Example sentences of "[to-vb] for [num] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | My family and I had to wait for three weeks in Bombay before getting a boat for England , but during that time I was able to do some useful PR work with newspapers and radio . |
| 2 | PHONE bills are set to fall for four years in a row from next August , it was announced yesterday . |
| 3 | Maria replied that she was to be allowed to come for two days in the week following her letter . |
| 4 | Five years ago I hired an aircraft to tour for two weeks in the USA and was briefed on the possibility of radio thefts and the method used . |
| 5 | This is also the venue for the annual Howden Agricultural Show , which every year brings friends and visitors together to revel for two days in the old-fashioned atmosphere of an English country fair . |
| 6 | Made from fine-cut beef and pork , this salami is cured naturally in salt and then left to mature for three months in a controlled but draughty atmosphere . |
| 7 | In the most extreme case , Abdelatif Benazzi even managed to play for two countries in the competition , turning out for Morocco in the qualifiers and France in the final stages . |
| 8 | Captain Henrick Kurt Carlsen waves from the Flying Enterprise , which he refused to leave for seven days in 1951 as it foundered in the Channel after a storm . |
| 9 | Captain Henrick Kurt Carlsen waves from the Flying Enterprise , which he refused to leave for seven days in 1951 as it foundered in the Channel after a storm . |
| 10 | After the change in party rules forcing all Labour MPs to vote for four women in the shadow cabinet elections , has Labour 's policy horribly backfired ? |
| 11 | It is made with ewes ' milk and is left to ripen for three months in limestone caves . |
| 12 | All the same , the insurer has so far agreed to pay £8 million in compensation to investors , a significant pile of money even for a major company , and a nasty hit to take for one slip in its monitoring system . |