Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [verb] for [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That has lasted for five centuries , which is long enough ; especially oil painting which certainly does n't last forever , and may possibly disappear completely . |
| 2 | But of course all that has changed for three reasons . |
| 3 | This has remained for five generations in the same family , and roughly speaking with headquarters on the same site , whereas Smith 's ownership has passed through several families and occupied many addresses before settling in 1921 on 57–61 St Vincent Street . |
| 4 | Perhaps this is a reflection of the increasing health of the young and affluent , who are prepared to try to dance for 24 hours ; be that as it may , it multiplies the offence to outsiders . |
| 5 | He says it is not acceptable to have to wait for 2 years . |
| 6 | Although all those dying within six months of diagnosis had an initial CD4 of less than 0.11×10/l , three patients with CD4 counts below 0.05 have survived for 17 months or more . |
| 7 | ‘ I am fortunate to have played for two clubs with passionate fans . |
| 8 | Initially some individuals will find it hard to keep exercising for 20 minutes because their joints and muscles are not accustomed to exercise . |
| 9 | In Amazonian Annonaceae and Nymphaeaceae , beetle pollination tends to be fortuitous by contrast , e.g. scarabs on Nymphaea spp. in lakes , though in Victoria amazonica , there are four species of dynastid beetle attracted by scent and temperature ( 11° above ambient ) : these become trapped for 24 hours and feed on starchy carpellary appendages before leaving with pollen . |
| 10 | Lithuania 's Supreme Council ( parliament ) on June 29 voted to suspend for 100 days its March 11 declaration of independence in order for negotiations to be held with the Soviet authorities on Lithuania 's future status . |
| 11 | … Negotiations implied weakness : the use of force which the Dutch had employed for three centuries was the most suitable course to pursue . ’ |
| 12 | As for the children of the unskilled workers , relatively few of them secured entry in the first place , and even those tended to do badly : only one in twenty survived to enter for two subjects at A level . |