Example sentences of "for a count [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hold for a count of eight . |
| 2 | In his second defence of the title , against the man he had beaten to win it in June , Wharton 's awesome blows cut Carr above his left eye and then had him down for a count of eight and unable to defend himself when he regained his feet . |
| 3 | This tensing should be held for a count of five , then released , and repeated several times . |
| 4 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |
| 5 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |
| 6 | Hold for a count of 15 , relax and repeat . |
| 7 | Push and stretch a little further for a count of 25 . |
| 8 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |
| 9 | Hold up for a count of 10 , relax and repeat . |
| 10 | Hold for a count of 10 , pulling up a little higher with each count . |
| 11 | Push and stretch further for a count of 25 . |
| 12 | Push and stretch a little further for a count of 25 . |
| 13 | Hold this position for a count of 5 . |
| 14 | Push and stretch a little further for a count of 25 . |
| 15 | Hold for 1 second in that extreme position , then push and stretch a little further for a count of 25 . |
| 16 | Push and stretch a little further for a count of 25 . |
| 17 | Push and stretch a little further for a count of 25 . |
| 18 | Push and stretch a little further for a count of 25 . |
| 19 | Push and stretch a little further for a count of 30 . |
| 20 | He knocked down McGuire for a count of nine and on the break from the subsequent clinch McGuire hit him in the adam 's apple . |
| 21 | But in that 11th , Benn was the Dark Destroyer of old , first knocking Piper down for a count of eight with three big rights and a sweet left hook and then punching him all round the ring — blood spurting from Piper 's mouth with every blow — until referee Larry O'Connell mercifully stopped it . |
| 22 | Nigel Benn knocks down Welshman Nicky Piper for a count of eight in the 11th round at the Alexandra Palace and ( inset ) celebrates after successfully defending his WBC crown . |
| 23 | Wriggle your toes , then alternately curl them up tight for a count of five and stretch them out to another five count . |
| 24 | A left-hook hurt Ekubia in the sixth round , and then another put him down for a count of nine . |
| 25 | Two straight-driven fours by the spunky Sohail had left Mallender down on his knees for a count of five , and though Malcolm had shattered Ramiz 's stumps in the 14th ( and his second ) over of the day and had Sohail well caught low down by wicketkeeper Stewart just before lunch , no wicket fell in the second session . |
| 26 | Sanchez laughed on an indrawn breath , and held the laugh down for a count of three . |
| 27 | Hold for a count of five . |
| 28 | Hold for a count of five . |
| 29 | When the body is bent forward as far as it will go , the leg muscles are held tense and the position maintained for a count of ten . |
| 30 | She lay rigid for a count of ten , eyes tightly closed , then very slowly opened them again . |