Example sentences of "[num] [be] [verb] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elections for 105 seats in the 151-member Tsogdu are by universal suffrage of all adults over the age of 17 ; 10 are reserved for religious bodies and the remainder are occupied by officials , ministers and members of the Royal Advisory Council . |
| 2 | Officials at Number 10 are planning for all contingencies , as usual , and have put a removal van on standby in case the couple have to move out next weekend . |
| 3 | Execution warrants for March 7 were issued for two prisoners on death row , despite international calls for clemency . |
| 4 | The other three were treated for minor injuries . |
| 5 | The years before and immediately after the outbreak of World War I in 1914 were unsettling for experimental painters . |
| 6 | On Dec. 3 workers in Bhopal staged a general strike to mark the seventh anniversary of the world 's worst industrial disaster , in whose immediate aftermath at least 2,000 people died and 180,000 were treated for toxic symptoms . |
| 7 | The days of the week were listed on the left side and a space of perhaps one inch by five was allowed for brief jottings . |
| 8 | From then on , Nos. 1–16 always worked on the Sutton route , where Nos. 36 and 51 were retained for short workings sometimes assisted by one of the Milnes cars . |
| 9 | Computer Sciences Corp , El Segundo , California entered a joint sales and marketing agreement with Sun Microsystems Inc to market client-server systems in the global aerospace manufacturing industry and the two are looking for combined revenues from the partnership to total about $80m over 18 months . |
| 10 | Thirteen would have been unable to cope with the elimination regimen for social reasons or because of poor understanding , eight had tight small intestinal strictures , and eight were on high dose steroids ( both of which would have made the results difficult to interpret ) , four refused , two were treated for postoperative fistulas , two were pregnant , and one was treated for extensive pyoderma gangrenosum and had no gastrointestinal symptoms . |
| 11 | The Chairman of English Heritage noted that , together with the £2 million awarded last year , the present sum will help maintain the buildings for posterity , ( although it is estimated that in all £185 million is needed for essential repairs over the next decade ) . |
| 12 | A SWINDLER who fleeced banks out of £2.2 million was jailed for four years yesterday . |
| 13 | Is he aware that in St. Helens , of the two bids submitted , £1 million was requested to meet health and safety requirements and £1 million was requested for essential repairs ? |
| 14 | Frequent long motorway journeys are a feature of the Kings ' life , and while the larger and more powerful 405 is favoured for these trips , the 305 is equally at home on the school run or the motorway . |