Example sentences of "with [noun sg] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was so tired with the journey and the entertainment that I could only walk and speak with difficulty for the next three days . |
| 2 | Joseph watched Tran Van Hieu 's father lower himself to the ground with difficulty for the third time . |
| 3 | Does he realise that his policy of drip-feeding the yard with funding for the fourth boat is unnecessarily extending the lives of the Polaris boats and jeopardising the employment of thousands of workers at Barrow , simply to safeguard the seat of the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness ( Mr. Franks ) ? |
| 4 | ‘ He 'll mention the Echo as often as he possibly can , ’ Graham said dryly , and defiantly filled his glass with whisky for the second time . |
| 5 | At the funeral Judith comes to terms with grief for the first time since the birth . |
| 6 | Up to £40 million per year , for the next five years , has been earmarked for projects that should keep Britain up with research for the next generation of computer systems . |
| 7 | This can be incorporated into the merger agreement , with effect for the first two or three years after the merger . |
| 8 | Labour costs per head are still 50 per cent above Scandinavian levels but are falling steadily and with work for the next two years all Govan now needs is a substantial new order before the middle of 1994 to ensure its future . |
| 9 | This is because as Dickens wrote his novels as weekly instalments he had to put enough into each instalment whether it be a couple of chapters or many , enough to captivate his readers and cause them to wait with eagerness for the next instalment . |
| 10 | In 1830 , when the governor , Edward Nicholls , returned to England on sick leave , Beecroft took over as acting governor , a post he held with distinction for the next two years . |
| 11 | Angelo 's judgement on Claudio , a death sentence for having got his bride with child , is severe but consistent with his principles , and he can affirm without hypocrisy , although self-righteously , Yet the confrontation with Isabella , come to appeal on her brother 's behalf , fills Angelo with desire for the first time in his life , and a soliloquy gives us this crucial information about his new state : Shakespeare there presents Angelo in a soliloquy nearer the mode of tragedy than comedy . |
| 12 | His voice moved up a register , from baritone to tenor , and it was tinged with irritation for the first time that evening . |
| 13 | In Northamptonshire new book money has failed to keep up with inflation for the last three years … and charges have had to go up . |
| 14 | Therefore long-term factors played a strong part in convincing client companies to experiment with headhunting for the first time . |
| 15 | Now in a council bedsit , Barry and Diane Gammage are coming to terms with unemployment for the first time in their working lives . |
| 16 | The structured settlement will provide him with care for the next 45 years . |
| 17 | Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear has been charged by the FA with misconduct for the second time this year . |
| 18 | UK Defence Research Agency 's Ten15 Architecture Neutral Distribution Format technology will also be incorporated : UI says it has been working closely with DRA for the last six months on proposals . |
| 19 | ‘ You 'd better get changed , ’ Piers said in an offhand voice , ‘ or you 'll find yourself stuck in bed with pneumonia for the next month . ’ |