Example sentences of "[prep] six [noun] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 After six minutes the chemists obtained a membrane 15 micrometres thick , that completely filled the holes in the gold mesh .
2 The funds made available through the Farm and Horticultural Development Scheme will be a sound national investment but does it make sense to embark on a programme with a possibility that perhaps after six years the land might be allocated to forestry ?
3 After six weeks the rabbit was bled for 10 ml .
4 Previously , after six weeks the students would teach one ( heavily prepared ) lesson ; now , in theory , at least , they could be expected to take responsibility for a class for six or seven weeks .
5 After six weeks the stricture was further dilated with two endoprostheses .
6 But after six weeks the colour came back in the same region .
7 A deputy is allocated to about half of these tasks and after six months a reallocation of tasks may be requested in accordance with skills , interests and time available .
8 After six months the psychiatrists gave up on me .
9 After six months the answer came back : ‘ No ’ .
10 Therefore after six months the dieter is behaving according to all twenty-six goals and she has achieved a considerable reduction in sugar intake .
11 After six months the group broke up , despite letters from Trotsky and a visit from J.P .
12 He told me once that he had worked as a farm hand for six shillings a day for thirty years , yet still managed to save enough to buy his own little place .
13 Children go to the former for six hours a day to follow an educational programme , which in some aspects is quite unrelated to their culture ; they live in the latter , their world shaped by their parents .
14 In 1985–86 , for example , Roehampton Institute engaged a headteacher to work with a college for six hours a week and ten other teachers for three hours a week .
15 Only three housewives had paid domestic help at the time of the interview : two for six hours a week and one for five and a half hours a fortnight .
16 After being off work ( I worked as a driving instructor and sitting was the worst position to be in ) for six weeks the pain was no better , if anything it was worse .
17 Large families eke out an existence for six days a week on a few loaves and margarine .
18 Suppose , then , that you can allow the equivalent of four hours each evening for six days a week .
19 High Row , Skinnergate , Blackwellgate , Bondgate and the eastern end of Duke Street will be closed to traffic for six days a week between 10.30am and 4pm , although buses and pedal cycles may still use Blackwellgate and Bondgate .
20 He gets time-and-a-half for six nights a week between 4.30pm and 7.30am with double time for Sundays .
21 However , since the girl had eaten six pomegranate seeds during her stay in the Underworld , she had to return there for six months every year .
22 On Nov. 27 a meeting of Western donor countries held in Paris under World Bank auspices deferred for six months a decision on 1992 aid , stating that they expected Moi 's government to open up the political system and to end human rights abuses and high-level corruption .
23 He added : ‘ Showbiz people like me share tea-time with millions of viewers for six months a year .
24 The colour to possess is a golden glow for six months a year .
25 In a sentence : for six months the farmer fed the pig , and for the next six months the pig fed the farmer , which is fair .
26 And they used to take about six loads a day you see .
27 Jessica had been a dental nurse before they 'd married and now she was a dental nurse again , for an average of six hours a week on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons .
28 The ITA was given tight control over the number , duration , placing and content of TV ads , which for most of the period were limited to an average of six minutes an hour .
29 On these occasions FANY and ATS drivers were given an allowance of six shillings a night with which they were expected to fend for themselves .
30 In its survey of six LEAs the Ramp ton Report primarily divided its sample into ‘ Asian ’ , ‘ West Indian ’ and ‘ Other ’ school leavers , concluding that while ‘ Asians ’ and ‘ Others ’ performed equally well at O level and CSE , ‘ West Indian ’ school leavers performed significantly worse .
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