Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sighing , she swivelled round , looking at the cabin properly for the first time . |
| 2 | In a memorandum in that month of crisis the Ministry of Defence apparently for the first time addressed the issue of the foreign exchange costs of existing policy , in response to the claim by the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the end of July that Britain 's overseas military expenditure was running at £140 million p.a . |
| 3 | ‘ I thought I might have to sell my ticket , ’ added Birch , who returned to action yesterday for the first time in six months . |
| 4 | There were a good many farmers ' sons going in the doors of University College today for the first time . |
| 5 | Bay of Plenty showed the advantage of the special coaching which New Zealanders receive for such events when they romped to victory in the Melrose Sevens tournament , taking the prized trophy overseas for the third year in a row by defeating Kelso 19–12 in the final . |
| 6 | The one that eluded him was that of the Association of Golf Writers which , asked to nominate who had done most for European golf , decided on the Walker Cup team that went to the United States and won the trophy there for the first time . |
| 7 | The series moves to Candlestick Park tonight for the first of three games on the West Coast . |
| 8 | Commander Fairley saw at once the wisdom of keeping the two children of his first marriage together for the last years of their progress to maturity . |
| 9 | A young childless widow who does not qualify for either of these benefits will no longer be entitled to the weekly national insurance benefit even for the first 26 weeks . |
| 10 | So is anybody in immediate problems at the moment or you 're o Okay , so , I 'll , it 's your chance now to do some work then for the next twenty minutes or so . |
| 11 | You get Supplementary Benefit instead for the first six — |
| 12 | Again we talked about this last week , fifty weeks of the year you toil and you look forward to your holiday months in advance , you then take your holiday and somehow it recharges your batteries so that you 're ready to do battle again for the next fifty weeks . |
| 13 | In 1856 he exhibits on his lawn a stuffed crocodile he has brought back from the East : enabling it to bask in the sun again for the first time in 3,000 years . |
| 14 | He made the effort to say something pleasant to his wife and they drank a glass of wine together for the first time in weeks . |
| 15 | ‘ We brought him on this tour so he could develop , and I believe he could be the player to hold England 's batting together for the next ten years . ’ |
| 16 | It means giving a word of knowledge or prophecy perhaps for the first time . |
| 17 | DISCUSSIONS between management and representatives of the 1,300 striking manual workers at Yarrow took place yesterday for the first time since the dispute began 12 days ago . |
| 18 | I was calling the L-shaped room home for the first time , and thinking of it as such . |
| 19 | Open me post now for the first time , oh oh that 's nice oh I can have a update for supply teachers , Wednesday the fifteenth of April , you baby sit for me ? |
| 20 | I think it would be extremely prudent of you to keep a very low profile indeed for the next few days . ’ |
| 21 | Some 500 psychologists from all parts of the world meet in Scarborough next month when the British Psychological Society holds its conference there for the first time . |
| 22 | You gaze at each other properly for the first time . |
| 23 | Kevan Smith completely missed a right wing corner from Phil Jones at the near post , allowing Worthington to bundle the ball home for the 87th League goal against Quakers this season . |
| 24 | Thirdly , in some areas — notably health protection , educational exchanges , vocational training and culture — we have defined Community competence clearly for the first time . |
| 25 | " Do n't worry , I 'll be hot-footing back tomorrow for the next instalment — that is , if you want me to . " |
| 26 | He moved away , and I put on my strained smile again for the next patiently waiting customer . |
| 27 | In 1912 he was runner-up at Muirfield , and in 1914 at Prestwick was champion again for the sixth and last time . |
| 28 | Yes , I 'm sure he 's a very very happy man tonight , he 's been looking forward to this game tremendously for the last couple of weeks . |
| 29 | It would be a breach of the tacit convention on which politicians and lawyers have worked the British Constitution together for the last 200 years . |
| 30 | Perdita was in such a good mood that she and Daisy actually had supper together for the first time in months . |