Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Supreme Soviet was bicameral , consisting of the Council of the Union and the Council of the Nationalities , each consisting of 750 deputies elected for five years . |
| 2 | of the arable area , compared to probably the full 9,478 hectares noted for temporary leys for 1939 in Table VII , about 17 per cent . |
| 3 | At the Royal Brompton alone there are 113 patients waiting for heart-lung transplants — transplants that do not always work . |
| 4 | The 12 wells chosen for this study cover a wide area from the Elbe river in Germany to the North Sea coast in Holland . |
| 5 | As a result of constitutional reforms adopted by referendum in April 1983 , legislative power is vested in a unicameral Legislative Assembly ( which replaced the National Assembly of Community Representatives in 1984 ) consisting of 67 members elected for five-year terms by universal and compulsory adult suffrage . |
| 6 | THE LEADER of the eight miners trapped for 15 hours half a mile underground told yesterday of their joy at seeing the first rescuer . |
| 7 | The elections were duly held in May 1950 with more than 2,000 candidates standing for 200 positions . |
| 8 | There are now 10 homes caring for 163 people , and the funds raised during the evening went towards the building of an 11th home , for 12 young people with profound multiple handicaps . |
| 9 | Malloch bases his case mainly on three pieces of evidence : 1 ) metronome markings by Carl Czerny for Haydn 's Salomon Symphonies as arranged for piano ( ca. 1845 ) , and for twelve of Mozart 's early symphonies ( 1847 ) and his last six symphonies arranged for four-hand piano ( 1835 ) ; [ 2 ) ] metronome markings by Hummel for Mozart 's last six symphonies in arrangements for flute , violin , cello and piano ( 1823–24 ) and for piano solo ( n.d. ) ; and 3 ) mechanical clocks built by Joseph Niemecz , for which Haydn wrote a number of pieces , among them several minuet-like movements . |
| 10 | The RYA says that over the next 10 years demand for new berths will reach 85,000 nationally on top of the present 190,000 . |
| 11 | Ask for our ‘ Special Offer ’ of six days pay for seven days stay . |
| 12 | More than 100 firefighters fought for four hours to bring the blaze under control . |
| 13 | Legislative authority is now vested in a unicameral National Congress , with 100 members elected for five years by universal adult suffrage . |
| 14 | National Westminster Bank , in its 10 points to remember for would-be choosers of a franchise operation , says : ‘ Make a personal assessment of the franchiser 's management skills and track record . |
| 15 | So if mix six men work for six hours , they 'll produce thirty six man hours . |
| 16 | If they worked for if six men worked for two hours they 'd work |
| 17 | If six men worked for one hour , they 's work six man hours would n't they . |
| 18 | The unexpected support came on the day miners ' unions , after receiving assurances , agreed to call off a High Court bid to force British Coal to re-open and work 10 pits earmarked for early closure . |
| 19 | THE mineworkers ' unions yesterday agreed to call off their High Court bid to force British Coal to reopen and work 10 pits earmarked for early closure . |
| 20 | No final decision on the fate of the 10 pits earmarked for immediate shutdown must be made until they , too , had been reviewed by Mr Heseltine 's Department of Trade and Industry , said the judges . |
| 21 | Union leader Arthur Scargill said : ‘ We are asking that the 10 pits earmarked for immediate closure are put into full operational order again , immediately . ’ |
| 22 | Federal authority is vested in a President who is elected by the 14-member federal legislature , the National Congress , which is composed of 10 senators elected for two-year terms , and four at-large senators ( one from each state ) who are elected for four years . |
| 23 | According to Sotheby 's , at least six bidders vied for this work to the $8 million level . |
| 24 | Coventry is one of six localities selected for detailed study as part of the Social Change and Economic Life initiative . |
| 25 | But six wickets fell for ten runs , including the bizarre dismissal of Border . |
| 26 | The IOC rules require the game to be played in 50 countries and three continents to qualify for Olympic status . |
| 27 | Rosenthal has selected just three artists to stand for new developments in the Nineties : Jeff Koons , Robert Gober and Mike Kelly . |
| 28 | Under acting captain Neil Fairbrother , they managed 48 overs in the 205 minutes allowed for 55 overs . |
| 29 | Of the 1,185 candidates competing for 349 seats ( polling was not scheduled in 11 constituencies in Nagorny Karabakh and the neighbouring Shaumyan district because of security concerns ) , 921 were CP members . |
| 30 | Under the new system , producers of packaged goods would pay a three centimes levy for each package . |