Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] for [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Daren Foster , coming to the end of his present contract , and Steve Bastien are in effect competing for one place . |
| 2 | The teachers had been trained at two training colleges in Kemmendine , those for primary schools studying for one year and those for middle schools for two years . |
| 3 | As an interim measure , the council decided on 14 March to give the nod to about £45 million to keep projects going for one year , ‘ It 's a complex mix , ’ one official said . |
| 4 | This could not happen in spoken language interpreting since the buffer would have two spoken codes vying for one output . |
| 5 | This will probably involve a social worker in an area team putting together a package that might consist of a few hours of home care , a couple of days of day care , and night sitting for one night . |
| 6 | The unit of pollination is a capitulum of flowers ; of the 11 species studied , nine were bat-pollinated , the capitula with flowers opening for 1 night , secreting copious nectar and being bright red or yellow or both , with characteristic scents : they are visited by eight species of bat , some of them nectar thieves . |
| 7 | Drums frequently in spring , with 8–10 blows lasting for one second only . |
| 8 | We then have Mel , Kelly and Jobson fighting for 1 place . |
| 9 | Marinate in a light French dressing for 1 hour . |
| 10 | Therefore , as long as the vehicle is in motion , the mercury switch repeatedly triggers the monostable which prevents the timer running for one minute . |