Example sentences of "fell for the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | As a result of the bad weather , the Royal Bank of Scotland 's oil index fell for the second consecutive month to 114.5 , the second lowest January since the index began ten years ago . |
2 | Your comment was made in a week when manufacturing output fell for the seventh successive quarter and unemployment rose for the 23rd successive month . |
3 | America 's industrial production fell for the fourth successive month in January , by 0.4% , to give a 12-month decline of 0.9% . |
4 | UNEMPLOYMENT fell for the third consecutive month in April , by 1,400 . |
5 | His chances of defending a frail total of 226 slipped away with the steady rain that fell for the last two hours . |
6 | The broad measure , M3 , grew by only 1% in the 12 months to December , and actually fell for the last three months of 1990 . |