Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pron] a [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Go and make yourself a first .
2 I am not dying , no , I have suffered a terrible nightmare , but I am here , in my room , and the night must be far gone , it must be almost morning , I shall go downstairs and make myself a first pot of tea .
3 I began to move more freely around the island again , and built myself a third house .
4 He began gathering the books together , handling them with exaggerated care and opening them a second time to gaze at Melissa 's signature .
5 When he was gone Klaus Ebert went across to the decanter and poured himself a second brandy .
6 A magic fairy that would whisk her away from all this , she thought , who could turn the clock back and give her a second chance — a more dignified entrance perhaps , a way of showing this arrogant rat just what she thought of him .
7 This would help to ensure that you have mastered its main ideas on this crucial topic , and give you a first taste of the strategy in practice .
8 He could n't think of anything else to say , so he made as if to kiss her a third time .
9 S. H. We were held responsible for property and we had to go round and test every doorway and that would occupy the first time round — say an hour and a half — and then usually you had to go round and test them a second time , just to make sure .
10 But he almost always gave the defendant a second chance , and sent him a second summons to appear the following week .
11 It was a very helpful preparation and gave her a first real taste of teaching .
12 At the door he turned and gave me a last despairing look and I saw him no more .
13 Selim shook hands again and gave him a second look .
14 His hand hovered over the book as though to give it a second chance .
15 The Senate ( upper house ) rejected the key elements of the bill when giving it a first reading on March 22 , 1991 , and conciliation between the two houses failed to resolve the issue four days later .
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