Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt poorly for about one month but then seemed to recover and felt somewhat stable for the next 6 weeks . |
| 2 | On March 22nd the market reacted by falling a further 3.1% , which took the Nikkei index below 30,000 for the first time since December 1988 to close at 29,843 . |
| 3 | As investors and the better-paid alike give thanks for their deliverance , that most essential and intangible ingredient for economic recovery — confidence — is suddenly present for the first time in three years . |
| 4 | Albert Einstein was largely responsible for the first , was entirely responsible for the second , and played a major role in the development of the third . |
| 5 | Some sessions involve a heavy work-out , so a spare , dry karategi might come in handy for the second session . |
| 6 | I 've been so thirsty for the last hour , I could n't be bothered to go and find a drink . |
| 7 | This is a source that is of course only available for the twentieth century . |
| 8 | However , the input signals must be extremely small for the first of these two equations to apply with constant parameters . |
| 9 | A one-point rise in Japan 's discount rate pushed Tokyo below 31,000 for the first time since January 1989 ; during the week it lost 5.6% . |
| 10 | There are also a few records for January , but only two for the first half of February . |
| 11 | Like oriental flowers on fragile weaving stalks , the Rokkaku flock is impatiently ready for the next signal . |
| 12 | Scotland must take their chances in London against a side that has been the most consistent for the last few years if they are to come away with the spoils of victory . |
| 13 | At the back of the room , solitary now , and perfectly prepared to be wholly bored for the next hour ( or was it two ? ) sat Mr Aldrich . |
| 14 | The firebox and boiler of No. 3822 were equally packed out too , as WSR Driver Dave Williams and Fireman Gareth Winter had the engine just right for the first four-mile assault on Crowcombe Bank . |
| 15 | I do n't know whether enjoyed it as he was sound asleep for the first 8 miles , but he certainly was n't complaining either — a merciful relief ! |
| 16 | It was not seemly for the Second Son to outshine the father in this way and I knew instinctively that before a year had passed there would be more building in the compound . |
| 17 | SSP is not payable for the first three qualifying days in a PIW . |
| 18 | Housing benefit is not payable for the first £16.25 of rent outside London or £23.45 of rent within London for any student . |
| 19 | This is because of the eight-month lag in indexation , which means that the bond is not inflation-protected for the last six months of its life . |
| 20 | Already in 1669 there had been an effort to systematise the payment of salaries to English diplomats ; and a fixed scale based on formal diplomatic rank ( ambassador , envoy , minister or resident ) was adopted in 1690 and remained largely unchanged for the next hundred years . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm expecting him to report and , with five matches in the next four weeks , any player who is not fit for the first game will not necessarily miss the rest of them , ’ said Taylor . |
| 22 | By his order dated 14 July 1992 the judge granted a declaration that it was not unlawful for the first or third defendants to administer a blood transfusion to T. if they considered that it was in her best interests to do so . |
| 23 | Albert Einstein was largely responsible for the first , was entirely responsible for the second , and played a major role in the development of the third . |
| 24 | This lesion ( Fig. 22 ) is largely responsible for the first clinical signs . |
| 25 | Industrial sponsorship is normally necessary for the fourth and fifth years , and can be arranged for those who do not already have sponsorship . |
| 26 | Not bad for the first day , she thought with a sense of satisfaction as she washed her hands and tucked in a few strands of escaping hair . |
| 27 | The system of cash planning introduced in 1982 remained fundamentally unchanged for the next decade , but see below . |
| 28 | When you 're giving feedback to people , yes , there were going to bad things about what they 've done , yes , there 's going to be good things , but if you can catch the bad things between two good things , even if the good things are just saying thank you , they 're going to go away with a bigger smile on their face , and probably feel more motivated for the next time they do that task . |
| 29 | He has been off sick for the last six weeks and may never return to the job . |
| 30 | So scenario , clients been off sick for the last six months with a back problem . |