Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] a [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 There is a difficult , and unresolved , question about the application of the " fair comment " defence to comment by a third party which is published in a newspaper .
2 We do know that it was not until the late summer of 1965 that he gave private indications of his intention to stand for a second term , and not until 4 November that he made his decision public .
3 Hence began the campaign to enable the President to stand for a second term of office .
4 Jo Durie also has the chance to progress with a first round match against fellow stalwart Liz Smylie , ranked four places below her .
5 Russell Ferrante has been given permission by the High Court to ask for a second inquest into his son 's death .
6 SCOTLAND — SCOTLAND have qualified for the last five World Cup finals , but with only one point from two games they already face an uphill struggle to qualify for a sixth time .
7 In big years , Aube wines may also possess too much alcohol to allow for a second fermentation and effect the correct balance .
8 Some of the European Court of Justice 's opinions can be quite ‘ woolly ’ and do leave themselves open to a wider interpretation , but I do not believe that the opinion was meant to be interpreted so widely as to provide for an auditor recognised in one member state to practise in a second member state without any requirement to obtain local authorisation .
9 It 's unusual for Festival to extend an invitation to an artist to return for a second consecutive year but that is what 's to happen tonight and we make no apology for it .
10 Perth jobless forecast to rise by a third
11 Full-time students who pass only 3 to 9 modules in their first year have , by right , the option to return for a second year in Stage I to take additional modules to meet the requirements .
12 It is striking , in fact , how much the latter idea seemed at the time to dominate as a first priority .
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