Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] for the [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then she burst into tears — as she always has done for the four years I 've known her ’ |
| 2 | Then she burst into tears — as she always has done for the four years I 've known her . |
| 3 | This looks almost inescapably like a type of variation according to the referential category represented by the noun — i.e. not really a matter of syntactic relation at all — and this impression is strengthened by his further remark , " Having provided for the two extremes of referent-modification and reference-modification , we can now assess the blending that frequently — perhaps more often than not — takes place between the two . " |
| 4 | In the Undercroft was the Guild 's now famous Baking Stall ( £643 ) kept supplied for the 6 days by our indefatigable cooks , who , it was noticed , were anxious to get away in the afternoons so as to return to their stoves ! |
| 5 | Moat put considerable store in this scheme at Three Hills as the the next stage of our partnership er with the Council and erm we are committed to doing the scheme in accordance with your overall master plan that you 've adopted for the Three Hills area er our proposals will com complete the re-development of the vacant sites at Three Hills providing a further a hundred and nine properties for for social housing both for rent and for low cost home ownership . |
| 6 | Gabriel went back and told God what he had done for the three brothers . |
| 7 | The House of Lords held that since the sellers had opted for the one shipment , albeit with separate documents , the contract was not severable . |