Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] for the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I want to thank you for the last five minutes . ’ |
| 2 | He continued to astound me for the next four years . |
| 3 | She was to keep it for the next three and a half years . |
| 4 | The strong-smelling ‘ stewed ’ strips of blanket were hot , and as I wrung out the excess water , I needed tongs to hold them for the first few minutes . |
| 5 | Thus it is that the Tamar , beautiful as the nymph whose name she bears , winds her way from the rugged north coast between the hills , to be joined by the Tavy , flowing from Dartmoor to join her for the last few miles to the sea , while the luckless Torridge flows ever northward in vain pursuit of Tamara 's beauty . |
| 6 | Here to stay for at least for another year and to haunt me for the next fifteen . |