Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly , we have made great progress in bringing inflation under control and we shall soon have a lower rate of inflation than Germany for the first time in a generation . |
| 2 | Small investors will pay less than institutions for the first instalment though how much less will not be known until June 29 after the international offer closes . |
| 3 | Small investors will pay less than institutions for the first instalment , although how much less will not be known until June 29 after the international offer closes . |
| 4 | Little more than $200,000,000 for the first year was pledged , however , with some $60,000,000 of this on concessional terms ; further pledges of $150,000,000 were forthcoming for the 1991-93 period . |
| 5 | It was a large basement , with no street-level exposure , and although sales for the first two days were excitingly high , the next few months were a disaster . |
| 6 | Having something to do was better than sitting doing nothing other than wait for the first shell . |
| 7 | If sales for the last four months were 42 , 36 , 41 , 45 units respectively , the forecast for next month would be ( ( 42+36+41+45 ) divided by 4 ) =41 units . |
| 8 | The plan should not be formulated and then forgotten after grant for the first year has been obtained . |
| 9 | To use the army as strike-breakers for the first time since Franco ( and Spain 's universally detested military service would have caused some intersting tests of loyalty ) would have provoked a confrontation with an unclear outcome for both sides . |
| 10 | Members of the foreign press were allowed as observers for the first time and ‘ dialogue ’ was the stated aim of the congress and also of the CPPCC to follow . |
| 11 | The key document circulated at the time was Raoul Vaneigen 's Totality For Kids which was hailed by its supporters as doing for the twentieth century what Marx had done for the nineteenth . |
| 12 | ‘ Your main priority is to get to know the city as quickly as possible , so we 'll be acting mainly as back-up for the first few days . |
| 13 | Few historians today place much trust in the sagas ( which apparently included a lost work on Cnut written c.1200 ) as sources for the eleventh century , but the verses which they quote are another matter . |
| 14 | Remember though , if you are unaccustomed to vigorous exercise and are over 35 , it is a good idea to consult your doctor if you want to try something as vigorous as squash for the first time . |
| 15 | Pat Wall , the left-wing Labour MP for Bradford North , was reselected as candidate for the next general election after challenges from Mohammed Riaz , a city councillor , and a union official , Gerry Sutcliffe . |
| 16 | Keeping our dogs alive longer , and buying a second dog as company for the first are part and parcel of modern living ; but both have associated problems which are in danger of being misunderstood |