Example sentences of "for [noun] [verb] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But constitutional expert Michael Nash , who is soon to bring out a book , A Royal Divorce , about the history of the British monarchy , said last night : ‘ The best thing to happen would be for William to become the next in line to the throne . |
| 2 | Shirtliff nodded down Wilson 's corner for Hirst to score the second and the Wednesday striker would have collected his 20th of the season but for a fine one-handed save by Marriott . |
| 3 | ‘ It is also an unbelievable chance for Germany to have the fifth most important tennis tournament in the world … a certainty also that tennis will continue there when Steffi Graf or I are no longer around . ’ |
| 4 | The Trees seemed to be waiting for Tealtaoich to make the first move and the largest of the Oaks had inclined their heads quite courteously . |
| 5 | The risk of anaemia was much greater for young mothers , particularly those under age 20 and more so for teenagers having the second child than for those having their first . |
| 6 | Using the yeast model , they have demonstrated different effects with different degrees of succussion and have also shown that the rest period between finishing the succussion of one potency and sampling it for dilution to prepare the next potency is important . |
| 7 | Jiang 's visit to the Soviet Union was the first by a CCP general secretary since Mao Zedong 's 1957 visit to Moscow for celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the October Revolution [ see pp. 15899-902 ] . |
| 8 | Five others who had been eligible for parole following the first trial were now imprisoned . |
| 9 | Bailey took it 6-2 6-1 … but for henman reaching the last eight is another triumph in his first season on the international circuit |
| 10 | Bailey took it 6-2 6-1 … but for henman reaching the last eight is another triumph in his first season on the international circuit |
| 11 | A UK Foreign Ministry spokesperson responded on the same day by saying that it was for Iran to make the first gesture and that the UK would " not accept Iranian intervention in [ its ] internal affairs " . |
| 12 | And his perfect ending would be for Villa to become the first winners of the Premier League and break United 's hearts for the second successive season in a title run-in . |
| 13 | It was not difficult for Laura to remember the first time she had set eyes on Ross Wyndham , because it had also been the day of her cousin 's wedding . |
| 14 | Climb the crack for 20ft/6m to find the first runner . |