Example sentences of "[vb pp] for a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Members heard funding had been given for a fourth ear , nose and throat surgeon . |
| 2 | Terrorism and the Liberal State was published in 1977 , and revised for a second edition in 1986 . |
| 3 | If you are recalled for a second interview it is worth changing to a different outfit altogether if you can afford it or have something else suitable . |
| 4 | You may be recalled for a second interview or apply to the same place some time in the future . |
| 5 | Thus Saxony was conquered for a second time . |
| 6 | That 's the problem … you see , Dieter 's enrolled for a third week and … |
| 7 | The case was heard for a second time in mid-1986 , when he was convicted on six counts of espionage and sentenced to life imprisonment , but the verdict was later overturned . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The National Westminster Bank Sevens , at Sydenham , were won for a third successive time by Brynteg CS , who enjoyed a comfortable semi-final against St Benedict 's , 20-4 , before a demanding final against Campion , 10-6 . |
| 10 | In January 1984 , the Chairman of the ESRC visited Belfast and announced that a further £480,000 was to be committed for a second phase of the programme . |
| 11 | This requires firms that are approached for a second opinion to contact the auditor to see if there are any relevant facts that they ought to know . |
| 12 | At this point I could have gone home , foreseeing a frustrating week ahead full of missed takes ; nevertheless after a few words ( all unprintable ) from Rick the cat rod was recast for a third time . |
| 13 | Haygarth Jackson was reappointed for a second term as chairman of Publications and Information Board . |
| 14 | Three balls later Wessels ' bat appeared to collide with Kapil at the bowler 's end as the South African turned for a second run . |
| 15 | Such a page , offered to the Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York , for £25,000 , finally led to James 's arrest , as the sheet was recognised by Dr Estelle Whelan of the Centre for Iranian Studies at Columbia University , to whom the Met had turned for a second opinion . |
| 16 | Patients were still taking omeprazole when they had the tests done for a second time . |
| 17 | It was like some ghoulish rerun of Sunday afternoon , as if the same sequence in a film was being shot for a second time under a different director . |
| 18 | Should they not be picked up , the paddlers made for a second rendezvous ( phase five ) further offshore or headed back to the beach to lie up for the following night , when the submarine would come to a different rendezvous . |
| 19 | The good news is that plans have been made for a third building . |
| 20 | The single charge upon which Barry was convicted alleged that he had possessed cocaine between Nov. 7 and Nov. 10 , 1989 , an offence which carried a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a fine of $100,000 , although it was extremely rare for a prison sentence to be imposed for a first offence of this nature . |
| 21 | Mill Reef returned to Longchamp the following spring to notch up a ten-length victory in the Prix Ganay , but after a lacklustre display when beating Homeric a neck in the Coronation Cup at Epsom he did not race again : he was being prepared for a second Arc when on 30 August 1972 he fractured a foreleg on the gallops , and was retired to stud . |
| 22 | Nearly two months later — on September 21 — a supplemental contract was granted for a second XB-70 and a single YB-70 . |
| 23 | There is no question of leave being granted for a second appeal . |
| 24 | ELABORATE last-ditch attempts to save a town from lava flowing from Sicily 's Mount Etna were postponed for a second day yesterday because of poor weather . |
| 25 | Flo which was bought for a tenth of the price of which dino was sold has scored 5 goals in 6–7 matches and dino ( saurus ? ) has notched one — hey — even i could have scored on that one : - ) ; - ) |
| 26 | The roadway is closed to traffic by a turnpike , then , underneath a kind of Bridge of Sighs connecting the main block with the buildings attached to the Arch , it is closed again by a set of ornamental gates — and then closed for a third time by another turnpike . |
| 27 | Over the years it has been customary for the chairman to be re-elected for a second year . |
| 28 | At the last presidential elections , held on Jan. 31-Feb. 1 , 1988 , Mauno Koivisto , the candidate supported primarily by the SSDP , failed to win the required absolute majority but was re-elected for a second term by the electoral college on Feb. 15 [ see pp. 35853-54 ] . |
| 29 | Parliament elects a President for a four-year term ( the current President , Wee Kim Wee , having been re-elected for a second term in August 1989 — see below ) who appoints a Cabinet headed by a Prime Minister and responsible to Parliament . |
| 30 | Presidential elections took place in December 1986 , when Gen. Eyadema , the sole candidate , was re-elected for a second seven-year term . |