Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] for [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The pressure group Friends of the Earth thinks we should be aiming for four times that .
2 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 .
3 It is suggested er , by both myself and er my colleague that the matter should be adjourned for one week .
4 It is suggested er by both myself and er my colleague that the matter should be adjourned for one week .
5 Judge Bruce Laughland ordered last week that the boy should be detained for three months .
6 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 ) .
7 Such measurements should be repeated for 100–400 pebbles at a site .
8 Deserted wives were regarded with even more suspicion than widows , and in their case the circular advised that outdoor relief should be denied for twelve months , to ensure that they were not colluding with their husbands to defraud the authorities .
9 I thought you should be informed for 2 reasons :
10 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 ’ .
11 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 .
12 Almost all aquatic plants with floating leaves dislike turbulent water or a continuous fine spray on their foliage , so any moving-water feature that is envisaged should be considered for one end of the pool and out of the direct line of choice plants like waterlilies .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 Available in varying maturity , it must be kept for two years before it attains a real ‘ bite-back ’ sharpness .
16 Registration for VAT requires the business to maintain additional records for VAT purposes which must be kept for six years .
17 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 .
18 A 50g sample of each food item must be kept for 72 hours in case there is an outbreak of food poisoning .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 They might be sold for 70 GCs for their metal value , but most Imperial money-changers will only give one shilling in the crown for them .
22 A boat called Dodo 's Delight sailed out of Falmouth harbour this week … on board a crew of old boys from Kingham Hill School in Oxfordshire … they 're off to make history as the first school group to sail around the world … they 'll be gone for twenty months … so we 're waving them goodbye in our Friday Feature
23 ‘ Do we have enough air ? ’ ; through controlling proceedings : ‘ I 'll be talking for ten minutes , with five minutes for questions at the end ’ ; and through acting as guide to the presentation , by commenting on the route , ‘ So that 's my second point .
24 This is the life down on the Copacobana beach in Rio … sun shining … waves crashing in on the sand … and its here that Liz Macdonald from Gloucester is setting off on the second leg of the British Steel Challenge … she 's on board the Nuclear Electric yacht … from Rio they round Cape Horn and head for Hobart … they 'll be racing for six weeks
25 According to Nikolay Gubyenko , former USSR Minister of Culture , claims have already been lodged or could be lodged for 3,017,128 works of art .
26 Thereafter , warrants were issued for only two months , though they could be renewed for one month at a time in the case of those issued to the police , and six months at a time in the case of those issued to the security services .
27 Two is the obvious number , but in certain circumstances a case could be made for one prisoner or three prisoners .
28 Thus by their individual actions facing given prices , each and every consumer will automatically arrange that 1 film could be swapped for 2 meals with no change in utility .
29 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 .
30 In co-operation with Finsbury Borough Council it established the first ‘ sheltered ’ work-room where ‘ elderly workers could be employed for two hours a day , on small assembling and packing jobs provided by local firms , paying the fair rate for the work completed ’ .
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