Example sentences of "for around [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was called Chip and he stayed with me for around eight years . |
| 2 | Sheep bought by the Scottish Office for testing will be slaughtered in two weeks after having eaten the contaminated vegetation for around eight weeks , to give a clearer picture of the likelihood of contamination passing further through the food chain . |
| 3 | The Bulls Head is on the market for around 100,000 pounds . |
| 4 | Mr Lucas said Michael worked for Bond Corporation for around five years and was trusted so greatly he was given responsibility for the security of international VIPs who visited Western Australia during Bond 's America 's Cup defence three years ago . |
| 5 | It lasts for around five minutes and you ca n't work out exactly what it 's selling , but it leaves you wishing it carried on for hours . |
| 6 | The Reverend Paul Kelly officiated , and , as the couple have been deeply interested in Buddhist philosophy and teachings for around five years , they invited the Venerable Seevli , a Buddhist monk from the London Buddhist Vihara in Chiswick , to perform a traditional Buddhist blessing after the marriage , with two minutes of meditation followed by a Pali good luck chant . |
| 7 | But what I really liked was his face and we have been together for around five years . |
| 8 | ‘ You were with her for around five hours , were n't you ? ’ |
| 9 | Paul sells the Mini driving seats for around five hundred pounds . |
| 10 | Paul sells the Mini driving seats for around five hundred pounds . |
| 11 | Saboteurs from Oxford had been following them on Saturday for around five hours before the incident . |
| 12 | The strong-running Kiwi has been out for around five weeks after a trapped nerve in his back . |
| 13 | A battery check button and light are included and the handbook says an alkaline battery should be good for around 2000 hours of continuous performance under normal use . |
| 14 | Most perfumes remain potent for around six months . |
| 15 | She carried on talking about Dohti for around six months , and then it stopped . |
| 16 | This partly explains why they 've been struggling on for around six years now , but is no excuse in the current climate for them not gaining some long overdue recognition . |
| 17 | I also feel it was a great honour being a woman and having achieved it in such a short space of time as I have only been in hairdressing for around six years . |
| 18 | The walks will start at 10.30am and last for around six hours . |
| 19 | I 've been doing this for around six years now . |
| 20 | The peso and the austral would be allowed to co-exist for around six months , but with cheques in australes valid only until March 31 . |
| 21 | Don Powell has gone there to grow fresh food for around six hundred abandoned children . |
| 22 | Constructing the new station is expected to create short term work for around six hundred people . |
| 23 | Cost two thousand , nine hundred and ninety five pounds , offers for around six hundred accepted . |
| 24 | They stress that there is no question of an immediate cash crisis : BBN is sitting on cash reserves of around $48m which should see it through comfortably for around 18 months . |
| 25 | Before each experiment , the animals were fasted for around 18 hours and placed in individual ( Bollman type ) cages to maintain the minimum restraint necessary . |
| 26 | The company accounts for around two-thirds of group profits . |
| 27 | In London responsibility for around two-thirds of GLC spending , and in the former metropolitan county areas about half , was transferred to non-departmental bodies or central departments ( Dunleavy and Rhodes , 1987 , p. 23 ) . |
| 28 | At the beginning of the eighteenth century domestic exports accounted for around 7 – 8 per cent of national output , through its middle years perhaps 10 or 12 per cent and at its close peaking around 17 per cent . |
| 29 | The jets , costing $10m to $12m ( £5.6m to £6.7m ) a time , are built at Chester and Hatfield and provide employment for around 1,200 at the two sites . |
| 30 | Serves 4 30ml ( 2 tbs ) vegetable oil 450g ( 1lb ) rump or sirloin steak , cut into ½ cm ( ¼ in ) strips 1 medium onion , finely sliced 100g ( 4oz ) button mushrooms , wiped and sliced 200ml ( 7fl oz ) milk 295g ( 10.4oz ) can Campbell 's Condensed Mushroom & Peppers soup salt and pepper chopped parsley to garnish Heat oil in large frying pan and fry steak for around 5 mins over high heat or until lightly browned . |