Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [num] [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's actually on for two hours in the evening . |
| 2 | This , however , is not the thinking — and it may be presumptuous — that moved BBC2 to hit us between the frontal lobes with Jonathan Miller 's states of mind ( 20 February ) , a series that will march on for 15 weeks in the cause of bringing us up to date with what is happening in psychology . |
| 3 | In another disruption to the troubled plant 's operation , Kozloduy 's second reactor was shut down for six days in early January after an escape of radioactive material from the central circulation pump . |
| 4 | Trailing 19–2 at half-time , woeful Saints hit further setbacks when Fox raced in for two tries in three minutes early in the second half . |
| 5 | To relax the feet totally , start by soaking them in for 20 minutes in some herbal bath salts . |
| 6 | " He was bound over for two years in Leeds , but that ended last month . " |
| 7 | He was bound over for 12 months in the sum of £100 to be of good behaviour . |
| 8 | In January 1968 Crawford and his family , which now included baby Lucy , set off for six months in Hollywood . |
| 9 | Birmingham striker John Gayle got sent off for two bookings in as many minutes … |
| 10 | Right hand gear change , non-synchromesh gearbox and in a very odd posture for driving , they set off for 5 laps in these amazing cars . |
| 11 | Whilst he was laid up for six weeks in Middlesex Hospital , Minton visited him regularly and kept his family in Northumberland informed as to his progress . |
| 12 | On another occasion when I was holed up for two days in a tiny cottage in Snowdonia while it poured with rain , an ordnance survey map , my first hand knowledge of the area and an illustrated catalogue of Turner 's work allowed me to prepare for locating the sites where he worked . |
| 13 | Now she thought that she could give it up for three weeks in the Italian sun . |
| 14 | However it is difficult to understand how the government arrives at a post-trial solution to a pre-trial problem ; unless it is their intention to lock youngsters up for three years in the new approved schools without trial . |
| 15 | She had been out for three hours in the same seas , searching the rocky coastline off St Abbs Head . |
| 16 | The buyer will customarily ask for accounts ranging back for three years in respect of the activities of the management company . |
| 17 | ‘ Leaseholders wo n't hang around for 16 years in a pub , because leases can be sold on . |
| 18 | They wander around for forty years in the wilderness ! |