Example sentences of "for the [num ord] [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ However , if the wrist heals sufficiently I hope to be back in action for the second race or , at the worst , the third . ’ |
| 2 | Well do n't squeeze your nose for the second time or it wo n't come that 's better that 's it . |
| 3 | If you attempt to pass the SPR on for the seventh time or to the same user twice , LIFESPAN will display an error message and you will not be allowed to pass it on . |
| 4 | Another problem is that the tests show practice effects ; that is , for the first day or so of testing , subjects ' performances improve greatly ( and so mask any daily rhythms ) as they are getting used to the tests and are developing their personal ways of tackling them . |
| 5 | For the first day or so after the flight you might find it helps to retire to bed one or two hours earlier than your normal time — but no earlier than that ! |
| 6 | A ‘ lie-in ’ of one to two hours but no more is permissible for the first day or so . |
| 7 | But only for the first day or so ; after a week I ca n't wait to return to Koraloona . ’ |
| 8 | It 's probably best not to feed your fish for the first day or so as they settle in ( though some fish will feed within a few minutes of being stocked ) . |
| 9 | And from a bonding point of view , breastfeeding — even for the first day or so — is very valuable . ’ |
| 10 | For the first year or so it turns you into a kind of psychopathic animal and then suddenly , like a butterfly emerging from the pupa , you sprout wings , your heart opens , you become … charming . |
| 11 | For the first year or so some of the people , particularly in the big independent television ( ITV ) companies , were incredibly scornful of both Liz Forgan and myself . |
| 12 | Relatively little could be done for the first year or two ; Pitt had a view of the war that stretched over the whole world , but it took some time to prepare the resources to give effect to this vision . |
| 13 | For the first year or so of the war , oil and gas operations in the Gulf , leaving aside the damaged Iraqi terminals , continued very much as in the 1970s . |
| 14 | Lyndon Johnson 's searing complaints against the British have been much quoted , yet for the first year or two the president was not insensitive to the political realities in London . |
| 15 | In fact , for the first year or two she 'd expected to hear from him , asking for a divorce so that he could marry Marissa , who had , apparently , followed him to Sydney . |
| 16 | If the child does n't want to go for the first test or even the second test , it is their right . ’ |
| 17 | All the cases discussed in this section have been ones in which words addressed to one person were held to make another person a trustee either for the first person or for a third party . |
| 18 | Those who have become used to low-fibre food may suffer from a little flatulence for the first week or two . |
| 19 | RIVER CROSSENS : Good fishery but often slow for the first week or so until fish located . |
| 20 | Have it there for the first month or something . |
| 21 | So they 're a particularly good choice for the first time or retirement home buyer ; your two biggest markets for smaller homes . |
| 22 | The individual entering hospital as a patient , whether for the first time or not , will be leaving behind his usual environment and lifestyle . |
| 23 | Many entrants to nursing will be leaving home for the first time or changing their location . |
| 24 | Well that 's what everybody sings to me when them and they meet me for the first time or get introduced to me . |
| 25 | This option enables you to update a Product either to enter information about a Product for the first time or to update existing information about a Product . |
| 26 | This option enables you to update a Client either to enter information about a Client for the first time or to update existing information about a Client . |
| 27 | they 're advertising for the first time or the last ad |
| 28 | For the Third World or rather the underdeveloped world these questions have existed for the greater part of this century . |
| 29 | For the last hour or so Lewis ground it out with Smith , the Notts man restrained to the tune of eight runs in 19 overs , Smith reaching a 101-ball fifty . |
| 30 | He mounted the horse he had led for the last hour or so and walked it cautiously down into Buttermere which he entered with the utter conviction that he had been there before . |