Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] for [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Brown lived in Morrell House , Burton Stone Lane , York , but before that lived for 70 years in New Earswick . |
| 2 | Erm should the erm that , given that er , sorry , that the er , er O P C S in fact erm er after every census makes er guesses about its accuracy erm would erm the spokesman , is the spokesman aware that in fact O P C S has said that a fair erm representation of the intercensal increase in population in Leicestershire er between nineteen eighty one and nineteen ninety one is in fact fifteen thousand people and does n't he feel that to provide for fifty three thousand in the structure plan is a little over the top ? |
| 3 | We found oncogenic human papillomavirus in the cervixes of 76 ( 64% ) of the 118 smokers and 26 ( 41% ) of the 63 non-smokers , a significant difference ( χ 2 =8.02 , df=1 , p=0.005 ; χ 2 test for two proportions ) . |
| 4 | This difference was statistically significant ( χ 2 =4.54 , df=1 , p=0.033 ; χ 2 test for two proportions ) . |
| 5 | THREE GUYS 17-18 YEARS OLD looking for three girls in the Eastbourne area who are into heavy metal and skateboarding- Photos please- Check this out ! ! |
| 6 | The Supreme Court charged Cerda himself with ‘ lack of discipline ’ , suspended him on half pay for two months , and replaced him by another judge who dutifully closed his case . |
| 7 | This accounts for 90 per cent of reported pollution incidents . |
| 8 | In general , organisations ask for two quotes although some ask for three . |
| 9 | This lasts for three terms and gives you one three hour evening class every week . |
| 10 | The stage is empty save for two cloaked FIGURES sprawled on the ground in the approximate positions last held by the dead SPIES . |
| 11 | The testimony of those whose lives have been transformed by his work is very affecting : bonded labourers , now members of the union , some bonded for three generations for the sake of a loan of Rs200 ( £5 ) and a few kilos of padi ; now learning a trade through the ‘ polytechnics ’ established by the Chattisgarh Liberation Front . |
| 12 | In London this continues for six weeks after the baby 's birth , after which girls are encouraged to go back to school . |
| 13 | Under the 1980 Constitution legislative power is held by the unicameral National Assembly , comprising 65 members ( 53 elected for five years by universal adult suffrage , on the basis of proportional representation , and 12 regional representatives ) while executive power is held by the President . |
| 14 | ‘ When we were young it was deep mourning for a year and half mourning for six months , ’ Pat said . |
| 15 | This continued for eight days or nine , till the companions of the Cid had made ready every thing for their departure , as he had commanded . |
| 16 | This lasted for two years , until he became Headmaster of Doncaster Grammar School , where he stayed until 1881 . |
| 17 | This lasted for four hours , from right in the morning until a little after noon . |
| 18 | This lasted for three days and they were called-up for questioning several times each day . |
| 19 | This accounted for 13 per cent of total exports , making France Scotland 's second most important market after Germany . |
| 20 | This makes for 2,375 drawings ( 707 Flemish-Dutch , 513 French and 1,155 Italian ) . |
| 21 | As Mitcham Road and Penge depôts were each built for 25 cars , the South Metropolitan company spaciously provided accommodation for double the number of cars its fleet ever reached , presumably with other extensions still in mind . |
| 22 | Figure 3.8 illustrates for 1979 the dominance of large firms in private sector unions . |
| 23 | Liskeard had its pillory and the town 's records during the reign of Charles 1st shown for 1635 , ‘ paid for amending the pillory and cage , 2s.8d ’ . |
| 24 | I 've been doing it without you taking much notice for thirty years . ’ |
| 25 | We were very glad to arrange for five photographers to make a survey of the village ; its people and occupations — unusual sights and environment |
| 26 | These account for 63 per cent of the primary energy used in Sweden . |
| 27 | Wall Street is beginning to firm up its forecasts for IBM Corp 's first quarter figures , with the consensus at around 20 cents a share and the more bearish going for 50 cents — but if Technology News of America 's straw poll of the market around the US and Europe is anywhere near right , the loss is going to be a whole lot worse than that : the returns suggest that the company will have sold at best between 25 and 30 mainframes this quarter , where the Wall Street forecasts assume it did nearer 50 machines . |
| 28 | Wall Street is beginning to firm up its forecasts for IBM Corp 's first quarter figures , with the consensus at around 20 cents a share and the more bearish going for 50 cents — but if Technology News of America 's straw poll of the market around the US and Europe is anywhere near right , the loss is going to be a whole lot worse than that : the returns suggest that the company will have sold at best between 25 and 30 mainframes this quarter , where the Wall Street forecasts assume it did nearer 50 machines . |
| 29 | Genomic DNA from the ura5-6 strain was treated with Bal 31 nuclease for 0 ( lane 1 ) , 0.5 ( lane 2 ) , 2 ( lane 3 ) , 7.5 ( lane 4 ) , 15 ( lane 5 ) , or 60 min ( lane 6 ) and subsequently digested with Sal I. ( A ) DNA samples ( 10 µg ) were electrophoresed on a 0.8% agarose gel , transferred to nylon membrane , and hybridized with 32 P-labeled ( T 2 AG 3 ) 4 . |
| 30 | Mr Duff has looked at four possible open air venues but is likely to settle for one end of the Headlingley rugby pitch with 2,000 seats around the ring and the use of the stand . |