Example sentences of "for the [num ord] time in four " in BNC.
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1 | With the federal government under increasing strain , Yugoslavia devalued the dinar for the second time in four months , this time by 31% . |
2 | Others are less clear without some explanation : an attacker was known as ‘ the Bizarre Beast ’ because of the strange clothing he wore , which included a gas mask and a dress ( Star ) ; however , no explanation was needed why a sex fiend who struck near a university for the second time in four days was known as ‘ The Balaclava Rapist ’ ( Sun ) . |
3 | The very need to do this — for the second time in four years — testifies to a certain degree of insecurity within the minds of the Soviet leaders that their recent gains in terms of strategic power could easily be snatched from them . |
4 | Not suprisingly , it was a nerve-racking finale but eventually the more experienced Australians triumphed 5-7 , 6-4 , 6-0 , to carry their country into the semi-finals for the first time in four years . |
5 | Bingham acknowledged that his southern neighbours deserved their first appearance in the finals after beating the North for the first time in four attempts . |
6 | Grain output rose by 6% , and wheat was in surplus for the first time in four years . |
7 | The average wage increase in industry this spring is slightly below five per cent for the first time in four years . |
8 | His patience was dwindling and for the first time in four years of marriage she could see he was on the point of losing his temper . |
9 | 1992 — THE Prince tries to kiss his wife in public for the first time in four years on the Indian tour in February . |
10 | ‘ I went back for a couple of months this summer for the first time in four years . |
11 | B&P human resources director David Ramsay said the firm was resuming full-time working for the first time in four months , in order to meet greater demand . |
12 | In the front , or south , gallery , Rodin 's popular marble sculpture , ‘ The Kiss ’ , is retrieved from storage for the first time in four years and shown among nine bronze statues or studies loaned by the Victoria and Albert Museum , including casts of ‘ The Age of Bronze ’ and ‘ St John the Baptist ’ . |
13 | Since Hick 's elevation to the Test team we 've seen England share the most successful series against West Indies in the last nine , win a series against New Zealand for the first time in four attempts , win a Test match against Pakistan for the first time in 10 years , and , for good measure , reach the World Cup final . |
14 | Following Botham Wanderers ' defeat , we now move off the bottom for the first time in four months . |
15 | And for the first time in four and a half centuries … the new head boy is a GIRL ! |
16 | BLUNDERING birdwatchers may be to blame for the failure of England 's only breeding pair of Golden Eagles to produce chicks for the first time in four years . |
17 | COUNCILLORS in Midlothian yesterday decided to increase the district 's council house rents for the first time in four years . |
18 | The group has started to buy land again , and some of the recent purchases have , for the first time in four years , achieved margins above what had been estimated at the time they were bought . |
19 | Troubled by a cold and a painful left shoulder , he managed only a 73 and for the third time in four starts missed the cut . |
20 | And next weekend they 'll be attempting to win Ulster golf 's prestigious under-age tournament , the Fred Daly trophy , for the third time in four years . |
21 | Simon Wilkinson of the St Melyd club won the Aberconwy trophy for the third time in four years with a 72 hole total of 296 in his last amateur tournament before turning professional . |
22 | Another Briton , Martin Brundle , driving a Ligier , finished fifth , collecting points for his team for the third time in four races , and Austrian Karl Wendlinger finished sixth in a Sauber . |