Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | In 1940 Roosevelt broke with tradition and stood for a third term of office . |
| 5 | He had maintained that position when asked for a third time after being put into an ambulance . |