Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] for the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Recent trends in the geography of voting in Great Britain pose major problems for all political parties as they develop strategies for the next general election .
2 The COPEI and the MAS on Feb. 24 declined Pérez 's request to the secretaries-general of all main opposition parties to join a " political cabinet " of ministers without portfolio to draft policies for the next two years of government .
3 But , with that unpredictability which makes biology such a fascinating science , it was some biochemists interested in nutrition who laid foundations for the next major advance in the treatment of cancer .
4 They meet , and make plans for the next day .
5 The Consortium is to review its work of delivering food into southern Sudan and make plans for the next nine months .
6 Many hundreds of thousands of trade unionists were among those who became shareholders for the first time .
7 On Feb. 1 , 1990 , Saudi Arabia announced plans for the first electronic share dealing system in the Gulf , to be launched in April , which bankers said would revolutionize the market and attract many new investors .
8 He also had a keen grasp of steam locomotive matters and was responsible for introducing suburban passenger locomotives in 1945 , in which year he also made proposals for the first LMS ( and British ) main-line diesel-electric locomotives , which were finally introduced under his successor H. G. Ivatt two years later .
9 Are building programmes for the next financial year drawn up in time to be available to managers before holidays are allocated ?
10 We then laid plans for the next voyage .
11 ISS proposals for the fourth and fifth years were carefully formulated to ease transition to FE , both in terms of providing students with fuller and positive records of achievement ( the unit credits ) and by experiences of new forms of curriculum organization , especially in modular form ( the units ) .
12 On this occasion some of the Messerschmitts had carried bombs for the first time — not a new role for III/JG 27 , which had operated in this manner over the Balkans during the previous month .
13 We swopped experiences for the last time .
14 Many more farmers would be willing to undertake conversion if the Government were prepared to provide subsidies for the first five years to help re-equip .
15 So far , we have discussed evidence which is particularly relevant to the first of these issues , but which also has implications for the second .
16 In August 1899 , Joseph revisited his Valley of Winding Waters for the first time in twenty-two years .
17 As one commentator noted wryly , there are more companies announcing Pentium-based machines then there are actual processors : a couple of dozen manufacturers spread their wares and Intel topped the whole thing off by announcing prices for the first time , and they are not cheap — 60MHz Pentiums cost $878 , while the 66MHz chip is $965 in quantities of 1,000 .
18 Guerrillas in Kashmir used rockets for the first time on June 19 , in an attack on two waterfront hotels in Srinagar which were being used as barracks by Indian security forces .
19 The development of income raising schemes and projects will significantly increase the pressure of work on the Finance Section , even when linked directly to the Bank 's own Royline and while it is envisaged that the existing system should be able to meet requirements for the next four or five when replacement will be under consideration , additional staff will probably be required .
20 The development of income raising schemes and projects will significantly increase the pressure of work on the Finance Section , even when linked directly to the Bank 's own Royline and while it is envisaged that the existing system should be able to meet requirements for the next four or five years when replacement will be under consideration , additional staff will probably be required .
21 SOARING sales mean workers at car giant Rover are being asked to work Sundays for the first time in living memory .
22 There is a possible test for the establishment of a sense , which has consequences for the second family of tests for ambiguity described earlier .
23 CCG will continue to provide services for the first year of operation and hopefully into the future .
24 Bully Boy 's owner , Ron Taylor , who is involved in various interests in Lambourn , admitted to having ‘ a nice punt ’ on the six-year-old , who was tackling fences for the first time .
25 Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right
26 The American Psychiatric Association has chosen eating disorders for the first of its series of detailed practice guidelines , derived from the literature and from a consensus of expert reviewers , to assist doctors in clinical decision making .
27 ‘ I promised to help make costumes for the next production .
28 Only three other deaf men became missioners for the first time in the 1920s , although some moved from one place to another like George Mackenzie .
29 Coun Tomlinson , chairman of the social services committee , said : ‘ The Government has now announced how it intends to allocate funds for the next four years .
30 Ricci would give masterclasses for the next five mornings , each one lasting from 9 am to 1 pm .
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