Example sentences of "this [noun sg] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Golly it 'd be interesting to know what they 'd make of this tape for the next couple of hours . |
| 6 | ‘ He 's going to be a key figure at this club for the next three or four years , ’ said the Newcastle boss . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He 's been active with me in this issue for the last few years , ’ the MP announced . |
| 9 | When on this mill for the last time there will close the gate |
| 10 | 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 … |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Mrs Owain Williams , who has been Chairman of this ball for the last three years , looked very pretty in black velvet . |
| 15 | ‘ That was something I missed terribly when I retired and doing this race for the first time is a way of replacing it . ’ |
| 16 | In the 600cc class which should be the best of the day , Jim Moodie is fastest on 115.90 but if McCallen gets it together he can win this race for the third year in a row . |
| 17 | General Motors and Ford both expect to lose money on car manufacturing this quarter for the first time since the 1982 recession , largely as a result of overcapacity in the market . |
| 18 | I expect to see us dominating this event for the next few years . ’ |
| 19 | Then he admitted as he shovelled manure at a tree-planting ceremoney in his Huntingdon constituency : ‘ It occurs to me I 've been up to my neck in this stuff for the last month . ’ |
| 20 | Today , Kirov intended to call upon this facility for the first time . |
| 21 | 24 year old Shaun Gooch and 22 year old Anthony Gallagher , both from Swindon arrived at Gloucester Crown Court this morning for the first day of their trial . |
| 22 | It was thus proposed to organise two workshops on this topic for the 19th century , one on the trade across the Indian Ocean , and a later one on the trans-Saharan trade . |
| 23 | Several of the articles in this important collection produced over the last ten years and gathered together in this volume for the first time , focus particularly on ordinary femininity . |
| 24 | Bernard Breslauer has the finest collection of illuminated leaves in the U.S. , on display this month for the first time |
| 25 | It was announced yesterday that the Glasgow Cup tournament will be played this season for the first time on an all-weather pitch . |
| 26 | Marco van Basten , the European Footballer of the Year , gave European champions Milan a timely boost by returning to the squad for training this week for the first time since a cartilage operation on 1 September . |
| 27 | The trees are being re-coppiced this week for the first time in more than 50 years to keep them healthy . |
| 28 | Given this background , the minister of posts , telecommunications and space , Paul Quiles , was treading on eggshells when he met the unions this week for the second in a series of talks concerning the reform of the country 's post office , the PTT . |
| 29 | A board beside it bore a specification of the car and an outline of the services offered by Hazards Limited , who were sponsoring this prize for the first player to ace the hole . |
| 30 | The victory maintained the monopoly of British and Irish-trained horses , who have now exported this prize for the last 11 years . |