Example sentences of "[subord] for the first [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Except for the first two days , the decaying component is well fitted by an exponential with 18-day time constant , but we now see that the glitch also leaves a nondecaying increase in rotation rate . |
| 2 | The Gongsters are complete for the 3 years 48–51 except for the first two issues . |
| 3 | The evidence for this stage , Morgan and Engels believed , was stronger than for the first two stages . |
| 4 | ‘ The overall results are slightly worse than for the first three months of 1992 , with definite signs of the recessionary effect becoming widespread nationally , ’ said Manpower spokeswoman Lilian Bennett . |
| 5 | I often wish I could live them over again , even though for the first four years I had to supplement my poor earnings by doing evening jobs . ’ |