Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] for the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It is believed that the National Gallery has committed its entire purchase grant for the next three years towards the cost of the Holbein and , given the fact that purchase grants for national museums have been frozen since 1985 , other museums are similarly powerless both to acquire when the works come onto the market , and to match their export price when their licences are suspended . |
| 2 | Wages did not rise in proportion , and by the Spring of 1795 there was the extensive distress and threat of mass starvation which led , in May , to the infamous meeting of the magistrates at Speenhamland in Berkshire , an event which would have such an impact on poor-law provision for the next few decades . |
| 3 | Table I shows mean breath hydrogen concentrations for the last three days of each test period for responders and non-responders . |
| 4 | This statement together with a series of strategic aims ( set out on page 2 ) and more specific objectives will guide the Councils in establishing specific action plans for the next three years . |
| 5 | That rise means Alliance has outstripped the FT-A Index for the fourth successive year , this time by nearly 5 per cent . |
| 6 | Patients who start out using high levels of gum — about one piece every waking hour for the first six weeks of quitting — do better than half-hearted chewers . |
| 7 | The trustees of Carmel village hall , near Holywell , have been paying a nominal £1 rent for the last 21 years . |
| 8 | It was renamed to the more familiar hydrogen in 1790 and ousted hot air as the preferred lifting agent for the next thirty years . |
| 9 | A NEW seam of Welsh gold — used for every Royal wedding ring for the last 70 years — has been found at a mine near Dolgellau . |
| 10 | We have therefore included in the cost of your holiday insurance protection : after a 12-hour delay at the start of your holiday , you have the right to cancel and get a full refund of all the money you have paid us , excluding insurance premiums — or , if you continue on your holiday , we will give you £20 compensation for the first 12- hours ' delay : for each subsequent 12-hour delay we will give you a further £10 — up to a maximum of £100 per person in total . |
| 11 | or , if you continue on your holiday , we will give you £20 compensation for the first 12 hours ' delay ; for each subsequent 12-hour delay we will give you a further £10 — up to a maximum of £60 per person in total . |
| 12 | Er a a and then say , well we can take that on board for you if you like but it might be more efficient for you to do the possessions because the civil engineer Leeds , actually is part of your organization a a and it might be more appropriate for you to get those possessions in , for you to decide whether or not you want one big bang o o o of a week 's possession or , or you want to do it i in four hour no-trains periods for the next three years . |
| 13 | Northampton have been so suitably impressed by Ross 's abilities that they have offered him the coaching job for the next two seasons , a post that he has accepted . |
| 14 | Although the period from Christmas to the end of February — MMT 's accounting period for the first six months of its fiscal year ends then — was very quiet because a lot of orders were completed around that time , Haines says trading has now picked up again . |
| 15 | The embassy denied any involvement in the murder of Mohammed Hussein Nagdi , a former diplomat who had headed the Rome office of Iran 's main opposition group for the last 11 years . |
| 16 | This model is also used to define a research agenda for the next 5 years ; the reader may judge the accuracy of this analysis by the commercial reality of available systems during the early and mid-1990s . |
| 17 | Sotheby 's reported an increase of 5.8% in auction sales for the first six months resulting in sales of $567.7 million ( £317.5 million ) and pre-tax auction profits of $9.1 million ( £5.08 million ) . |
| 18 | He says that they 've had a three man gang picking up peoples rubbish for the last seven years . |
| 19 | THE Horndean Meals on Wheels has been run magnificently by Jean Pinsent for the last seven years — and in expressing their appreciation , Petersfield WRVS tell us that she is retiring . |
| 20 | And although , at 25 , he 's still got a lot to learn — I do n't think I reached my peak until I was 31 — he has the potential to dominate the England spin attack for the next 10 years or more . |
| 21 | He planted Fleming over the square-leg boundary for the first six of the day , and hit two fours in his brisk 25 . |
| 22 | In his dealings with Shamir , Moda'i allegedly demanded " safe " places for the Liberals on the Likud list for the next two Knesset elections and a large monetary guarantee which Likud would forfeit if such a commitment was not kept . |
| 23 | MERESYSIDE Youth Games , a showcase for hundreds of Merseyside youngsters , will be staged next weekend at Bebington Oval for the second successive year . |
| 24 | MERSEYSIDE Youth Games a showcase for hundreds of Merseyside youngsters will be staged next weekend at Bebington Oval for the second successive year . |
| 25 | On arrival you will be met and transferred to the Ramses Hilton Hotel for the next three nights . |
| 26 | She is being considered as a best actress nominee for the first British Academy of Film and Television Arts advertising awards . |
| 27 | First Division newcomers Birmingham City will be without midfielder Ian Rodgerson for the first two months of the season while he recovers from a groin operation . |
| 28 | , a delightful person , was my guardian angel for the first ten days of the tour , and was also good enough to rearrange my return journey from Hyderabad , so that I could get back in London in time for an appointment on 29 November . |
| 29 | Firstly , he has been involved with the team as a test driver for the last two years ' development of the incredibly successful active-ride suspension system which powered Mansell to the world title . |
| 30 | The bare facts are that Oxford won by 1¼ lengths in 17min 44sec to take the Beefeater Gin Trophy for the sixth successive time and register their 16th win in 17 years . |