Example sentences of "[v-ing] for [num] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The day began with the men 's semi final , 28 qualifiers competing for eight places in the final . |
| 2 | The patients with adenomatous polyps were assigned to one of four study groups using the random sampling quota technique allowing for 10 subjects in each study group . |
| 3 | There was seating for 27 passengers in the lower saloon , with seats for three in each corner and two and one turnover seats for the rest , upholstered in UndergrounD Group style grey moquette . |
| 4 | Ireland have just named their panel of 16 and a study of the 20 nations who will be in Nairobi , bidding for three places in the World Cup proper the following year , emphatically illustrates the mountainous task confronting the Irish . |
| 5 | Ireland have just named their panel of 16 and a study of the 20 nations who will be in Nairobi , bidding for three places in the World Cup proper the following year , emphatically illustrates the mountainous task confronting the Irish . |
| 6 | This was Peter Lorre 's first film but he had been acting for ten years in a career which had begun with his running away from home at the age of 15 and which bore many similarities to the careers of other American and European actors who had arrived in Hollywood already . |
| 7 | The idea is the brainchild of Chester , Ellesmere Port and Wirral Training and Enterprise Council which is looking for 15 companies in the region to take part in a pilot scheme . |
| 8 | THREE GUYS 17-18 YEARS OLD looking for three girls in the Eastbourne area who are into heavy metal and skateboarding- Photos please- Check this out ! ! |
| 9 | In Paul Guillaume 's gallery a book on African sculpture was selling for fifty francs in 1917 ; it was a book Modigliani would have prized , but at the cost of three days ' subsistence plus one meal , it was out of the question . |
| 10 | I was put down at Whitcross , a crossroads on the moor , after travelling for two days in the coach . |
| 11 | Japan , too , is highlighted as part of the huge Japan Festival which is running for three months in Northern Ireland and throughout Britain — but , yes , it was another coincidence that Scottish Opera chose to offer us Madama Butterfly ! |
| 12 | Our Dave 's coming for us , he ca n't have all that time off , he 's coming for three weeks in er |
| 13 | ‘ He 's now made a brave decision in many respects , because he 's been brought up playing for one club in one way . |
| 14 | As for the private sector , while BT may be happy to provide pump priming for five telecottages in the north of Scotland , it is not about to bankroll a nationwide network . |
| 15 | Drying time : wearable after drying for three hours in a warm room . |
| 16 | The April 24 event is being organised in conjunction with British Gas Northern , who are appealing for 200 entrants in the competition for girls and boys aged from 9–13 . |
| 17 | David Peter Bicker , aged three , went missing for four hours in Cononley , near Skipton , North Yorkshire , during a family visit to friends but police aided by the force helicopter and around 100 villagers who undertook a detailed search found the youngster safe and well at around 9pm . |
| 18 | Aid workers from the Bosnia Aid Committee of Oxford had apparently gone missing for 4 days in the war zone . |
| 19 | Second-placed Cardiff went on the rampage , crossing for six tries in an impressive 39–3 demolition of Newport at Rodney Parade . |
| 20 | For health reasons , 69-year-old decided to call it a day on March 19 after working for five years in the semi-moist processing section . |
| 21 | In 1823 he commenced an apprenticeship to George Stephenson [ q.v. ] , working for two years in the shops of Robert Stephenson & Co. at Newcastle and then in the drawing office . |
| 22 | this chap was here last week he bought this pine table up , got his key , and he 'd been working for three years in Norway |