Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [noun pl] for [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had not recognized my feelings for one of the women in the women 's group as being of any significance . |
| 2 | She has not seen her children for two years . |
| 3 | Just six weeks till the end of term because I 've got my books for six weeks and they 've used , date stamped in them is the last day of term ca n't be bad can it ? |
| 4 | In the 1951 election , almost 97% of those who voted cast their ballots for one or other of the two main parties . |
| 5 | In the two elections of 1974 , 75% of those who voted cast their ballots for one or other of the main parties . |
| 6 | Four months ago at Maastricht , Mr Major was the new boy , the cadet among titans who had led their countries for 10 years or more : Kohl , Mitterrand and Andreotti , men who shared a vision of a tightly-integrated monetary and political union and who rode roughshod over Britain . |
| 7 | WEDGWOOD Cricket Club have hit their rivals for six by getting their season off to a blistering start . |
| 8 | Spectrum bias is unlikely to have influenced our results for two reasons : ( 1 ) almost all the asthmatics agreed to be studied ( only 6% refused endoscopy ) and ( 2 ) one quarter of the asthmatics did not require chronic bronchodilator therapy , indicating that not all the patients had severe asthma . |
| 9 | It had haunted his dreams for eight years . |
| 10 | Goose had haunted his dreams for ten days . |
| 11 | HARD-UP Brighton have not paid their players for six weeks and backroom staff have not had wages for two months . |
| 12 | At the end of the financial year , the Institute 's membership register contained , in addition to the eight Honorary Fellows , the names of 103,415 members who had paid their subscriptions for 1992 or were eligible for free membership . |
| 13 | A few teachers have still not paid their fees for 1981 . |