Example sentences of "[noun] for [adj] [coord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inflation is at its lowest level for three and a half years . |
| 2 | She suffers from deterioration of the spine , but her family claims she was left sitting on a bed without any back support for three and a half hours . |
| 3 | The effect of Christian Democrat hegemony for four and a half decades has been the perpetual incumbency of a small circle of politicians . |
| 4 | ‘ It would be marvellous if The Committee were to win the National , ’ Scott said , ‘ for the two owners have been immensely patient and have let me get on with bringing the horse back to his best after he had been off the course for two and a half years . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ People are saying , if you 've been in existence for two and a half years , perhaps you 've got something about you , ’ he says . |
| 6 | When the judge called the jury back this afternoon they 'd been considering their verdict for one and a half days . |
| 7 | But he gave the lion 's share of the credit for the victory to Snodin , playing his first full 90 minutes for two and a half years after a series of hamstring and knee injuries put his career in doubt . |
| 8 | I was with Suu for two and a half weeks in April and I was able to tell her that this was going to happen today . |
| 9 | I 've had a girlfriend for two and a half years , but before that I 'd never spoken to a girl in my life . |
| 10 | The company , which is projecting a $80m to $100m loss for 1992 and a sizeable loss for first quarter of 1993 ended October 31 , also cut another 200 workers before Christmas . |
| 11 | She had worked in the supermarket off Mulfords Hill for five and a half months . |
| 12 | Nigel Gibbon has worked for the Government Legal Service in the Customs and Excise Department for three and a half years . |
| 13 | It was Scott who launched McWilliams on his Irish career after he had come home from England where he had made his start and Pat stayed with Scott for two and a half years before moving on . |
| 14 | Jacqueline has been employed by Basingstoke for two and a half years . |
| 15 | Wheeler said he had been a member of the force for twelve and a half years and had been on duty on the Docks since last August . |
| 16 | List Relationships can list full or partial tight relationships for all or a part of the database . |
| 17 | As I say I was sitting there adding it up , a pound for this and a pound for that and your meal , a fiver for Maggie , I 'm twenty pound short off you |
| 18 | Then , a youngster who stole three cars would go to a young offenders institution for one and a half years . |
| 19 | Ted will always be remembered at Selhurst Park for his full-back partnership with Fred Dawes for three and a half years before the war , when the pair played 106 matches together in the League and Cup for the Palace . |
| 20 | Having run sixth to Desert Orchid in the Irish National the month following the Cheltenham race and then been beaten a short head by On The Other Hand at the big Punchestown festival in April that year , The Committee ran into a major training setback and never saw another racecourse for two and a half years . |
| 21 | GEC , which has been making fibres for Telecom for two and a half years , says it is aiming to get the cost down to £100 per kilometre by the end of the 1980s . |
| 22 | I even wore those same trainers that had been glued to my feet for four and a half months . |
| 23 | got a flu over in england though and this is my first day at work for one and a half week … |
| 24 | Within that two years , any time within that two years you can basically be given the sack for not coming up to the grade or not coming up to scratch or sometimes they prolong your pr probation for another six months so instead of being a probationer constable for two years you 're a probationer constable for two and a half years . |
| 25 | On Wednesdays in July and August , steam to Levisham for 10.48 and a 3 mile walk with a pub stop , or Newtondale for 14.43 ( 15.14 green days ) and a different three miles — although your ticket is valid for both if you wish ! |
| 26 | At a meeting on Sunday , the 300 strikers indicated they were prepared to agree to management plans to resolve a dispute over lay-offs , but would return to work under protest at part of the package which included a wage freeze for 1993 and a cut in fringe benefits . |
| 27 | My voyage to Laputa , Balnibarbi , Glubbdubdrib and Luggnagg had taken me away from home for five and a half years . |
| 28 | From then onwards Waterston stayed in Illchester ownership for two and a half centuries but , since they preferred the grandeur of Melbury , it soon degenerated into the farm that it was in Bathsheba Everdene 's time . |
| 29 | Those who were lucky enough to see these two players in the same Palace team for four and a half seasons were certainly among the most privileged of the club 's patrons . |
| 30 | Continue following the Bure for two and a half miles until Thurne Mouth , the junction with the River Thurne . |