Example sentences of "the [adj] for [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , in the 1890s the British for the first time consistently encouraged headmen to report all cases . |
| 2 | Imagine if Mr Osborne were to try to sell the concept of milk , eggs or , heaven forbid , blue cheese to the British for the first time — how would you rate his chances ? |
| 3 | As a consequence of Peter Scudamore 's switch to Docklands Express , Steve Smith Eccles , 36 , who has had only three rides since returning from injury , was confirmed as the rider of Bonanza Boy , running in the National for the fourth successive year . |
| 4 | The average family pays nearly £2,000 a year in interest on debts and mortgages , but last year we ran our household budgets in the black for the first time since the mid-Eighties — and managed to tuck away £10.6 billion in savings . |
| 5 | Of its $6.5 million annual budget , the CAM gets less than $175,000 from city and state government , yet has managed to operate in the black for the last nine years . |
| 6 | ‘ Stick players who try the Grand for the first time are surprised at how fast they adapt to it , ’ says inventor , manufacturer and player Emmett Chapman . |
| 7 | These roads not only allowed the fenlands to be exploited to the full for the first time , they also changed the way of life there , to an extent never seen before or since . |
| 8 | She has the whip-hand for the first time since the cock-up over the separation when they had to apologise for making it known that the knives were out for the Duchess . |
| 9 | Our instructor took us off into the unknown for the next few hours , where we experienced ice , spring snow , powder and crud . |