Example sentences of "[verb] for a [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Detective Sergeant Burgess went off to report to his Superintendent , and Redpath , who 'd been on duty since midnight , decided to try for a few hours ' sleep . |
| 2 | If you studied for a two-year teachers ' certificate at the University before the early 1980s , you qualify to join the Duannians . |
| 3 | Neurosurgeons have already operated on Michael , who worked for a local builders ' merchant , and a team of specialists are keeping a round-the-clock watch on his condition . |
| 4 | This would force some leading figures , like Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown , to fight for a few minutes ' speaking time from the floor — or keep quiet . |
| 5 | £5 will plant five trees in a woodland project £10 will clean 25 yards of ditch to improve plant and insect life £20 will help guard an eagle 's nest for a day £50 will pay for a black-throated divers ' nesting platform £75 will buy an acre of unplanted Scottish moor £100 will build a new nest platform for another pair of ospreys £350 will buy an acre of damp lowland meadow where snipe and redshanks breed . |
| 6 | K. Peacock , of Belgrave Terrace , Hurworth Place , Darlington , remembers the whole class stood for a few minutes ' silence when told the news at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School . |