Example sentences of "[prep] [num] [noun] i " in BNC.

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1 Well considering nothing 's been done for fifty year I suppose really
2 As my vouchers are used up in about four months each year this means that for eight months I 'm out of pocket using our stores for the weekly shop .
3 For eight years I had revelled in the dual careers of journalism and broadcasting , between 1929 and 1937 , and these years coincided with the ‘ boom to bust ’ period , winding up with the deepest depression of the century .
4 For eight years I was a county councillor having won a seat from the Conservative Party .
5 For 30 years I always painted on the spot , even in deep snow .
6 For forty-five years I was something I was n't .
7 After 32 years I continue to enjoy my Medau by doing three classes a week — with Myrtle Mott at Plumstead , with Elsie Streek at Alderwood School and with Bridget at Sidcup and I must say that this form of movement has given me a great deal of pleasure so LONG LIVE MEDAU .
8 After fifty yards I looked back .
9 After 79 years I 've yet to meet anyone genuinely pleased at this interference with natural time .
10 It is common for the gearchange to be stiff , but after 3000 miles I would have expected the ‘ newness ’ to have bedded in .
11 And , on meeting up with the Apache after 30 years I like it now .
12 REAL LIFE After SIX miscarriages I knew I 'd get lucky WOMEN 'S LOOS The scandal no one talks about !
13 After six weeks I got so worried about her , I changed to bottle-feeding , and she gained weight like there was no tomorrow .
14 Training hurt and it was always a battle to force myself out , but after six months I was managing sixty miles a week and sometimes doing fifteen miles non-stop in a hundred minutes .
15 A month later I saw something bright green there , and after six months I had a very small field of corn .
16 After six sessions I was ready for the test , driving from Eaton Park , on all types of roads , sticking religiously to speed limits and observing as I drove .
17 In any case if they were n't in after three rings I was giving up .
18 After three weeks I broached the subject .
19 And as you can see , even after three print I 've managed to lift off quite a lot of scum from the surface .
20 I I was very keen er when I had my daughter erm I was quite happy about it and I I I used them , then after three years I did n't use them .
21 After three days I moved the decorations around and removed the divider .
22 After three days I skipped a lesson and came to see you .
23 Right , the story 's building up to a sort of crescendo erm the the Sanhedrin was saying he heard him say I will tear down this temple which men have made and after three days I will build one that is not made by men with our hindsight , with our knowledge of what went on .
24 I intend to start with the Dwarf Angel , and after three months I will put in a very young Regal Tang , which I would keep until it is three inches long .
25 I decided to go for the pills first , but after three months I was still in agony so I went for the laser operation .
26 After 5 weeks I had a small nitrite reading and there was no trace of ammonia .
27 After ten minutes I heard the camera motor stop as the film ran out , but the director , knowing by now we could n't use a foot of it , let the old boy run on until he had finished .
28 After ten years I ‘ updated ’ to have weaving and a one-action lace carriage .
29 There I finally decided to throw in my efforts at making contact with the Delhi eunuchs ; it was taking up a lot of time and there was still no hint of a breakthrough : after ten days I still knew as little about them as I had when I had begun .
30 Turning after 50 feet I saw my wife was sitting in the snow and weeping .
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