Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before the programme is finally adopted it has to be referred back to the European Parliament for a second time . |
| 2 | Disconcertingly , however , Thomas Kuhn 's account of the development of science in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions makes a strong case for a third kind , even if not quite a kind which would suit Newton . |
| 3 | With the football decider having ended in deadlock Carlow champions Eire Og and O'Donovan Rossa of Cork must meet again this afternoon at the Gaelic Grounds Limerick to decide which side lifts the prestigious trophy for a first time . |
| 4 | Now he has called on British Rail for a second time to step up safety and end the easy access to the East Coast main line . |
| 5 | The current President , Félix Houphouët-Boigny was first elected in November of that year , and was re-elected by direct universal suffrage for a seventh five-year term of office in October 1990 . |
| 6 | On the topic of resources , it 's interesting that a player like Harry Roberts , who made Scotland ‘ B ’ and played with distinction for a number of top clubs , plays for Transvaal but would be fighting against top opposition for a third or fourth place in the hooker rankings in South Africa . |
| 7 | Only the pavement from the New Market Hall site , Gloucester , provides unequivocal evidence for a fourth century date , and this mosaic was in a fragmentary condition when discovered ( McWhirr 1974 , pI . |
| 8 | They moved from the rug to the king-size bed for a second demonstration , after which they lay entwined . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's just that after we went to live in South Africa it seemed a sensible choice for a third language , as the only non-English-speaking countries among the front line states are Mozambique and Angola . ’ |
| 10 | He 's been a force in British politics for a third of a century , but for how much longer . |
| 11 | The most popular time for a first child is the third year of marriage ( 41 per cent ) . |
| 12 | Each of the ten " tribe or constituencies chose , by lot , 50 people to serve as members of the council for a year , and those 50 would , within the council , act as a steering and administrative committee for a tenth of the year . |
| 13 | Sir Derek Alun-Jones , Ferranti 's chairman , is expected to postpone the annual meeting for a second time so that revised accounts can be prepared to include the effect of the £185m International Signal and Control fraud . |
| 14 | The main plank in the abolitionist 's platform is that there should be no place in a modern democratic state for a second chamber composed in large part on the principle of heredity and in lesser part on that of nomination . |
| 15 | He will recall that , when British Rail proposed that Waterloo should be the first channel tunnel station , not only did it say that one station was sufficient and that it did not need a second one but , in the case which it put to the House of Lords during the discussions , it said specifically that King 's Cross was not an appropriate location for a second station . |
| 16 | As his legal fight for a second inquest goes on , Mr Ferrante remembers the son he believes should still be alive today . |
| 17 | When the elder Civizade , by now Rumeli kazasker for a second time , died in 954/1547 , the younger was given a pension of 45 akce a day . |
| 18 | It will be a fourth BARLA international appearance for a second year apprentice electrician . |
| 19 | Half way through the day we were given a bowl of watery porridge each , I was so hungry I ate mine , and then rejoined the long queue for a second helping . |
| 20 | that 's ridiculous is n't it ? , good start for a second hand bike |
| 21 | The seven-year-old started last season winning his first novice chase at Uttoxeter and by April had landed the Scottish Nationalan extraordinary performance for a first season steeplechaser . |
| 22 | In the Labour party 's view , the Government have not advanced an adequately forceful strategic case for a fourth boat . |
| 23 | He received a 16-week suspension for a third sending-off when he was playing his rugby with Cwmbran . |
| 24 | Plan and execute the post-operative care for a second patient ( different condition ) ( synthesis ) |
| 25 | Apart from the inpatient waiting list initiative no extra resources were released for meeting the Charter standards , but meeting the standard for outpatient clinics may be at the expense of seeing fewer patients and a lengthening list for a first appointment . |
| 26 | He was also largely responsible for rewriting Davis 's Handbook of Chemical Engineering in its two-volume format for a second edition . |
| 27 | Roxburgh knows that the Italians are favourites to win his group and that the odds are stacked heavily against the Scots qualifying for a sixth successive appearance in the World Cup finals . |
| 28 | Mr Asquith considers the King would be constitutionally justified in giving an absolute refusal … there can be no possible justification for a third Election within a year ; and , if on the King 's refusal to dissolve Parliament Mr Ramsay MacDonald resigned , and his Majesty sent for Mr Asquith , the latter would accept all responsibility for the King 's action . |
| 29 | In fact , they could prop up the Conservative Government for a fifth term , if the need arises ! |
| 30 | Davis did n't think much of the ‘ kitchen sink ’ films , and asserted that a realistic minimum budget for a first feature was in the order of £250,000 as a way to justify his blocking their exhibition on his company 's circuit . |