Example sentences of "a [num] [noun] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 That was bad enough but Italian Constantino Rocca , who had been five shots behind the 39-year-old Scot coming up the last , sank a six feet putt for a birdie three to close the gap by two .
2 They will now face a six week wait for the results of the tests .
3 The next problem comes when we recognize that the work done so far has produced a piece of research which could easily keep a dozen people occupied for the rest of their lives .
4 Whereas a comprehensive secondary school might offer some 30 subjects for all its pupils , and about a dozen subjects account for the great majority of A levels , the curriculum explodes in higher education , part of a post-school explosion even greater when one takes into account the vast number of technical and vocational courses that exist in non-advanced further education .
5 ‘ This is a billion pound bruising for the motorist as today 's Budget will bring the Chancellor more than that figure in general revenue . ’
6 The total volume of French defence spending for the period 1990-93 which was to have been around F470,000 million , ( in line with a 1987 law providing for a 6 per cent annual growth rate in real terms ) , was to be cut by approximately F42,000 million .
7 John Darby hit 63 not out clinching a nine wicket win for the Colliery men by 5.30pm with a six .
8 Full marks to Wallace , who finished with a seven feet putt for a 73 after almost holing his tee shot , a four iron , at the short 14th .
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