Example sentences of "the [num] [noun pl] [pers pn] [verb] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | During the eight years I worked for Fred Workman he never lectured me on the practice or ethics of journalism , and in assigning me to a story he never told me what to do . |
| 2 | ‘ We will have no difficulty in getting the fifty signatures we need for a Special General Meeting . |
| 3 | Laura was admitted to Birmingham Children 's Hospital for specialist treatment where Mrs Allen maintained a 24-hour vigil during the 12 weeks they waited for a liver to become available . |
| 4 | The proper name for cretinism is hypothyroidism , which means hypo is not enough as in hypothermia , thyroid means thyroid , -ism , it 's the three things they check for , can I pull that down ? |
| 5 | Prolific and reliable , the 170 maps he produced for the London Magazine alone ( 1747–83 ) would prove sufficient companion for the entire history of his time . |
| 6 | Club chairman Stephen Gage was astounded by the quality response of the 50 enquiries he received for a job advertised in just ONE national newspaper . |
| 7 | Then I paid the woman the five shillings she asked for her hospitality and went on my way . |
| 8 | She saw the furtive look at the new mistress of the house and thought , ‘ You know which side your bread is buttered , never mind the fifteen years you worked for me . ’ |
| 9 | If you 're there for a week , you could comfortably play the two groups we recommend for their value , hospitality and enjoy some agreeable accommodation . |
| 10 | Mr Steinkühler 's dealings enrage the two groups he served for different reasons . |
| 11 | There will be both American and Japanese ranges in the Starfield line and the two guitars we have for review are from the latter source . |
| 12 | I use to dread going in to work — in the two years I worked for the Inland Revenue I do not think I worked a full month — and in the end I left . |
| 13 | The two books I chose for my study are ‘ Fahrenheit 451 ’ by Ray Bradbury and ‘ Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ’ by Philip K. Dick . |
| 14 | The 9.96 seconds it took for 32-year-old Linford to grab gold in Barcelona crowned a glittering career . |