Example sentences of "[det] [noun] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | That is , ’ he added morosely , ‘ until the ravens start pecking them , though they usually leave that bit for the last . |
2 | You should be told how to keep that look for the next eight weeks . ’ |
3 | Yes I pick up on the comment from the , Notts are n't as in control as they were , after first Tony and then Paul got their names on the score sheet in each case for the first time this season , both with bristling finishing efforts and you 'd be a harsh critic indeed who did n't agree that Pisa deserved to pull one back because they played some fine attacking football , and it was the player who 's caused most danger , who 's wearing the number eleven that moved across to the right hand side , got clear of the defence , pulled back an absolutely brilliant clot cross and in the middle who 'd missed an earlier header on fifteen minutes to make it one one , did n't miss on this occasion . |
4 | ‘ It was a fantastic feeling to be out on that field for the last 10 or 15 minutes , ’ he recalled . |
5 | Is it right that liability for the second most heinous crime in English law , which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment , should be satisfied by this relatively low grade of fault ? |
6 | State employees will trap and shoot up to 75 per cent of the wolves in a region southwest of Fairbanks and keep numbers to that level for the next few years . |
7 | But that Saturday for the first time in his life , he invited his youngest son Patsy to attend the ball-game along with himself and his other three sons . |
8 | Compagnie des Machines Bull SA , facing probably the biggest crisis in its history now that it is confronted with an administration not prepared to pour ever more good taxpayers ' money after bad ( CI No 2,166 ) , yesterday reported that turnover for the first quarter of the year crashed by 10.6% , to the equivalent of $943m ; sales slumped 16.5% to $422m and rentals and services fell 5.1% to $521m . |
9 | And now facing probably the biggest crisis in its history , Bull last week reported that turnover for the first quarter of the year crashed by 10.6% , to the equivalent of $943m . |
10 | He saved that humiliation for the third round , when he knocked Tommy out with an uppercut that the lad from Poplar never saw . |
11 | My initial impression , on seeing this guitar for the first time , was that Rockwood have tried very hard to steer away from total Strat clone , whilst keeping all the essential ingredients pretty much to the fore . |
12 | In response to Air Ministry Specification R14/24 calling for a large , long-range flying-boat , Blackburn Aircraft ventured into this field for the first time in 1924 with their RB.1 Iris ( Blackburn 's previous flying-boat experience had been with the diminutive N.1B and Pellet single-seat designs ) . |
13 | Indeed , I have found that students and businessmen who are using this technique for the first time tend to get confused between the two axes . |
14 | Large areas of western Scotland , mid- and North Wales and the upland zones of the North and South West of England have exhibited population gains , in some cases for the first time in over a century . |
15 | In the event of trouble , many of the non-union operators now would have easier access — in some cases for the first time — to the political system and its protective police arm . |
16 | Along with the island 's hydro-electric scheme — bringing power to some houses for the first time — and the harbour improvements , the incident will probably go down in Shetland annals as another stage in Foula 's modernisation . |
17 | Do n't zoom the lens in and out , either , but save this effect for the last shot in which you zoom out to a wide view of the garden again . |
18 | Golly it 'd be interesting to know what they 'd make of this tape for the next couple of hours . |
19 | Knowing my shortcomings , Mum had taken charge of making curtains for George 's house and a week before the wedding she went to the market to find some fabric for the last pair . |
20 | ‘ He 's going to be a key figure at this club for the next three or four years , ’ said the Newcastle boss . |
21 | That argument has been very forceful in some countries for the last three or four decades at least . |
22 | The Women Artists Slide Library is presently applying for funds to continue to develop the library , run a fuller service for its members and users and to continue with this work for the next year . |
23 | He 's been active with me in this issue for the last few years , ’ the MP announced . |
24 | When on this mill for the last time there will close the gate |
25 | Well , she 's been having an affair with this bloke for the last year or so and then out of the blue he turned round and … |
26 | I can remember I 've been on this Gipsy Working Party since you lost control of this Council for the last five years and you 've fought tooth and nail all the way down the line to resist every gipsy site that came in you 've used every manoeuvre that you could possibly do to resist it . |
27 | In fact they were clearly entranced by Hannah — which , it has to be said , is par for the course with everyone meeting this lady for the first time . |
28 | The world 's governments will meet in Rome this December for the first global food conference for nearly 20 years , and it is hoped that it will produce the nutritional blueprint for the next century . |
29 | Despite its demise , we still have to pay this tax for the next two years and can be subject to warrant sales or heavy fines for non-payment . |
30 | Mrs Owain Williams , who has been Chairman of this ball for the last three years , looked very pretty in black velvet . |