Example sentences of "in [noun] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The written consultancy service , to which CABx often send in case papers for detailed research , preparation and drafting , totalled 170 enquiries . |
| 2 | As a consequence , much of the demand for new housing is now concentrated in starter homes for single people or married couples , and one — or two-bedroom units suitable for retirement . |
| 3 | Isobel Thompson had been a missionary in West Africa for seventeen years before she became a deacon . |
| 4 | At the same time the government announced a package of new measures under which ( i ) the minimum wage was increased by 18 per cent from Nov. 18 ; ( ii ) a 40 per cent cut in income tax for those earning up to four times the minimum wage was to take effect in 1991 ; ( iii ) petrol prices were increased by 20 per cent and diesel oil , liquid gas and electricity prices by 30 per cent ; ( iv ) the peso 's rate of progressive devaluation against the US dollar was halved from 80 centavos to an " average " of 40 centavos a day , a depreciation rate of 5 per cent per year , as part of a anti-inflationary move aimed at fixing a future parity for the two currencies and stemming the flight of capital abroad . |
| 5 | Born in 1948 , his career in the Soprintendenze began in Genoa and then took him to Rome where he was Director of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Palazzo Barberini for three years . |
| 6 | As a spotty student , I worked in a large hotel in Fort William for four months , and grew extremely fond of it . |
| 7 | Five minutes later , being positive had brought her to the decision that since time was going to drag heavily while she waited in Mariánské Láznë for Ven to return , and since they had trains in Czechoslovakia , she would go to Prague too . |
| 8 | He worked on the sets with a minature theatre stage in Los Angeles for nine months and , unusually for a set designer , he has attended every minute of rehearsals in London . |
| 9 | Er , what in fact this Committee is doing , is saying that at one of the sections that makes up part of it , you happen to have carry forwards spare from last year , therefore use them because we ca n't identify anything else in budget savings for this , next year . |
| 10 | The religious houses had a considerable importance in Sussex life for four centuries or so . |
| 11 | I 'd rigged it for her a while back in part payment for temporary accommodation after the house I 'd lived in in Southwark had accidentally been sort of totally damaged . |
| 12 | Hewlett-Packard Co has swung back on the offensive in the US with a predatory enhanced workstation trade-in programme , which it says accepts the broadest range of workstations , personal computers and X terminals in part exchange for new Precision Architecture RISC workstations and X stations . |
| 13 | He sold the car in part exchange for another vehicle ( which was also for his business use ) . |
| 14 | He was a taxi driver in Newton Aycliffe for two years but gave it up as it was ‘ soul-destroying ’ . |
| 15 | These studies are underpinned by continuing improvements in the operation of the geophysical databases and by further developments in computer software for interactive display and interpretation of data . |
| 16 | The Guardian newspaper , in partnership with the Royal Institute for the Blind and associates has launched a system that enables the entire editorial text of the newspaper to be transmitted nightly via Teletext on Channel 4 television 's frequencies to a personal computer , which can read the text in a synthesised voice to blind and partially sighted people : those that can afford an £8,000 Braille terminal can also read the text that way , and it can also be displayed in large print on the screen for those with poor sight ; the text is structured so that readers can scan the headlines and choose the items that interest them ; the paper will be marketed , serviced and supported by Electronic Text Networks Associates Ltd of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , a commercial venture one third owned by the Guardian and the charity ; the other shareholders , each with a third share , are Aptech Ltd , which specialises in computer aids for disabled people , and Intelligent Research Ltd , which made the hardware for the system ; the decoder board for the personal computer is £400 , plus about £500 for a speech synthesizer ; the annual subscription to the electronic paper is £160 and the partners hope that other papers will decide to go onto the system . |
| 17 | She has been working out in Sierra Leone for some years and has been taking children off the streets and teaching them the basics of domestic skills and education . ’ |
| 18 | The difference in increase in UOS pressure for those episodes with acid reflux and those without was compared with one way ANOVA . |
| 19 | It was hoped to use the Crown allotment in Exmoor Forest for this purpose , but after partition the Commissioners decided that it would not in fact be suitable , and in 1818 it was sold for £50,000 to a Mr Knight , who enclosed it . |
| 20 | Children were employed in field work for this was necessary to supplement the family income and Halling was no exception as the school log books show of children absenting from school in the 19th century to go pea picking and gleaning . |
| 21 | Some of his expert systems have been used in plant/factory environments for several years ( i.e. COATEX for the process industry , ESEMA for manufacturing industry , etc. ) bringing benefits amounting to millions of pounds to AES Ltd customers . |
| 22 | In addition competition for privately-rented accommodation had , as we have already noted , increased from commuters and second home owners . |
| 23 | In 12 of the 16 cases , fresh tissue specimens were snap frozen in liquid nitrogen after 30 minutes ' incubation in gum sucrose for immunohistological studies . |
| 24 | Fat Albert , as it 's affectionally called , has been in RAF service for twenty five years . |
| 25 | USL has had Destiny , initially conceived for Intel Corp platforms , in beta test for some weeks and should start regular deliveries to its OEM customers in July . |
| 26 | Two samples were immediately fixed in 10% formalin for histological assessment . |
| 27 | Ho evidence was obtained to suggest a higher concordance in MZ than in DZ twins for any of several measures of laterality , including direction of ear asymmetry ( regardless of magnitude ) and strength of handedness . |
| 28 | Concrete hulls , reinforced with glass-fibre rather than steel , have been used in boat building for many years . |
| 29 | Opposition to the proposals has centred on plans to sell ITV franchises to the highest bidder , and the reduction in programme obligations for commercial TV . |
| 30 | Emily Driver worked in dictionary publishing for some years whilst campaigning on the subject of child abuse . |