Example sentences of "[noun prp] for a [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , obviously , is the place from which to inspect the western Pyrenees for a first time or , given the summary quality of the prospect , from which to take leave of them before driving north . |
| 2 | The Giants were leading the series 3-1 and wanted desperately to avoid returning to Wrigley Field for a sixth game . |
| 3 | Ben Gill was re-elected for a second year as deputy , and Tony Pexton for a second year as vice-president . |
| 4 | COLCHESTER United , with a host of attacking options , have decided against keeping West Ham forward Dean Martin for a third month on loan . |
| 5 | The man they call Lurch was the villain of the piece after his uncharacteristic boob let in Oldham for an 85th minute equaliser . |
| 6 | On Nov. 25 Dijoud arrived from Paris for a second visit , this time with a letter from President François Mitterrand for Gouled Aptidon . |
| 7 | A unilateral ceasefire announced by the Muslim government to coincide with the lifting of the aid boycott appeared to have reduced shelling around Sarajevo for a third day yesterday . |
| 8 | On the accession of Bayezid II , Hocazade was appointed to the Sultan medrese in Bursa for a second time , with 100 akce a day , and was also appointed mufti of Bursa . |
| 9 | THE pride of the ‘ 74 Lions are to embark on an adventurous trip that could be more hazardous than their unbeaten trek through South Africa when they hit Ulster for a 20th anniversary bash next April ( writes JIM STOKES ) . |
| 10 | Making sense of God for a second time |
| 11 | Confusion in the Scunthorpe defence almost let in Gary Bennett for a fourth minute opener , but he hooked his shot over the bar under pressure from Matthew Elliott . |
| 12 | Each night during a 6-month working season , 40,000–60,000 km ( about 30,000–45,000 miles ) of drift-net is set in the North Pacific Ocean - enough to encircle the planet and cross the Pacific for a second time . |
| 13 | There was one lovely freak occurrence near the end : Knott played the ball down to fine leg and Holding 's throw hit the stumps with Barlow well home , whereupon he called Knott for a second run . |
| 14 | The ‘ Falklands factor ’ would be seen as a principal reason for the Conservatives ' unexpectedly good showing in the local council elections that year , and , too , for the return of Margaret Thatcher for a second term as prime minister at the General Election of 1983 . |
| 15 | It put Otley in a romantic mood and he suggested going to Margate for a second honeymoon . |
| 16 | An extradition warrant had been issued in the USA for a fourth defendant , the former Guinness director Thomas Ward , who was a US citizen . |
| 17 | TWO YEARS to the day since Howard Kendall tied the knot with Everton for a second time , a forgotten child of his first managerial union with the Goodison club shone when he needed him most . |
| 18 | DAVID NAISH was re-elected as president of the National Farmers Union of England and Wales for a third year at the union 's annual meeting last week . |