Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [pers pn] [verb] [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 For nearly 300 years it achieved notoriety for its private madhouses .
2 Curran referred later to his ‘ Irish birth without an Irish upbringing ’ , since after three weeks he left Dublin for Aberdeen , his mother 's native home .
3 Next came Cooder 's first real involvement with film-work ; over the next two or three years he produced soundtracks for The Long Riders , Southern Comfort and The Border .
4 ‘ For five years he saving shah-al-arhee for daughter 's wedding . ’
5 Entering Forest School , Walthamstow , Essex , in October 1895 , in the following five years he received prizes for mathematics , chemistry , and form work .
6 ‘ And on two evenings I have tickets for La Scala , ’ he said .
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