Example sentences of "for the [num ord] [noun sg] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was n't in Belfast for the second leg but from what I saw on television they gave Tbilisi a lot of problems and that 's what we are expecting next week . |
| 2 | More noteworthy is the declamatory freedom with which rhythms are interpreted — not only in the long solos for the second piano but also when these are accompanied by the most complicated rhythmic canons in the other instrument . |
| 3 | Oliver pressed the button for the first floor but Rain held the door open and allowed Wickham to join them . |
| 4 | Ledgered bread failed to catch for the first hour but a switch to three bronze maggot on a size 14 hook presented over the far side found chub to 2 lb 8 oz from peg one . |
| 5 | On Monday , the managing director , Jacques Calvet , met the unions for the first time but said there could be no discussion of pay until production was resumed . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , three-times world champion Ayrton Senna drove an IndyCar for the first time but is unlikely to follow in Nigel Mansell 's footsteps . |
| 7 | He added : ‘ I made a tremendous start to the year and badly wanted that No 1 spot for the first time but it made me become negative . |
| 8 | ‘ I think they would both probably only tell me after the event about having sex for the first time but as long as I have helped prepare them they wo n't do anything silly . |
| 9 | It was fitting , in an ironic sort of way , that the 100th final , in 1991 , was contested by two League sides for the first time but neither Southend nor Leyton Orient fielded their best team . |
| 10 | I was very nervous when I went to meet Mr Wogan for the first time but the gentleman who drove the big car to the show was very nice and friendly . |
| 11 | Another important feature of the election was the relatively weak showing of the extreme right-wing Republicans ( Republikaner ) , who gained seats in several councils for the first time but whose votes lagged far behind those obtained in the European elections in June 1989 and forecast in recent opinion-poll findings . |
| 12 | This is a small amount in relation to our subscriptions which reached one million pounds for the first time but it does pose problems . |
| 13 | Yesterday , in Pittsburgh , she tried on her new school uniform for the first time but she was not too happy about the tie . |
| 14 | Jason Ratcliffe , 22 , would surely have reached the 1,000 mark for the first time but for the early-season decision to spread Asif Din 's role as a limited-overs opener into championship cricket . |
| 15 | He was chosen for the first match but had to drop out with food poisoning . |
| 16 | Molly rang the blessed Saint Fixit for the fourth time but there was still no reply . |
| 17 | Lara and Arthurton raised West Indian hopes with a left-handed partnership of 52 for the fourth wicket but both were undone by Donald 's speed in the final session and the match seemed all but signed , sealed and delivered to South Africa entering the rest day . |
| 18 | England wicketkeeper Alec Stewart hit 75 and helped Thorpe put on 136 for the third wicket but Surrey could only manage 233 for six in 83 overs . |
| 19 | The day began at 10 am for rehearsals for the next production but if this proved unsuccessful , it was taken off and the new production rushed on . |
| 20 | Learning occurs not because the person is somehow ‘ ready ’ for the next stage but because he is able to organise the incoming information in a satisfactory way . |
| 21 | The new display group has started rehearsals for the 30th Anniversary but already we need to start planning for 1983 ! |