Example sentences of "[verb] for [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chairman of the Museums and Galleries Commission , Graham C. Greene , has asked the Attorney General Nicholas Lyell to look into the matter of the permission , finally granted this year by the Charity Commissioners , but applied for in 1988 , to break the Trust of Thomas Holloway . |
| 2 | The 12 person dormitories have been replaced by five purpose-built houses , each with rooms catering for between two and six people . |
| 3 | The improvement in trading which I reported a year ago rapidly evaporated as recession regained its grip in the United Kingdom and gained momentum in the important Continental Europe and Japanese markets which themselves account for about one half of the sales of our United Kingdom businesses . |
| 4 | It has won an important contract with Eurodisney and has substantially increased its exports which now account for over three-quarters of its sales . |
| 5 | It was not that the mines were not producing for between 1564–1570 metal to the value of £31,167 was sold , but even this did not cover the operating costs . |
| 6 | Place the beans in a casserole with water to cover , bring to the boil and then simmer for about 1 hour . |
| 7 | Pour in the stock , bring to the boil , then cover and turn down to a gentle simmer for about 1 hour and cook until tender , stirring occasionally . |
| 8 | As a rule of thumb , a pre-sensitised board can be exposed for between 5 and 10 minutes using an ordinary UV light box . |
| 9 | The candidate and unit enrolment data is cumulative in that , for example , the courses enrolled for in 1991–2 will include the new Batch 2 courses first validated for that year — but will also include candidates enrolling for the second cycle of Batch 1 , the third cycle of Phase 2 pilots , etc . |
| 10 | Although the resolution authorized a governing body established in Geneva , consisting of all 15 members of the Security Council , to decide how much would be paid into the Fund annually , the United States had reportedly pressed for between 40 per cent and 50 per cent of Iraqi oil revenues to be diverted each year . |
| 11 | Nine solicitors were interviewed for between 20 and 50 minutes about the treatment of ethnic minority defendants . |
| 12 | Under a dome with the modest diameter of 120 metres the complex was to contain various meeting halls with seating for from two to twelve thousand people . |
| 13 | Add the chopped , skinned peppers and peeled prawns to the onion mixture , and cook for about 1 minute to soften the peppers . |
| 14 | It is worth remembering that even the highly efficient drugs currently available will not remove all the worms present ; that some cattle nematodes can infect sheep and vice versa ; and that a few infective larvae on the pasture can survive for beyond two years . |
| 15 | I 've said I 'd be prepared to work for between two and three days a week |
| 16 | Roast for about 1 hour until the meat is pinkish . |
| 17 | Mr Burr said many had applied for between 500 and 1,000 shares . |
| 18 | She is likely to choose the room Amy Carter opted for in 1976 . |
| 19 | Please can I have my twenty five I 'm owed for like two weeks ? |
| 20 | We 'll be looking for between 5 and 15 mph ( 8 to 24 km/h ) coming from a warm part of the globe . |
| 21 | The findings from this study are based on responses from 300 people ( 177 women and 123 men ) , 100 of whom have also been interviewed ; this group has been disabled for between 20 and 80 years ( Zarb , 1991b ; Zarb and Oliver , 1991 , 1992 ) . |
| 22 | Of course , Bradl will have no freckly American to aim for in 1991 because the 250 world champ has graduated to 500s . |
| 23 | Banana production , the major activity of the region , which provided 35 per cent of world exports , was expected to be disrupted for between two and six weeks . |
| 24 | If this contribution is to be representative of the burial environment within a 30 cm radius , it is best measured in situ , either using small metal capsules containing a highly TL-sensitive material buried for about one year , or using a calibrated gamma ray spectrometer . |
| 25 | Cover and leave to marinate for about 1 hour . |
| 26 | During its growth phase ( called anagen ) hair grows for between three and six years , Then there is a short resting period ( telogen ) of about three months , when the hair is shed . |
| 27 | And you 've got , you 've got copper we can use for for five Ps have n't we ? |
| 28 | The house was then advertised for sale at £15 million compared to the £6 million it had sold for in 1988 . |
| 29 | I 've been waiting for on one . |
| 30 | For a city the nature of York it is vital , in my view , that public confidence in the greenbelt it 's got to endure for beyond thirty years , that is the case I would share the views to some extent of the York City in that , and which I I certainly read into ma'am , your , two of your questions , what happens beyond two thousand and six ? |