Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tomorrow was too far distanced for his mind to wait for the last piece of evidence — a mind so ceaselessly tossing , as it had been ever since Lewis — wonderful Lewis ! — had mentioned that seemingly irrelevant item in The Oxford Times . |
| 2 | He will now begin the physically and mentally painful process of taking male hormones to establish for the first time his masculinity . |
| 3 | New Zealand captain Martin Crowe has agreed to coach Italy 's national cricket team for the next two months to help their bid to qualify for the next World Cup in 1996 . |
| 4 | Even the formulation of a dualistic class division , Laclau and Mouffe have argued persuasively , is itself nothing less than a nostalgic attempt to recreate for the nineteenth century the imagined simplicity of the conditions of the aristocracy/bourgeoisie conflict of the French Revolution which had originally inspired Hegel . |
| 5 | I watched the doors close and then ran upstairs to the empty ticket hall to wait for the next train . |
| 6 | The new committee to serve for the next two years was elected and is Chairman — Reg Simmons , Vice-Chairman — Ian Johnson , Secretary — Sheila Hamson , and Treasurer — Phil Johnson . |
| 7 | ELDERLY council tenants living in easily-accessible housing will gain the right to buy for the first time , under a government amendment to be tabled in the House of Lords on Monday . |
| 8 | The Shanghai stock exchange was reported by the Financial Times of Oct. 23 to have gained approval to offer for the first time to foreign investors shares worth $35,000,000-50,000,000 in the state-owned Shanghai Vacuum , the biggest quoted company on the exchange . |
| 9 | For example , McCullough cites the failure of Sibelius to compose for the last 20 years of his life as in part due to his discomfort at the rise of a genre of music with which he felt no affinity . |
| 10 | But Greenford was in Middlesex and many was the night I spent in the pissing rain having walked to Acton Town station to wait for the first train home in the morning . |
| 11 | But er , we were not successful in putting up an er and er to have a member of Wales elected on this occasion to serve for the next seven years unfortunately ! |
| 12 | Not only did many teachers in many schools meet in library committees to discuss for the first time their common interests and sometimes contrasting perspectives with other members of subject departments across the school ; they also , for the first time , were forced to consider seriously the pedagogy implied by their present use or misuse of the resources already on offer or their failure to use them . |
| 13 | In the spring of 1922 only those households in the Famine area which possessed the necessary machinery and livestock were given grain to sow for the next season . |
| 14 | EVERY YEAR the British Film Institute issues a package of British short films by up-and-coming movie-makers , giving you a chance to read for the first time the credits you 'll be seeing on Channel 4 in the next couple of years . |
| 15 | The team won the first leg 2-1 and drew the second leg in Belfast on Wednesday night to qualify for the first round of the tournament . |
| 16 | The Glasgow side must beat Neuchatel Xamax 4–0 at Parkhead tomorrow night to qualify for the third round of the UEFA Cup , but Brady believes his side can accomplish that awesome task . |
| 17 | This is because one or other must be better , and pride can not allow executives to settle for the second best — so why think of it in the first place ? |
| 18 | The King could legitimately refuse a request to dissolve for the third time in a little over a year . |
| 19 | In which case it also seems a small price to pay for the next generation of senior managers to be blooded . |
| 20 | The latest setback will keep the 29-year-old out over the hectic festive period , but gives him scope to return for the next series of European Cup games . |
| 21 | These were arranged to allow the morning feeding to be carried out and a one-and-a-half hour break for tea allowed many farmers to return for the second feed and to check the stock . |
| 22 | Well , can I suggest that we look at Simon 's document and go through it and respond that we take the three proposals that Jenny has tabled , review and agree or decide to adjust and ask Stella and Rita to prepare for the next meeting documents then as assignments ? |
| 23 | THE ISRAELI cabinet is being called this week to debate for the first time proposals made by Egypt for advancing the search for a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . |
| 24 | Many a godly Jew must have felt what a wonderful thing it would be if Moses ' longing could be fulfilled , ‘ Would that all the Lord 's people were prophets , that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them ’ ( Num. 11:29 ) : and that is just what the prophets were led by God to foretell for the last days . |
| 25 | It was possible to pay the skischool extra so that after school in the morning she would be taken to lunch in a local restaurant under supervision , then brought back to skischool in the afternoon , but for a 4-year old learning to ski for the first time to stay in skiboots all day is really very tiring . |
| 26 | If I could just add my thanks to the officers substantial piece of work , which is , I hope going to be used by many members to come for the next year . |
| 27 | Financial difficulties caused by the fall in the oil price in the late 1980s and by the increasing budget deficit forced the government to turn for the first time to the international financial markets . |
| 28 | It is very important that as you come to the end of one bottle you contact your Homœopath to arrange for the next one to be made up . |
| 29 | But the report says : ‘ The museum must be attractive enough to persuade customers to make the effort to visit for the first time . |
| 30 | The important points to remember for the next series of lessons are these … |