Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] for the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though the Lions ' backs have the credentials and Winterbottom and Dean Richards have been in the heat of a Lions Test scrum , there are six forwards who will be experiencing a Lions Test for the first time . |
| 2 | He will now begin the physically and mentally painful process of taking male hormones to establish for the first time his masculinity . |
| 3 | This was a land where the pursuit of illusion possessed the artists ; where awkward tries at perspective were made , and revellers in scenes of feasting were shown sitting up on one elbow , on daybeds with legs disposed for the first time in recession . |
| 4 | The assassin 's blow threw him back against the wall , hitting it so hard he brought books tumbling from the shelves , but before the assassin 's fingers found his throat he delivered a punch to the man 's belly that must have touched some tender place , because the assault ceased , and the attacker let him go , his eyes fixed for the first time on Gentle 's face . |
| 5 | Leonard , who plays more golf in the summer than bowls , partners Irish international senior skip and Lisnagarvey club mate Noel Graham in their bid to win the Irish pairs title for the first time since the brilliant Fisher and Ringland combination won it for the Lisburn club in 1970 . |
| 6 | As the two hellraisers met for the first time for the benefit of the world 's press , they exchanged jokes . |
| 7 | The five CODESA working groups met for the first time on Jan. 20 in Johannesburg . |
| 8 | All was in vain ; the poor law functions of the Boards of Guardians were transferred to the County Council , and on March 29th 1930 the Board of Guardians met for the last time . |
| 9 | Commanded by Gen. Satish Nambiar of the Indian army , the force included contingents from 30 countries including for the first time Security Council permanent members France , Russia and the United Kingdom . |
| 10 | The net costs of Eagle Lodges appear for the first time in the income and expenditure account and are largely attributable to setting up costs as there was little income from occupancy during 1990 . |
| 11 | Of these 145,000 were UNRWA refugees uprooted for the second time . |
| 12 | The Cowboys lost for the second time this season , going down 27–23 to the Los Angeles Rams when Aikman failed to produce a last-minute miracle . |
| 13 | Pawson has pointed out that in building the canals , British engineers had for the first time " to grapple with large scale civil engineering problems " . |
| 14 | Fittingly the local-born lad took the first spot kick which completed the first leg of what could see the city 's two clubs meet for the first time in the last four . |
| 15 | This will allow more room in the main section of the fair where a number of innovations will be in evidence next year : a separate section for galleries exhibiting for the first time ; a section for photography and publishers and a more spacious layout of stands and aisles . |
| 16 | TORBREX Wanderers have done much to keep the Scottish Indoor League championship race open by beating fellow Dundonians Menzieshill for the first time in the league last month . |
| 17 | When a group of individuals meets for the first time the process of group formation has begun . |
| 18 | History in the making at Barbados : West Indian and South African players and officials meet for the first time in a Test match . |
| 19 | Collections drop for the first time in a decade |
| 20 | He points to the benefit of having the two major Manchester rail stations linked for the first time by the Manchester Metro , and explains how LRT systems , connecting outlying communities to the mainline service , can open up new passenger markets . |
| 21 | But today belonged to the Buccaneers — with a final cheer as the planes left for the last time . |
| 22 | Electronic publishing software developer Interleaf Inc , Waltham , Massachusetts , will ship an enhanced version of its RDM relational document management system next month , with Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows versions planned for the first time . |
| 23 | THE DEATH OF TWO NORTH WEST INSTITUTIONS HAS CAUSED SADNESS WITH A PIT SHUTTING AND A FAMOUS STORE 'S TILLS RINGING FOR THE LAST TIME |
| 24 | When the hounds checked for the fourth time and could no. find again no matter how the huntsman held them round , Nora and Sir George withdrew . |
| 25 | that you will enter ports seen for the first time |
| 26 | Not only did many teachers in many schools meet in library committees to discuss for the first time their common interests and sometimes contrasting perspectives with other members of subject departments across the school ; they also , for the first time , were forced to consider seriously the pedagogy implied by their present use or misuse of the resources already on offer or their failure to use them . |
| 27 | One afternoon the following week , Mary was coming into the yard having been to hear the banns read for the last time , when she came upon a group of local women standing around gossiping about the wedding . |
| 28 | In South Wales 11 major rivers were at danger levels with many homes and businesses hit for the second time in a week . |
| 29 | At Lingfield blinkers fitted for the first time could enable Bob Jones ' Lookingforarainbow to win the Daily Star Challenge Final . |
| 30 | Figures released for the first time by the Home Office prove our city streets are more dangerous for women than lonely country roads . |