Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However there are many guides who run trips normally for a maximum of six people . |
| 2 | LONDON Monarchs travel to Barcelona Dragons tonight for a rematch of the first World Bowl , writes Christopher Davies . |
| 3 | Paul had worn metal-rimmed spectacles now for a number of years . |
| 4 | The good nature and humour of most Scotsmen never failed to appreciate the situation , ( an immigrant father taking his kids out for a run to the country ) and they at all times were friendly . |
| 5 | He used data from a survey which had asked ‘ informed business economists ’ their predictions for six and twelve months ahead for a number of economic series which included the consumers ' price index for the period 1954–69 in the US . |
| 6 | She shut her eyes tight for a second behind her spectacles , got a grip on herself , and said firmly : ‘ Some books for tomorrow . ’ |
| 7 | In Peru a worker with a minimum salary — already a privileged person — must work today seven times longer to earn the price of a kilo of rice and five times longer for a tin of powdered milk than she did in 1981 . |
| 8 | if either party is by any cause ( other than a cause directly attributable to the other party ) prevented from performing its obligations hereunder for a period of 3 ( three ) months or for a total period of 6 ( six ) months in any period of 12 ( twelve ) consecutive months . |
| 9 | HANGING AROUND : He gets the chance to put his feet up for a moment before the jump |
| 10 | Walking back through the jungle I thankfully did n't come across any trap-door spiders but as dusk fell I was entranced by a cluster of trees which were suddenly lit up like Christmas trees by the thousands of glow-worms out for a night of passion . |
| 11 | Aid trucks have been stopped from reaching Muslim areas there for a month by the Bosnian Croats who control the roads ; 1.3m people have been cut off from aid . |
| 12 | For over 400 years , until the middle of the 17th century , noblemen and other landowners throughout Scotland were required by royal decree to parade their armed retainers periodically for a show of weapons and practise of military skills . |
| 13 | The Swiss player also got his marching orders and team-mate Raphael Comisetti went two minutes later for a lunge at Darren Salton . |
| 14 | There was two of them w wi with a Range Rover the other morning er with all sorts of notices and the following morning they had a motorcyclist er hidden behind the hedge as it were er that seemed to obviously put things right for a couple of days . |
| 15 | His immediate superior and his superintendent had departed ten minutes before for a conference at Lewes and he was more than somewhat at a loss . |
| 16 | In August 1905 , President Roosevelt of the US brought the two adversaries together for a conference at Portsmouth , New Hampshire . |
| 17 | I have proved this theory wrong to my own satisfaction having kept females together for a matter of years , in which time they were never mated . |
| 18 | You tell them can we just switch the phones off for a couple of minutes , no , no calls on are they ? |
| 19 | Five of them , consisting of a family and friends out for a walk along the towpath , described only a scene of ‘ noisy confusion ’ which they ascribed to high-spirited students horsing about . |
| 20 | This excellent quiz type program for up to four players is well worth ordering for those evenings you have a few friends round for a couple of drinks . |
| 21 | In 1774–80 for every British seaman who lost his life in battle , fifteen died of disease , while in 1779 Britain was preserved from invasion partly by the scurvy which swept the French and Spanish squadrons then for a time in control of the Channel . |
| 22 | Just think a bit the money your daddy spent on wrestling stickers alone for a week on you and Kelly Ann could keep three children alive for weeks . |
| 23 | Just put your papers down for a couple of minutes please . |
| 24 | He has all the new lags in for a talking to . |
| 25 | If , for example , workers are paid weekly , then a smaller amount of money will be required compared with a monthly system of payment ; a worker will require to hold money balances to meet his purchases only for a maximum of one week at any particular point in time . |
| 26 | And you saw the marks only for a couple of seconds when he lifted his palms to receive the Host . |
| 27 | They were cheerful rogues out for a bit of sport at someone else 's expense . |
| 28 | When they got back , having discovered only two , Mary Ann had the cards out for a game of canasta . |
| 29 | He has convictions there for a number of theft and similar petty crime offences since leaving St Patrick 's . |