Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The price factors are calculated for the first day of the delivery month , and adjustments have to be made for accrued interest where the first day of the delivery month does not coincide with a coupon payment date . |
| 2 | A decent man doing a difficult job with players who are light years away from being the world 's best , he has been treated for the last week like a cross between a child molester and a Nazi war criminal . |
| 3 | The twenty-five dealers specialising in drawings and paintings are joined for the first time by Colnaghi who opened a small Paris branch in May and are keeping their exhibits a closely guarded secret . |
| 4 | A 7 day tour to Poland , open to CIT members , spouses , and colleagues has been arranged for the first week of July , boasting a programme , both transport orientated and cultural . |
| 5 | The prizewinner was presented with a cup , which had been given for the first time in 1987 . |
| 6 | The new items adopt a structured problem-based approach to the many different marital difficulties that people face , and information on the cultural and religious framework , which may affect options open to ethnic minority clients , has been included for the first time . |
| 7 | MAGAZINES are bidding for the first photos of five-day-old Louis , son of Princess Stephanie of Monaco , right . |
| 8 | The Canoe-Camper is now on glossy paper and a selection of photographs are included for the first time . |
| 9 | Because of the increase in popularity of racing across the Atlantic , extensive coverage of NASCAR and CART championships are included for the first time . |
| 10 | He was devastated when he discovered his premises had been attacked for the second time . |
| 11 | ( Unless of course , you are booked for the last sitting ! ) |
| 12 | Merseyside duo Jamie Cassidy ( Liverpool ) and David Thompson ( Wirral ) have been picked for the first England boys under 15s national trial at the Lilleshall Sports Centre next weekend . |
| 13 | Electric lighting and heating have been installed for the first time , but all fittings have been concealed as much as possible and all the original oil lamps and 19th century pews have been retained . |
| 14 | It could be the day you deleted the thesis you 'd been writing for the last year , or the time the system crashed while you were giving a presentation in front of a thousand people . |
| 15 | Establishing rapport is the process of getting on the right wavelength with someone — usually , but not inevitably , with someone you are meeting for the first time . |
| 16 | and Q acted upon by unc and unc are essentially the same , we are meeting for the first time a concept of prime importance in algebra , namely that of isomorphism . |
| 17 | The lesson was learned , and in subsequent years a photocall has been organized for the first day , when the Prince and Princess pose sweetly for the cameras on the understanding that thereafter the media will go home so the two can holiday in peace . |
| 18 | Now , after quite a shore period , the locomotive has been steamed for the first time and is almost in working order . |
| 19 | Now they are searching for the fourth sister Pamela , who walked out at the age of 15 after a row with her father . |
| 20 | Two brick arches put up to channel the waters of an underground river have been uncovered for the first time in nearly two hundred years . |
| 21 | THE draw has been made for the first round of this year 's Harp Masters International Hockey tournament , run by Annadale Hockey club . |
| 22 | The fact was that Algy had been living for the last year with a working-class architect called Len in a basement flat in Maida Vale . |
| 23 | The Railway 's annual spring Enthusiasts ' Weekend — normally held two weeks before Easter — has been moved for the first time in its 20-year history . |
| 24 | Needles are selected for the next row of weaving . |
| 25 | SIR — As preparations are made for the 12th London Marathon ( arguably the largest and best race in the world ) , Londoners need to recognise and rectify an important problem . |
| 26 | Something which is important to say is that the first time you have a contact with somebody and you do a piece , you 're , you 're meeting for the first time , it 's slightly awkward and you 're getting to know each other slightly , the second time you do it easier , it 's easier , and if you establish relationships with the local press , local radio and so forth , it gets easier and easier all the time , because by the time you get to know people , it 's not sort of ‘ Can I speak to somebody who does a programme about the morning whatever it is ? |
| 27 | In fact this is a year when we 're spending for the next adoptions . |
| 28 | they 're advertising for the first time or the last ad |
| 29 | ‘ Some of the Wimbledon Dharjees , ’ went on Maisie , ‘ have been waiting for the Twenty-fourth Imam . |
| 30 | The windows have been cleaned for the first time in a year , and what with my contact lenses ( which I 've had since Christmas ) , the view is much improved . |