Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wrote to me saying that in this place she found it possible to forgive for the first time and then return home to seek reconciliation . |
| 2 | The Programme will be the same as that organised for the 9th Jan . |
| 3 | This instigated for the first time the right of appellation in the form of the Appellation d'Origine Controlée ( AOC ) and regulations were imposed including a cunning proviso which dumped the entire issue of the Aube wines and the controversial ‘ Champagne Deuxième Zone ’ firmly in the lap of the judiciary . |
| 4 | She 'd never retire ; but she could fix up the house , put in some extra loos and bathrooms , have the kitchen completely refitted — get her business on a sound footing for the first time in her life . |
| 5 | The quality of consular services was improved in a number of cases , notably in Britain where a departmental committee of 1903 introduced for the first time recruitment of consuls by limited competition ( instead of as hitherto purely by nomination of the secretary of state for foreign affairs ) and a rationalised salary structure . |
| 6 | Since both individuals consume whatever quantity of the good is produced , we must add up vertically the price each is prepared to pay for the last unit . |
| 7 | The Oxyrhynchus Historian says that classical Boiotia could put out paper forces of 11,000 infantry and 1100 cavalry , and the high density of population which this implies for the fourth century gets some confirmation from a recent Boiotian land survey round the Teneric plain west of Thebes ( Arch . |
| 8 | In 1724 Peter I ordered that all papers relating to foreign policy should be brought together in the college archive ; and work on this continued for the next two decades . |
| 9 | Cork 's late strike made sure of a top 10 place for the first time since promotion — ‘ and a nice bonus , judging from the long faces in our boardroom , ’ grinned Mr Bassett . |
| 10 | Use of a highly similar construct for the second axis means that the resulting map represents only one rather than two dimensions of judgment . |
| 11 | They had found too much to discuss for the last train to Swindon to remain a realistic option and Harry had gladly accepted the offer of overnight hospitality . |
| 12 | In 1976 , unemployment in Britain passed the one-million mark for the first time since the Second World War . |
| 13 | The recent publication of all known speeches and writings of Hitler between 1919 and 1924 provides for the first time an opportunity to observe the self-image profiled in his public statements . |
| 14 | Though phrasing is sympathetic , and Masur allows a natural easing for the third theme in the first movement , this is not among warmer readings of this much recorded work . |
| 15 | However , the jokes are a bit stale for real belly laughs , so if you 've seen him before it 's probably better to wait for the next batch . |
| 16 | They all met for the first time on the show . |
| 17 | The 7737 Disk Array offers users a choice of RAID implementations in one unit , with RAID 0 and 1 implementations available immediately and RAID 5 planned for the third quarter . |
| 18 | All around there is a buzz of nervous tension as everyone present prepares for the next one and a quarter hour 's worth of pure adrenalin flow . |
| 19 | He knew he was n't going to regret the move from the moment they all assembled for the first rehearsal . |
| 20 | ANGEL FACE BOY AGED 11 NICKED FOR THE 69th TIME |
| 21 | All creating for the next decade and beyond opportunities for a ship building industry . |
| 22 | In 1987/88 , the number of certificates issued in a session topped the 100,000 mark for the first time — almost 115,000 were issued . |
| 23 | The aeroplane is due to fly for the first time in 1995 and , once certified safe , should be flying passengers by 1997 . |
| 24 | If an injury is serious i.e. where marked residual aspects claimed and/or lengthy absence from work involved , it is not advisable to wait for the third party solicitors to produce a Medical Report . |
| 25 | This caused a delay of nine minutes , but play was able to restart for the last couple of overs . |
| 26 | As a full stomach makes it even harder for a baby with RDS to breathe he was n't able to feed for the first few days and relied on the drip . |
| 27 | Normally it is of the second magnitude , just about equal to the Pole Star , but every 2½ days it gives a long , slow wink , taking four hours to fade down below the third magnitude and remaining at minimum for a mere 20 minutes before starting to recover — after which nothing more happens for the next 2½ days . |
| 28 | Duchamp-Villon and La Fresnaye were also members of the hanging committee , so that the Cubist painters were able to exhibit for the second time that year as a group . |
| 29 | In its place there stands a new Ballistic Missile Defence Organisation which employs the same people to do the same things with the same money — $1.8 billion requested for the next year . |
| 30 | Slough , Berkshire-based Ambitron Ltd showed for the first time in the UK the low cost desktop virtual reality system — CrystalEyes VR — and three-dimensional video system from Stereographics Corp of San Rafael , at the Virtual Reality ‘ 93 Conference in London earlier this month . |