Example sentences of "for the [noun] [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once in Siberia he realized that estimates made on paper in Moscow for the dispatch of 250 wagons a day to the Volga were completely unrealistic . |
| 2 | After holing up for the winter of 2512 the horde descended into the eastern provinces of the Empire . |
| 3 | Among those receiving liveries of robes from Edward III for the winter of 1330 , at least seventeen Gascon knights and esquires are recorded as members of his household . |
| 4 | It is interesting to speculate what would have happened but for the winter of 1709 . |
| 5 | The afternoon when they discover that they have to have a complete outline plan of the Dolomites ready for the Ministry by nine o'clock the following morning , and all stay working into the small hours , until their backs are aching and their eyes closing , and they all love each other and are united in extremity against the entire world . |
| 6 | Durán , 70 , a former mayor of the capital , Quito , and an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency on two previous occasions , received most votes in the central highlands but also drew significant support in the western coastal regions . |
| 7 | Both candidates for the presidency in 1980 were short of relevant experience and had shown no great aptitude for working with other political leaders . |
| 8 | Published in August 1990 [ see p. 37807 ] and adopted by a constituent assembly on Dec. 15 , it provided for a multiparty system and direct elections for the presidency in 1991 . |
| 9 | Er Harry Truman could 've run for the presidency in nineteen fifty two but chose not to . |
| 10 | Analysts were agreed that the demonstration was part of Cárdenas 's plan to build a popular anti-government campaign to boost his campaign for the presidency in 1994 . |
| 11 | Carlos Abadia , leader of the broad-based opposition movement National Civic Crusade ( NCC ) , claimed that it was well known that Ford wished to stand for the presidency in 1994 and that he wished to give up his ministerial post " to reduce the political pressure on him " . |
| 12 | The resignations of four government ministers in late September were believed to be related to forthcoming elections , with Education Minister Ricardo Lagos Escobar in particular stepping down in order to stand for the presidency in 1993 , and Carlos Ominami Pascual ( Economy ) to organize his campaign . |
| 13 | Each complete sentence can be scored for the inclusion of nine possible grammatical features . |
| 14 | The High Altar itself was carved by K. Kovář , who was also responsible for the pulpit in 1731 . |
| 15 | When Surrey tied for the Championship in 1950 the county had the makings of a great side . |
| 16 | The election , the first for the legislature since 1988 [ see pp. 36019-21 ] , was seen as a test of popular support for President Roh Tae Woo , and as an important indicator of the likely result of the presidential elections due later in 1992 . |
| 17 | FRANCE FRANCE abolished PR for the legislature in 1986 after Jean-Marie Le Pen 's National Front stunned the nation by winning 33 seats in the previous election . |
| 18 | The section completed for the Inspection on 10 August ran from Croydon/Wallington boundary to Ruskin Road . |
| 19 | In the price range £100-£1,000 , no less than twenty-one of the twenty-two highest prices were paid for the products of six presses — Kelmscott ( 5 ) , Doves ( 6 ) , Ashendene ( 3 ) , Golden Cockerel ( 2 ) , Shakespeare Head ( 2 ) and Gregynog ( 3 ) . |
| 20 | Family H isolates of H pylori ( F4 and F5 ) were very closely related or subtypes of the same strain since their Hae III digest patterns seemed identical except for the intensity of two bands , and ribopatterns differed on the secondary ( lower intensity hybridisation signal ) bands , but the main bands were common to both . |
| 21 | ‘ Safe , nuisance-free burning is essential if farmers are to win consideration for the difficulties after 1992 , ’ the notes explain . |
| 22 | A delegation of 38 Saharan tribal elders ( 19 from Layoun under Moroccan control and 19 from Tindouf under Polisario control ) had met in Geneva on June 4 and had broadly agreed that 74,000 people listed on the census rolls drawn up by Spain for the referendum of 1974 would be eligible to vote . |
| 23 | Paul Traynor heads for the hills with seven mid-sized rucksacks , ideal for long hostel-based routes or shorter backpacking trips . |
| 24 | The allegation followed claims that fellow Tory MP Francis Maude has been presented with a bill for the postage on 4,552 pre-paid envelopes . |
| 25 | And the company blames foreign competition from firms paying lower wages for the shutdown of two factories in Kington , and others in Shropshire and Wales which will cost more than 240 jobs . |
| 26 | and on page seventy eight there is one of those tables , it follows from your previous answer , that you would be responsible for the figures of six pounds , thirty five at the top , nine pounds , fifty five and twelve pounds , seventy |
| 27 | With Robert Jones and Aled Williams a dominating half-back force , Wales coach Alan Davies will need little prompting about the men he should choose for the Test in two weeks time . |
| 28 | Partly because the First Army had not seen service since 1814 ( the Second Army having been responsible for the victories of 1828 – 9 in the Balkans ) , the Russian advance into Poland was hesitant . |
| 29 | LEAs could provide nursery schools and classes ; they could provide or finance holiday classes , camps , play schemes , swimming baths , community centres and recreation facilities ; and were given the responsibility ( never implemented ) to ensure that all young people up to age 18 , and not otherwise in education , received part-time further education by attending a ‘ county college ’ for the equivalent of one day a week . |
| 30 | This course lasts for the equivalent of three terms , and has two distinct parts . |