Example sentences of "[num] [vb base] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cork 's late strike made sure of a top 10 place for the first time since promotion — ‘ and a nice bonus , judging from the long faces in our boardroom , ’ grinned Mr Bassett . |
| 2 | Morton manager Allan McGraw even threatened to call off the Pounds 250,000 deal for the 21-year-old goalscorer . |
| 3 | In 1976 , unemployment in Britain passed the one-million mark for the first time since the Second World War . |
| 4 | In 1987/88 , the number of certificates issued in a session topped the 100,000 mark for the first time — almost 115,000 were issued . |
| 5 | After the Guardian pointed out on December 8 that Kingfisher did indeed face a prima facie competition problem , he told another newspaper that during his 1986 bid for the then Woolworths , he had been obliged by the OFT to pre-sell Comet to Granada to avoid a monopolies investigation . |
| 6 | Five pee for the small ones . ’ |
| 7 | Erm of them two o five opt for the whole council system . |
| 8 | The galloping granny , from Bristol , used to run the 800 yards and 4 x 400 relay for the Imperial Tobacco company where she worked on the shop floor . |
| 9 | Jason Ratcliffe , 22 , would surely have reached the 1,000 mark for the first time but for the early-season decision to spread Asif Din 's role as a limited-overs opener into championship cricket . |