row , to 5.4% ( up from 4.9% two months ago ) , which will trigger a similar increase in mortgage rates . |
| 27 | BRITAIN 'S trade gap with non-EC nations has narrowed for the second month in a row , it was revealed today . |
| 28 | Erm , I apologise first of all Mr Mayor er for the second meeting in a row dealing with traffic matters affecting High to full council . |
| 29 | The system was standardised in the early part of the sixteenth century , and some authorities went so far as to describe the cadency symbols for the ninth son of a ninth son ( an octofoil on an octofoil ) . |
| 30 | Having decided to leave out Phillip DeFreitas for the 15th time in a start-stop career , Dexter and Co had precious few alternatives to consider . |