Example sentences of "[num] [noun sg] for the [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had won the Dewhurst Stakes by six lengths as a two-year-old but had been a 33–1 chance for the Derby in the spring of 1953 until an impressive victory in the Newmarket Stakes brought his odds down to 8–1 . |
| 2 | One reason for the increase in the prison population during the 1980s was the rise in the number of remand prisoners awaiting trial or sentence . |
| 3 | Swindon author Dr Colin Francome , who co-wrote the book , explained at today 's launch that research shows that one reason for the increase in Caesarean operations is that consultants are afraid of a law suit if the baby 's born naturally and is n't healthy . |
| 4 | One reason for the interest in rates of home ownership among the older age groups is the potential of realizing the asset and using it to pay for care . |
| 5 | Organizing prisoner labour is , in fact , a very demanding job and one reason for the decline in its use was the effort it required of staff , including high level staff , to make it work properly . |
| 6 | One possibility for the decrease in antral carcinomas over time is a decrease in H pylori infection and hence a fall in the prevalence of chronic gastritis . |
| 7 | HARRODS chiefs the Al Fayed brothers broke the rules in the £615 million battle for the group in 1985 , the Takeover Panel said yesterday . |