Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [vb base] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 That was bad enough but Italian Constantino Rocca , who had been five shots behind the 39-year-old Scot coming up the last , sank a six feet putt for a birdie three to close the gap by two .
2 New Contemporary Show ‘ 92 , six newcomers exhibit for the first time ( until 23 Feb ) .
3 The following day , on August 1st , the South African Under-15 schoolboys arrive for a four-week tour of England .
4 Whereas a comprehensive secondary school might offer some 30 subjects for all its pupils , and about a dozen subjects account for the great majority of A levels , the curriculum explodes in higher education , part of a post-school explosion even greater when one takes into account the vast number of technical and vocational courses that exist in non-advanced further education .
5 … glancing at the door of Penrose where three Principals pose for a snap .
6 And if we had problems , imagine the difficulties if 20,000 supporters arrive for the World Cup ’ , he added .
7 Mrs Bloomer has offered a one thousand pounds reward for the return of the items stolen .
8 Under the helm of Sydney Newman , the weekly productions scored in the top ten ratings chart for a staggering thirty-two out of thirty-seven weeks between Autumn 1959 and Summer 1960 , with audiences averaging upwards of 12 million .
9 Genscher cheered as 4,000 refugees leave for the West
10 10,000 souls weep for the young .
11 These ten programs contend for a limited number of real and symbolic resources .
12 An attendance rate of 90% , however , does not mean that 10% of pupils are absent : the missing 10% could come from a small minority of pupils with lengthy absences — the same ten pupils absent for the whole week — or from a higher percentage of pupils with brief absences — fifty pupils absent for one day over the course of the week .
13 For a long time there was a tradition that the mill took its name from a period in 1629 , when The Crown had 610 guns cast for The States General of Holland .
14 Fittingly the local-born lad took the first spot kick which completed the first leg of what could see the city 's two clubs meet for the first time in the last four .
15 At least two reasons account for the latter .
16 At world level , two organizations exist for the governing of karate , WUKO , the World Union of Karate Organizations , and FAJKO , the Federation of All-Japan Karate Organizations .
17 Sessions last 45 minutes , and four instructors cater for a maximum of 24 children in the following groups ; walking to two years , 2–3 years , 3–4 years , 4–5 years .
18 Two problems arise for the farmer : first , ferrous iron creates an iron pan , blocking soil fissures and root channels , and , worst of all , sealing pipes and drains ; second , the acidity of the soil reduces crop yields , especially of cereals .
19 Seventeen months later the firm , which employs barely 100 people , carried off another giant-slaying trick by landing a £38 million trains order for the Malaysian railway KTM in the face of competition from BREL and a leading Japanese manufacturer .
20 Seventeen months later the firm , which employs barely 100 people , carried off another giant-slaying trick by landing a £38 million trains order for the Malaysian railway KTM in the face of competition from BREL and a leading Japanese manufacturer .
21 ABA so that the calculation is correct and no two letters stand for the same digit .
22 Four boys pose for a polaroid wearing eye-shades advertising Mercedes-Benz .
23 Late 19th century setting , and two women vie for a man and a Scottish castle .
24 All coheirs , regardless of the shares to which they are instituted , receive equal shares in prior legacies , and this is why the two nurses apply for a third each .
25 Full marks to Wallace , who finished with a seven feet putt for a 73 after almost holing his tee shot , a four iron , at the short 14th .
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