Example sentences of "[modal v] be [vb pp] for [num] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly whether these subscriptions should be for one year only or whether it should be fixed for three years to tie in with the tri-annual general meeting . |
| 2 | On another key organization matter , Gorbachev managed to secure rejection of a proposal that the mandates of the congress delegates should be extended for five years ( thus giving them control of extraordinary congresses or conferences called in the period before the next scheduled congress ) . |
| 3 | He gave detailed instructions for the procedure to be followed if no suitable dissertations were submitted , concluding : ‘ But if no such dissertations , worthy , in the opinion of the said Examiners , of any such reward as aforesaid should be offered for seven years , then a Medal , to be purchased with the said accumulations , shall be offered for the best dissertation on any Veterinary subject thought worthy by the said Examiners of such reward , but at all times the Foot of the Horse is to be the subject preferred , and next to that the nature , causes and treatment of Glanders , and the diseases of the Eye in horses : And if there should be no successful dissertation at the end of seven years , then the amount of the said accumulations shall be disposed of by the said Governors in such manner as they in their discretion may think proper , so as they are applied for the promotion of Veterinary Science ’ . |
| 4 | An earlier proposal from the Powerboat Divisional Committee that the organisers and all officials of the event should be banned for five years was overturned by the RYA Council . |
| 5 | The two banks had agreed that BBV should be co-chaired for four years by a member from each side ( the other co-president being José Angel Sánchez Asiaín — Banco de Bilbao ) , but Banco de Bilbao was anxious to appoint a single president . |
| 6 | Edmund Hillary , who with Tenzing Norgay was the first man to climb Everest in 1953 , has called the mountain a " junk heap " and has suggested it should be closed for five years to clear the rubbish . |
| 7 | Available in varying maturity , it must be kept for two years before it attains a real ‘ bite-back ’ sharpness . |
| 8 | Registration for VAT requires the business to maintain additional records for VAT purposes which must be kept for six years . |
| 9 | Lastly , under the Value Added Tax Act 1983 , Sched 7 , para 7(2) , as amended , records and papers relevant to VAT liability must be kept for six years . |
| 10 | All required records must be preserved for three years if it is a private company or for six years if it is a public one . |
| 11 | Not only manufacturers are involved ; retailers must ensure that appropriate labels are displayed , and records of furniture supplied must be retained for 5 years and be available for inspection by the Trading Standards Office . |
| 12 | They could be jailed for two years and fined £400 for ‘ engaging in activities requiring a licence when not a licensee ’ , and thirteen other offences which included inserting false or misleading advertisements , canvassing debtor-creditor agreements off trade premises , sending circulars to minors , and supplying unsolicited credit tokens . |
| 13 | It is counter-productive to expect a 50-year-old patient who is 160 per cent ideal bodyweight to join the ranks of the non-obese ; even if heroic efforts achieve this miraculous transformation , it is very unlikely it could be sustained for 20 years . |
| 14 | By the new laws of 1816 , a starving cottager could be transported for seven years for taking a rabbit to feed his family . |
| 15 | German may be taken for one year , as part of an MA(General) curriculum or as an outside subject for a degree in another honours group ( perhaps English , or History , or Philosophy ) , or as a progressive course lasting for two , three or four years within the MA(Honours) or the MA(General) . |
| 16 | '' ’ But in 1965 , it was announced that no new university would be built for ten years and that priority would go to the expansion of existing universities . |
| 17 | Candidates for the 79 National Assembly seats had to be over 25 and would be elected for five years . |
| 18 | As part of the agreement ( i ) the 250,000-tonne buffer stock of cocoa beans ( bought in an effort to support prices ) would be frozen for two years ; ( ii ) the levy of US$30 paid by producers on their exports and by consumers on imports from non-ICCO countries would be abolished from April 15 ; ( iii ) producers undertook to attempt to repay the accumulated arrears on levy payments ( amounting to US$140,000,000 ) ; and ( iv ) some of the buffer stock could be sold to raise funds . |
| 19 | Under the plan , sale of shares to third persons would be banned for three years , but after that period could be bought and sold on the stock exchange . |
| 20 | And the postsecondary education expenses of their children will be covered for four years . |
| 21 | If the application is successful , a patent will be granted for four years initially and may be renewed , annually , up to a maximum of twenty years from the date the application is filed ( the priority date ) . |
| 22 | The design must be new and once registered , will be protected for 25 years . |
| 23 | A lease can be made for five years subject to the tenant 's right to determine if the war ends before the expiry of five years . |