Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [verb] for [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The President is elected for four years , but members of the House of Representatives have to face election every two years , while a senator is elected for six years . |
| 2 | The mix is baked for 20 minutes in moulds and served with a vegetable cream sauce , lentils , and sautéed mushrooms . |
| 3 | The Rate 1 indication is calibrated for one speed only , usually normal cruise . |
| 4 | A further cut is planned for 1993-94 . |
| 5 | A horse is prepared for one of the main dates in the Gypsy calendar , the horse fair at Stow on the Wold . |
| 6 | A horse is prepared for one of the main dates in the Gypsy calendar , the horse fair at Stow on the Wold . |
| 7 | Knife killer is jailed for ten years |
| 8 | Taking the smithy and forge together , work is found for 288 men and lads . |
| 9 | As part of its plan to make the city centre cleaner and quieter , Oxfordshire County Council is paying for four electric buses to run for one year . |
| 10 | The President is elected for four years , but members of the House of Representatives have to face election every two years , while a senator is elected for six years . |
| 11 | The mortgage is fixed for three years at 10.3pc ( APR 10.9pc ) and is designed to appeal to home buyers seeking an affordable mortgage with inbuild stability of payments . |
| 12 | A similar scale of divestment is planned for 1993 . |
| 13 | Many uses of the software are as yet , undiscovered , because although a software package is designed for one purpose , it can be adapted to meet a particular need within a school which the software designers had not thought about . |
| 14 | Finally , a conference is scheduled for 1996 to revise and extend the terms of the Treaty . |
| 15 | The first European Design Automation Conference is scheduled for 7–10 Spetember at Hamburg 's Congress Center and is expected to attract 5,000 visitors : among those exhibiting are DEC , Harris , Sun , Cadence , Fujitsu and i-Logix . |
| 16 | The tube is mixed for 2 min at room temperature to allow binding of the DNA before the diatoms are sedimented for 5-10s in a microfuge . |
| 17 | If , for example , the intervention is to run for six weeks , the parents should stop after that time and then repeat the baseline measurements in the same conditions as before . |
| 18 | The group is run for six to eight females for a period of eight weeks and aims to improve their social skills and self-esteem . |
| 19 | The initiative is to run for two months , and will include high profile policing in a bid to reduce thefts of and from cars . |
| 20 | However , research by Farmer and Parker ( 1988 ) has shown that this placement is used for two quite distinct groups of children in care . |
| 21 | In that case , the usual procedure is to ask for two items of identification , such as a driving licence , when accepting an order , and then allow people to pay by cheque . |
| 22 | Every year the runway is closed for eight nights and the excess rubber is blasted clear . |
| 23 | Uses a ‘ sponge and dough ’ process ; part of the dough is left for 24 hours and then added to new dough . |
| 24 | The big event is scheduled for 21–22 September , its object the raising of funds for environmental projects worldwide . |
| 25 | Field events at Bebington start at 10am and the first track race is timed for 11.15 . |
| 26 | The opening is scheduled for 1 January , 1991 , even though they have still to obtain planning permission and Jockey Club approval . |
| 27 | The usual advice is to wait for three menstrual cycles to go by , which is roughly the same as three months . |
| 28 | The drop is scheduled for two in the morning . |
| 29 | The area is licensed for 1200 people . |
| 30 | Passing the tax on to the car producer , the steel is sold for 230 . |