Example sentences of "[adj] [num] [noun] for [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took less than forty eight hours for Alice to die . |
| 2 | It took a further five days for America 's ‘ quick-reaction force ’ of marines and helicopters to turn up . |
| 3 | I 'd , Dave Girt , Leeds City , I 'd be er pleased to hear from Mr Williamson that the hundred and forty five hectares for Greater York is actually to be contained within the York greenbelt , I I think Leeds has misunderstood that point , perhaps misled by the way each one was worded and we 've in previous days clarified that point so |
| 4 | Now to some extent our concerns have been diffused , it seems that we misunderstood the distribution , er we now know , thanks to this morning that the hundred and forty five hectares for Greater York is on the inside edge of the York greenbelt and not footloose in the Leeds York corridor . |
| 5 | This is the most he has conceded in some 250 outings for Bangor , an appearance record that tops any Seasider goalkeeper in the last 30 years . |
| 6 | The programmes for the MTh ( Master of Theology ) and related Diploma and for the MSc ( Master of Science ) comprise taught courses , assessed normally by essays rather than by formal examinations , followed by the preparation of a short dissertation of some 15,000 words for MTh/MSc or a major essay of not more than 10,000 words for the Diploma . |
| 7 | I had had to wait seven years for Evans 's pardon and another seven years for Meehan 's , and , knowing the reluctance of the Home Office even to consider whether a mistake has been made , far less admit it , I had little hopes of any quick remedial action . |
| 8 | He 's scored forty seven goals for Oxford , but has now joined first division rivals Portsmouth . |
| 9 | indeed , he , he 's been revered as an intellectual player , erm , he , a thinking player , a shining example , and of course , that , that shows up in , in statistics when you read about what he 's achieved , and you think , you know , fifty six caps for Northern Ireland . |
| 10 | That 52–17 victory for Dallas will be sticking in the collective craws of a Buffalo side that has been so close , but never close enough . |
| 11 | That there would be an extra six seats for France , Italy and the United Kingdom . |
| 12 | If she has to wear the hired 1920s costumes for Countess Maritza it will be disastrous . ’ |
| 13 | These 1993 forecasts for Japan and Germany are almost identical to the average of The Economist 's latest monthly poll of private-sector seers ( see page 131 ) . |
| 14 | In division two , second place West Ham were in trouble again ; third place Sheffield Wednesday inflicted the Hammers second defeat in four days ; a three one victory for Wednesday with two goals for Paul Williams and one for David Hurst . |
| 15 | Norma Jeans ( Brian McGorry 2 , Brian Flowers ) drew 3-3 at Mase ( David Bond , Julian Berry , og ) and two goals from Johnny Caulfield clinched a thrilling 3-2 victory for Overton ( Dave Westhead ) at Newbrook ( Jason King , Bernie Fulton ) . |
| 16 | From the same book come these two menus for September luncheons : |
| 17 | With the arrival of the 1830s , Henry Hicks stepped into the background for , by 1833 , Charles Hooper was managing all three mills for Hicks Brothers . |
| 18 | David Speedy 's goal enough to get all three points for Leicester and I think on the balance of play they just about edged it but Forest put up a marvellous performance in the second half especially when they had to make er changes and things did n't go well for them . |
| 19 | The US Semiconductor Industry Association 's book-to-bill ratio for March fell to 1.17 from the revised 1.19 figure for February — a figure of 1.18 was reported at the time . |
| 20 | Centre forward John Gaze hit all four goals for Speke Argyle in a 4-1 victory at Novak Newsham ( Kevin Humphries ) and Albert ( Alex Shaw , Steve Taylor ) defeated Prince George 2-0 . |
| 21 | But with a nation glued to its sets , Hendry handed out the first of many tutorial beatings , which heralded a largely unproductive 2½ seasons for Wattana . |
| 22 | Still , though 1974 provided only I 5 points for Hunt , it did offer him his first FI victory , in a non-championship race at Silverstone . |
| 23 | Hat-tricks from O'Pray and Smith highlighted a superb 7-2 win for Moscow against Home and Bargain with Lewis also on target . |
| 24 | Certainly articles in the press and in professional journals did not , for the first 100 aspirants for GMS , provide a clear picture of the position of the head , let alone the position of other teachers . |
| 25 | Michael Hall , also of Darlington , won his first two bouts for Young England , against Finland and Yugoslavia and was named best boxer of the night each time . |
| 26 | He was overhauled in the final 100 metres by Alessandro Lambruschini , who placed fourth in the 1988 Olympic steeplechase final , but dipped under 55 secs for the last lap and clocked 3 mins 47.7 secs faster than Neil Horsfield and John Mayock , who ran the first two legs for Britain . |
| 27 | To that figure he added a total of three hundred and fifty two thousand one hundred and seven pounds for the future made up of a yearly figure of thirty nine thousand one hundred and twenty three pounds for Mrs evidence , multiplied by nine . |
| 28 | this is a new United though … they 've a bit more go … bit more steel in their boots … and with just three minutes to go Alex Dyer gave them victory … what a win 3-2 three cheers for Oxford … |
| 29 | Mason weighed in at 17st 103 4 lb for Biggs , heavier by 10lb than ever before , and attributes this to a groin injury sustained when turning out in a charity football match . |
| 30 | And erm at the end of the week she 'll come and pick it up , pick the tape up and they give you a voucher for twenty five pounds for Marks 's for doing it . |