Example sentences of "[prep] [num] for the third " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rate of destruction of the Amazon rainforest slowed during 1991 for the third year running , according to satellite evidence . |
| 2 | Martyn moved past 50 for the third successive innings and by the close had reached 84 off 153 balls . |
| 3 | The Llandudno star figured in a stand of 96 for the third wicket , partnering team captain Dave Wallace , who hit a steady 38 . |
| 4 | Fowler and Gower held him up for a while with 91 for the third wicket , but by the close of play he had two more — including a caught and bowled — and on Monday morning , cutting down his run-up , he polished off the tail to finish with 7 for 53 . |
| 5 | Agency new business increased in value and in the number of appointments in 1991 for the third consecutive year , according to the New Business Monitor compiled by Anthony Rau & Associates . |
| 6 | With Kallicharran , who made 97 , he put on 303 for the third wicket , with some wonderful strokes all round the wicket that culminated in 36 runs off his last 13 balls before holing out on the boundary . |
| 7 | West Indies soon lost their openers , but then Gomes went glory-chasing ; with Richards , he put on 206 for the third wicket and , with Lloyd , 124 for the fifth . |
| 8 | England wicketkeeper Alec Stewart hit 75 and helped Thorpe put on 136 for the third wicket but Surrey could only manage 233 for six in 83 overs . |
| 9 | Oxford have dropped down into the bottom half of the table , after losing by 1-0 for the third match running . |