Example sentences of "[vb base] for [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If it is a close-run thing in any one of these seats , it could make the difference between a win or a lose for one side or the other . ’ |
| 2 | I mean for one production you may need a wig another production you wo n't . |
| 3 | Well I was gon na ask you if you knew any girls , I mean for seven pound fifty you ca n't go wrong , you ca n't even get that in town with a hat |
| 4 | Scott Cairns , promoted from within to fill the role vacated by Mr Milne , aims to lift Scottish investment from 63 p.c. to 70 p.c. , and increase the retail content at the expense of offices , which account for 55 p.c . |
| 5 | Bring to the boil , then lower heat , cover and simmer for one hour . |
| 6 | Bring to the boil stirring constantly then simmer for 1 minute . |
| 7 | Simmer for 1 hour . |
| 8 | Then simmer for 1 hour until tender . |
| 9 | Cool for 1 minute , then trim using a plain pastry cutter which is slightly larger than the biscuits . |
| 10 | It might mean that the same ten pupils were absent for the whole week ; or it might mean that overall , five pupils were absent for a whole week , plus two pupils absent for two days , plus 21 pupils absent for one day . |
| 11 | An attendance rate of 90% , however , does not mean that 10% of pupils are absent : the missing 10% could come from a small minority of pupils with lengthy absences — the same ten pupils absent for the whole week — or from a higher percentage of pupils with brief absences — fifty pupils absent for one day over the course of the week . |
| 12 | Compact , single-member , constituencies ( as opposed to large , multi-member , constituencies ) provide for one representative in a way that is said to facilitate constituent-member contact and the redress of individual grievances . |
| 13 | The schemes provide for 1,343 community councils to be established ( McQueen , freeman 1978:2 ) of which approximately nine out of ten had been formed by mid-1978 ( Masterson 1979:106 ) . |
| 14 | He send for one brother , then two brother , then four brother , then for his Mamma to make house for him in New York . |
| 15 | FREE when you send for 112 ROCK'N'ROLL GREATS … |
| 16 | They 've bought them off yo them off you , say for three pound |
| 17 | Add the bouquet garni and cook for 1–1 hour 20 minutes until the pheasant is well cooked but not falling to pieces . |
| 18 | Cover the dish with a tight-fitting lid and cook for 1 hour . |
| 19 | Cook for 1 hour 43 minutes and you have Death Becomes Her , a frothy souffle whose first bite melts deliciously in the mouth but soon leaves you champing for some meat . |
| 20 | Reduce the heat , add the pepperoni and raisins and cook for 1 minute . |
| 21 | Stir in the chilli powder and cook for 1 minute . |
| 22 | Sprinkle the flour over , stirring and cook for 1 minute . |
| 23 | Bring to the boil and cook for 1 minute on high heat . |
| 24 | Melt the butter in a saucepan , stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute . |
| 25 | Pour off most of the oil from the pan , add the garlic and cook for 1 minute . |
| 26 | Meanwhile heat the remaining butter in a frying pan , add the garlic and cook for 1 minute . |
| 27 | Melt 2 oz butter in saucepan , add the flour and cook for 1 minute . |
| 28 | Melt the butter in a pan , stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute . |
| 29 | Melt the butter in a pan , stir in the flour , cook for 1 minute , then gradually stir in the milk . |
| 30 | Add the crawfish tails , prawns or monkfish and cook for 1 minute . |