Example sentences of "[pers pn] for the [adj] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm and if it 's not it 's er I 'm not going to deny the fact that some people say you know this has been good for me for the last eighteen months erm I 'm er I 'm used to being self employed I 'm going to stay that way but I 'm looking at other avenues . |
| 2 | The record company had been lending it to me for the last six months , but they gave it to me at the London gig as a present because Andy MacDonald — the feller who owns the company — was so into the gig ! |
| 3 | Max joined me for the last nine of my eighteen-months ' stint in Sun City . |
| 4 | Years ago I used to think this was a fun sport but the reason for thinking this has escaped me for the last 2 weeks . |
| 5 | You 've put up with me for the last ten days . ’ |
| 6 | Here to stay for at least for another year and to haunt me for the next fifteen . |
| 7 | He continued to astound me for the next four years . |
| 8 | There was a period of incredibly intense excitement which , I think , probably sustained me for the next five or ten years . |
| 9 | The tigress suckles them for the first six months , by which time they will weigh 100 lb ( 45 kg ) . |
| 10 | The debate will centre on alternative clauses : one outlawing all experiments on embryos from the moment of conception , the other ( the Warnock majority 's view ) allowing them for the first 14 days . |
| 11 | The corridors of the BBC are long and pea-green ( the 1984 setting of Orwell 's book , reputedly ) , and I followed a uniformed attendant through and round them for the obligatory ten miles before happening upon Studio B10 . |
| 12 | That does not mean we will hear nothing from them for the next 25 days . |
| 13 | And two companies with strong Australian transport interests , Britannic Shipping and Playmaker , have agreed sponsorship deals worth nearly £100,000 a year between them for the next three years . |
| 14 | There 's some that are going up at the moment to this pond , they develop them for the next three years to spend their life in the fresh water feeding , and what we 're trying to do here is to see just how many there are in , in the river er as a total . |
| 15 | I tell them to take their time ; it is hoped that the dog will be with them for the next ten years or more — what are a few minutes ? |
| 16 | But if we keep them for the next ten years they 're a a real bargain , if , if , if |
| 17 | ‘ And we have n't had a penny from them for the past two years or more . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've been chewing them for the past twenty minutes ! ’ |
| 19 | My thoughts this evening are much centred on Bishop Harris as he prepares to lay down the ministry which has been his for the past 14 years . |
| 20 | Where were you for the first eight ? |
| 21 | ‘ I should n't have asked you for the extra two-fifty mils . ’ |
| 22 | He said , ‘ No , I have statements , I have witnesses and we 've been surveying you for the last four months . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I want to thank you for the last five minutes . ’ |
| 24 | I had to practically bite my knuckles to keep my hands off you for the last three weeks , and I did it because of your innocence ! |
| 25 | I 've been trying to get hold of you for the past two hours ! ’ the man exclaimed harshly as he stared down at Laura , who was gazing back at him as though she 'd seen a ghost . |
| 26 | ‘ My dear , your real mother has been looking after you for the past twenty years , ’ said Miss Rose sharply . |
| 27 | ‘ I 've been waiting for you for the past three hours , pacing the corridors , wearing out the carpet . |
| 28 | She 's got to put up with you for the next six months or more ! ’ |
| 29 | We 'll stick with you for the next three months , with fresh advice on the latest findings in psychology and exercise , and more glorious recipes . |
| 30 | Hill 's ban ended in time for the 1987 World Cup but Bristol 's Richard Harding , who replaced him for the final Five Nations match — a stirring victory over Scotland — was first-choice in Australia and Hill 's last game for two years was against the United States . |