Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] for a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the Stokesley sprinter , whose season has been delayed by the combined effects of study and injury , summarily dismissed her chances of qualifying for a second successive Olympic Games after winning the 200 metres title for the third time in seven years . |
| 2 | Roxburgh put the occasion , a friendly with no bearing on Scotland 's prospects of qualifying for a sixth , successive World Cup , even more sharply into perspective . |
| 3 | The act of controlling for a third variable can have many possible results . |
| 4 | It is all too easy under the euphoric conditions of a degree congregation to minimise the physical discomfort , the mental struggles , the times of desperation , the sheer hard work that are a part of working for a first degree . |
| 5 | Second time around was more impressive with the Swilers overwhelmed 61–7 as outside-half Gareth Rees provided four tries and eight conversions before returning for a second season of club rugby in France . |
| 6 | Skinner continued in that appointment at Munsterlager and Catterick , before returning for a third tour in Northern Ireland , during which he was again mentioned in despatches . |
| 7 | A certain section of the nation had tried to make Winston 's life a misery by begging for a second front . |