Example sentences of "came [adv] for the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sterland came on for the last half-hour of this week 's 3-0 reserve team win over Manchester City at Maine Road , and yesterday declared : ‘ It went brilliantly . |
| 2 | As the curtain came down for the fourth time the ‘ helpers ’ all gave a huge sigh and reverted back to responsible adults ! |
| 3 | It was on this trip that a remarkable partnership came together for the first time . |
| 4 | Four of the five protagonists of this story — Greco-Macedonians , Romans , Jews and Celts — came together for the first time in the Hellenistic period . |
| 5 | When she came in for the second time her throat was like looking at a plate full of strawberries and cream — red enlarged tonsils with a coating of puss . |
| 6 | ‘ Greed came in for the first time . |
| 7 | The next report came in for the 3rd goal , and again said ‘ Leeds are beginning to get back into the match , but Norwich have scored a 3rd ’ … all other reports/comments just mention the goals . |
| 8 | Susan came downstairs for the first time on Christmas Eve , and was genuinely delighted to see how pretty Breeze had made the sombre old dining-room . |
| 9 | Bordon came out for the second half in determined mood and soon Wilson made up for a number of misses by flicking in the third goal . |
| 10 | At about this time , the BBC offered him a World Service job based in London and , at the age of 30 , he came here for the first time . |
| 11 | So we came about for the last time , since we were now south of the entrance , and motorsailed north , a little further off , to give the rock a good clearance . |
| 12 | She came across for the first time today , I was out egg yard getting some eggs |
| 13 | And another good old word is the crome , now er that was one I came across for the first time when I came into Suffolk , the crome . |