Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Obviously , there are others on the fringes of this group who have dropped out for 1-2 years ( an extra 13 firms ) but this leaves a large number who are at most transient players . |
| 32 | ‘ I found a flea market in Holborn and was walking around for three hours . |
| 33 | ‘ Leaseholders wo n't hang around for 16 years in a pub , because leases can be sold on . |
| 34 | He wandered around for fifteen minutes examining the piping , whistling quietly to himself , stopping occasionally to put his ear to a joint , and then pulled a hammer out of his tool-bag and tapped smartly on one particular valve . |
| 35 | Andrew Thomas , who has now replaced Phllips as Neath 's first-choice hooker , supplemented his work in the tight by galloping over for two tries . |
| 36 | These include a one per cent discount for single contributions and a five per cent loyalty bonus for people who hold on for ten years . |
| 37 | He came on for one match at least . |
| 38 | MOTORIST David Millen drove on for three miles after an accident — with a severed arm hanging by a thread from his shoulder . |
| 39 | Then came three blank stubs , lastly one filled in for fifty pounds cash . |
| 40 | Although this has been argued over for fifty years , the size of this ancient catastrophe now seems incontrovertible . |
| 41 | So they were joining them , they came over The Texas sister came over for twelve months and they must have persuaded them to go back or something . |
| 42 | I liked to find my own stories — and I was just beginning to place the best of them in national papers when I was whisked off for two years ' National Service . |
| 43 | The US plans to start airdrops towards the end of this week with about two aircraft a day dropping key food and medical supplies to small communities cut off for 10 months . |
| 44 | Erm , capital bonds , they used to be good rates , they , they 've deteriorated really , National Savings certificates well I 've covered index-linked , the only one I 'd really say er is n't super unless you 're a higher-rate taxpayer is the fortieth issue , which is paying under six percent , it 's not really worth picking up for five years . |
| 45 | So he goes out there and they all turn round and say , stuff you , I 'm not coming in to clean up for four pound and hour which again equates to six pound an hour . |
| 46 | It takes about half an hour to set up for 2 shots , which will take up about 5 seconds each on screen . |
| 47 | All the frustration and anger that had been bottled up for 16 years were suddenly out . |
| 48 | She 'd offered herself to him , offered her girlish hopes and dreams , everything she 'd kept bottled up for ten years . |
| 49 | Hold up for 5 counts . |
| 50 | Lying down , with knees bent towards the chest , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 51 | Raise the elbows head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 52 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 53 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 54 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 55 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 56 | Lying as shown , raise the elbows head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 57 | Lying as shown raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 58 | Lying as shown , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 59 | Lying as shown , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 60 | Hold up for 10 counts . |