Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pos pn] [noun sg] for the [num] " in BNC.

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1 He had been running , running as hard as he could to break his record for the five miles .
2 The Tribune group has sent out a list of candidates who are bidding to join its slate for the 18 Shadow Cabinet places .
3 Sylvia Hayes , an artist who had spent some time painting in Orkney , came from Oxford to show her support for the four families .
4 Each district to be balloted to produce its squad for the six thousand , and if the ballot brings up your name , ’ he paused again and saw the hundreds of eyes fixed on his , ‘ then you must go off to the Army , or else pay £10 to hire a substitute .
5 In a very few appearances on the mini tour , he accrued sufficient money to gain his card for the 1991 Volvo Tour .
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