Example sentences of "[vb infin] for a [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I doubted not that they were law officers , but did not linger for a second look , being already at the casement windows into the side garden . |
| 2 | Rather than wait for a third guy , Lee sets his ball down quick and hits it . |
| 3 | If you should divorce for a second time , you can claim on your second husband 's contribution record only . |
| 4 | There will be 40 happy faces when the School ends tomorrow but there will also be a lot of tears and Whelan may even return for a seventh time . |
| 5 | Well we could 've got a second hand one , but I mean what I 'll pay for a second hand one we might as well get |
| 6 | With Aquino adamant that she would not stand for a second term , the jostling for position amongst those ambitious to succeed her intensified in late 1990 and early 1991 . |
| 7 | Waldheim , who had been barred from entering the USA [ see p. 35528 ] and shunned by European governments , had announced in June 1991 that he would not stand for a second term [ see p. 38298 ] . |
| 8 | Suharto 's pronouncements , although clouded in typical ambiguity , certainly gave the impression that he would stand for a sixth term . |
| 9 | This would allow for a second phase of gas generation and migration . |
| 10 | When students ask " how do you start an essay ? " they usually mean what should they write for a first sentence . |
| 11 | The red was sharp and thin but drinkable , though one would not care for a second glass . |
| 12 | It 's a good , well-made , sturdy one ( a Mothercare Taxi ) , so it should last for a second child and it 's easy to fold down with one hand . |