Example sentences of "[noun sg] for [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | Mm , that 's right though , there should be a they make out , wh , wh , what 's all that about then , vote for at the next election or something ? |
2 | a decision in detail as to where it should be in the short term ( one year ahead ) and a longer-term plan for about the next three to four years : |
3 | Mr Baker said the main area of concern for over the next few years was ‘ serious downturn ’ in the economies of export markets in Europe and Japan . |
4 | Their first innings made only 205 , with 57 from Smith and 43 from debutante Bailey ( whose reward , after failing in the second innings , was to be dropped against Sri Lanka , one of the most astonishing pieces of selectoral crassness for years ) ; but on the second morning , in real sunshine for about the first time in the rubber , Foster bowled splendidly to decapitate the order . |
5 | I am not sure that the right hon. Gentleman has told the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) that , but perhaps the hon. Gentleman is putting down an early marker for after the next election . |
6 | I 'd forgotten that was what I 'd picked a Gnat for in the first place It sounded horrible , coming from him . |
7 | We had our own bedrooms and that was saying quite a bit , because er the , the nurses home had been built er for the er as a sort of war memorial for after the First World War which was one of the most sensible war memorials I think anyone could have er provided . |
8 | I was saying to this bloke at work West Ham must be the only positive transfer to give West Ham pay for about the last twenty five years |
9 | As a project engineer , I 've been using a similar document for about the last six months . |
10 | What we normally do is get together with the rhythm section for about the first week or so — and it 's just heaven because you 're just a small band . |