Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The process is fast — about 4–6 minutes for the cream and 6–8 minutes for the mousse — and as it dissolves hair a little below the surface of the skin , the result is often smoother , without stubble , and a slower regrowth then shaving . |
| 2 | We are indeed indebted to him for his loyalty to the Guild — today marks the end of two eras — 100 years for the Guild and the end of the Diocesan Episcopate of Bishop Harris — it only remains for me to express on your behalf our very best wishes to his Lordship for a very happy , healthy and long retirement . |
| 3 | From these figures , it was calculated that it would take some 100 years for the cut and cut-and-burnt sites to attain biomass levels of the original forest , while for the bulldozed forests , it is estimated that 1000 years would be needed . |
| 4 | As an example , Figure 2.7 shows the value 6.25 held in floating-point format with base 2 in a 16-bit word , divided into 10 bits for the fraction and 6 bits for the exponent . |
| 5 | Most significantly , attitudes to animal welfare and conservation have changed radically in the last forty years to the point that they are among the most important six issues for the future and will dominate debate . |
| 6 | At the moment there are seventy five seats — thirty eight seats for the Conservative and Independent group ; nineteen to the Liberal Democrats ; and fifteen to Labour with three Independent Liberals . |
| 7 | Each sock has to be four feet long , three feet for the leg and one for the foot . |
| 8 | Patients were asked to write down the highest of three blows for the paper and pencil diary and to enter the values of all three blows into the computer . |
| 9 | Instead of going to court he paid six hundred and fifty pounds for the damage and apologized to the shop 's owner . |
| 10 | The travellers paid eighteen thousand pounds for the site and had hoped to settle down and send their children to local schools . |
| 11 | Our client 's initial requirements were for a loan of eighty six thousand pounds being sixty thousand pounds for the business and a further twenty six thousand pounds on house mortgage to cover any monies the bank had required our client to provide overdraught facilities were also required . |
| 12 | The latter occupies 3 months for the MSc or 15 months research for the MPhil . |
| 13 | The project occupies 3 months for the MSc or 15 months research for the MPhil . |
| 14 | Miscellaneous structures include 3 culverts for the Gogar and Murray Burns . |
| 15 | Then I sorted out some ten ps for the phone and rifled through my diary ( The Sex Maniac 's Diary — it was a Christmas present , not my idea ) for Jo 's number . |
| 16 | Mr Adams 's widow , Cathy , described the sentence of less than half the maximum five years for the offence as disgraceful . |
| 17 | Acceleration to 60mph takes 9.2 seconds for the turbo and 11.3 seconds for the non-turbo , which has a top speed of 111mph . |
| 18 | Powerhouse walked out after complaining that they had been kept waiting for 40 minutes for the court and Components Bureau claimed the points by default and then appealed unsuccessfully against the Scottish Association 's decision to rearrange the fixture . |
| 19 | I also failed to complete my 1000 runs for the season as I clocked up yet another ‘ did not bat ’ when only 968 runs short . |
| 20 | The solicitor presents copy summonses ( two copies for the court and one for every defendant ) at the court office with the particulars of claim , medical reports , details of special damage and fee . |
| 21 | The two contenders for the leadership when nominations closed on April 28 were John P. Smith ( shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer ) and Bryan Gould ( shadow Environment Secretary ) . |
| 22 | He had two messages for the public and the victims of the killer gangs stalking Ulster 's streets . |
| 23 | It costs just say for instance two hundred pounds for the tractor and , and his sprayer and er the chemicals on top . |
| 24 | The 1981 Act in particular lays down how the information is to be presented and provides two formats for the balance sheet and a choice of four formats for the profit and loss account . |
| 25 | No phones — Cawthorne would have mobiles — and apart from the two benches for the machinery and a single typist 's swivel chair , nothing else . |
| 26 | I am grateful to the hon. Member for Gordon ( Mr. Bruce ) for giving one or perhaps two cheers for the Bill and for saying that his party would support it . |
| 27 | Dixon was sentenced to seven years for the rape and a concurrent two years for an unrelated theft . |