Example sentences of "[vb infin] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They returned to the room where she explained about Philpott 's heart attack and his subsequent convalescence at the Bellevue Hospital where he would remain for the next few days . |
| 2 | Our fascinating day among the gentle giants is completed by a drive down to Los Angeles where we will stay for the next two nights in the Anaheim area of the city . |
| 3 | With four minutes left I was worried — worried whether I would be able to go out and eat for the next week or so . |
| 4 | As she shares Christmas dinner with her brother Charles , Diana will experience for the first time the trauma she has dreaded since the cracks first showed in her marriage . |
| 5 | Although a total prohibition exists for the third category above , special circumstances may exist for the first two services . |
| 6 | Active or REM sleep onset will persist for the first twelve months of life in normal infants . |
| 7 | ; Mij All twelve writers will come to a glitzy show biz type lunch at the Cafe Royal , hosted by David Frost , and that 's where we will know for the first time , who 's , who is the overall winner , the runner-up and the third place writer . |
| 8 | Any other unusual jobs let us know for the next edition of Environmental Issues . |
| 9 | Make a list of what essential food you will need for the first day in your new home and go shopping the day before you move . |
| 10 | The little shop had been arranged as what I have seen described as a mini-hypermarket , so I found a basket and busied myself with collecting what supplies I thought I might need for the next couple of days . |
| 11 | Resource-based learning can last as little as ten minutes : a child 's scrutiny of a repeating film-loop which teaches him a concept or skill he will need for the next part of his programme ; a short programmed exercise that enables him to test his grasp of an idea or piece of knowledge before embarking on a larger exercise ; a work-card unit giving practise in loading a projector or using a subject catalogue . |
| 12 | The two suitcases represented everything she thought she would need for the next seven months at the Hamiltons ' , and it seemed like an odd way to be taking what might be a big step in her life . |
| 13 | It could well be that an Australian will win for the first time . |
| 14 | Manager Kenny Shiels , watching his side win for the first time since the opening day of the season , feels that it 's not an impossible dream . |
| 15 | Manager Kenny Shiels , watching his side win for the first time since the opening day of the season , feels that it 's not an impossible dream . |
| 16 | And this difference between them and such initially sympathetic Englishmen as Hewlett and Newbolt went very deep ; for ultimately it meant that , when the question arose whether the artist 's first responsibility was to his art ( his trade ) or to his society , Pound and Lewis and Ford would opt for the first alternative , Hewlett and Newbolt for the second — as indeed we soon see them doing when both of them answer the call of First World War patriotism by writing moralebuilding poems and stories . |
| 17 | Clearly then , if the company is to choose one it should opt for the first . |
| 18 | Capricorn Note , owned by Stuart Ray and now trained at Wimbledon by Arthur Hitch , races in a five-dog heat on Saturday and should qualify for the second round . |
| 19 | Thomas believes that only four teams should automatically qualify for the next World Cup — the host nation ( probably South Africa ) , the two finalists ( Australia and England ) and the winner of the third-place play-off ( New Zealand ) . |
| 20 | If it was above £85,000 the owners would qualify for the next band and pay £551 . |
| 21 | Only the top twenty-four scorers would qualify for the last round on Saturday . |
| 22 | Rather than wait for the 28th CPSU congress due in July , as had been expected [ see pp. 37234-35 ] , a plenum of the CPSU central committee had given the party 's endorsement to the changes on March 11 . |
| 23 | As soon as the passport came through , Coleman should wait for the first convenient lull in the fighting in Beirut and then leave immediately . |
| 24 | In the all ticket days you could often wait for the first coach from Leeds to turn up and they would have 20+ tickets for us poor souls who could nt get one ! ! |
| 25 | In the all ticket days you could often wait for the first coach from Leeds to turn up and they would have 20+ tickets for us poor souls who could nt get one ! ! |
| 26 | At the same time , scientists are building computer models of ocean circulation but full three-dimensional models must wait for the next generation of powerful computers . |
| 27 | I ca n't wait for the next get-together , and the thought of pulling on that old white shirt again excites me . |
| 28 | Like everyone else who has attended the Cathay Pacific Hongkong Bank Sevens , I ca n't wait for the next one . |
| 29 | But he could not sit patiently and wait for the next train , in an hour 's time . |
| 30 | I ca n't wait for the next revelations . |