Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [verb] for a [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Er the industry is responsible for half our fixed investment and accounts for a third of our manufacturing base .
2 If Bowe wins and opts for a first defence against veteran George Foreman , the WBC have confirmed they will strip him of the title and declare Lennox Lewis champion .
3 There was a small band away from the tables , and the singer had started as he had begun his meat and called for a second bottle .
4 Wood is the most important commodity in international trade after gas and petrol , though most of it is used in the country of origin and much of it very close to source , being the only source of fuel for warmth and cooking for a third of the developing world .
5 Should he get back into Oxford and try for a First and a Rugby Blue ?
6 In 1940 Roosevelt broke with tradition and stood for a third term of office .
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