Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] [adj] [noun pl] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first 4 years H. T. De la Beche , a Vice-President of the Geological Society , was the only geologist on the staff . |
| 2 | For the first two minutes Charlie defended himself well , using the ropes and the corner as he ducked and dived , remembering every skill he had learned at the Whitechapel Boys ' Club . |
| 3 | For the first two nights Martha peered under the bed for duppies and enjoyed having no one to forbid her ; by the third evening she forgot . |
| 4 | He had his eyes closed , and for the first few moments Belinda kept hers open , so she could see in extreme close-up the blurred crescents of his dark lashes resting on the smoothly tanned skin of his cheeks . |
| 5 | For the first few years Blackpool 's trams represented the only practical example in the World , of electric tramcars running in crowded thoroughfares . |
| 6 | With Lindsey 's Corsair being the only one of its type in Europe , airshow organisers had to approach him if they wanted a Corsair in their flying display , and for the first few years John Allison and Lindsey flew all over Europe with the aircraft . |
| 7 | For the first three months Barfield is officially the ER businesses ' proprietor and holds any surplus funds they generate . |
| 8 | This approaches the highest transverse velocity so far directly measured ( PSR2224+65 ) but is less than velocities of 1,700 and 2,300kms -1 inferred for the two young pulsars PSR1800–21 ( W30 ; G8.7–0.1 ) , and PSR1757–24 ( G5.4–1.2 ) , respectively . |
| 9 | For the past 13 years Polisario , operating in jeeps across the semi-desert , has mounted surprise attacks on the huge sand wall which runs across the country . |
| 10 | For the past five years Egham Swan Sanctuary has collected the swans and taken them away for a kind of annual holiday … |
| 11 | For the past fourteen years Lij Yasu had been held by Ras Kassa in comfortable detention at Fiche . |
| 12 | For the past eight years Jean has been employed as an office cleaner , having previously worked for fifteen years as a spinner in the ‘ mid-flat ’ . |
| 13 | For the past eleven years Joan has worked as a Clerkess in the dyed yarn store office , recording piece work production figures . |
| 14 | For the past two years Brand has seen the same sports psychologist , John Allsop , who helped Peter Baker earn a cup debut this month . |
| 15 | For the past six months Jardines has been arguing that Hong Kong 's largest companies should be granted ‘ exempt listing status ’ . |
| 16 | For the past 18 months Norman has had intense physiotherapy and speech therapy to maximise the use of muscles he can move . |
| 17 | After keeping and breeding Malawi Cichlids for the past fifteen years NANCY SHUTTLE felt it was time for winds of change to blow into the fish house . |
| 18 | For the past four years Clare Radcliff has lived in RAF married quarters . |
| 19 | For the past few weeks President Najibullah has been meeting militia commanders from around the country offering them more weapons and money to maintain their loyalty and keep the roads open . |
| 20 | For the past twenty years Lily Goodenough has been fighting a brain tumour . |
| 21 | For the past 30 years Aegina has been producing about the best pistachios in the world . |
| 22 | Every Wednesday afternoon for the past 15 weeks Tony has ‘ tutored ’ 1st year pupils at nearby ( and almost equally fashionable ) Holland Park Comprehensive . |
| 23 | Bottomore writing in 1965 noted , ‘ For the past eighty years Marx 's theory has been the object of unrelenting criticism and tenacious defence ’ . |
| 24 | For the past three years Brenda has been learning German at the Open Learning Centre on site and she puts it to good use on frequent trips abroad . |
| 25 | For the past 20 years George ( the real star of this western-made film ) has been a cherished member of the Struutz family . |
| 26 | For the last five years Fortran has led a very quiet life , so quiet in fact the launch of new Fortran specifications two years ago , called Fortran90 , have pretty much gone unnoticed even by Fortran users . |
| 27 | For the last five years Volkov has been drinking himself to death . |
| 28 | For the last 6,000 years Hong Kong 's coastline has remained unchanged . |
| 29 | For the last 5 years Swindon Health Authority has denied responsibility . |
| 30 | For the last two years Bob Mayhew has given demonstrations at the Horse and Rider Show which have proved very popular , and this year has been requested to give a teach-in at the Olympia Christmas Show . |