Example sentences of "for [adj] four [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If one girl now has more than 24 beads , she has won a hole for each four beads on the other player 's side . |
| 2 | er to go right the way through to Venice and you 've got to stay at Venice for at least a couple of days so oh and it , er , I think er , you 're talking about two thousand at least just for that four days , you know ? |
| 3 | Yes , cos it 's got to go , four week deferred , then at the end of the four weeks after that , he gets his first cheque , for that four week period . |
| 4 | Providing his French colleagues agree , which is akin to the BBC agreeing to retain Dan Maskell , he will stand for another four year term as President of the French Federation , which will take him through to early 1997 . |
| 5 | He began making calculations as to the strength and the direction of the tide , and faced the stark reality that if they were unable to recover him , he would be carried eastward , past the entrance to the Fowey river , for another four hours or more . |
| 6 | something else that could be quite actually misleading might sleep , be very sleepy , difficult to wake , so if you 've got the baby and you think your baby 's due for a feed and it did n't take very much at the last feed , you ca n't wake it up you should n't think oh well I 'll have to wait for another four hours , beginning to get worried so if the baby 's difficult to wake if it 's difficult to feed not sucking very well if the baby 's cold to touch and then there 's something which is very , very misleading , these babies can have bright red cheeks and bright red hands and feet and if you look at them you think oh they must be warm because they 're red |
| 7 | The perfusion was continued for another four hours . |
| 8 | The ship 's captain remained on board for another four hours to transfer 25 tonnes of diesel oil from vulnerable fuel tanks to a more secure area of the vessel . |
| 9 | The strike was continued for another four days , partly to show that it had not been panicked by the killings into throwing up its responsibilities and partly to ensure that persons on unemployment insurance and social benefits received payment for a full week . |
| 10 | Right and then I I 've been out today and I probably wo n't go out for another four days so I hope I 'm alright you know that way it gives me chance to get it right again . |
| 11 | Got ta put up with you for another four days . |
| 12 | With this in mind the Canadian Rugby Union has confirmed that Ian Birtwell 's appointment as national coach will be extended for another four years , placing him in firm control of the key decisions relating to player selection as he looks ahead to 1995 . |
| 13 | The solution lies within the Tory Party , which will remain in power for another four years and so has a duty to revive and spur the nation towards the next millenium . |
| 14 | Although I did n't live with Marian for another four years , it was because of her that I finally left . |
| 15 | We lived there for another four years , until it became too difficult for me to manage the stairs . |
| 16 | He lived for another four years while his empire lapsed into chaos . |
| 17 | When she dislocated a shoulder while chasing a burglar , and was out of action for another four months , she could n't wait to get back on the beat again . |
| 18 | And one local firm has booked a table for 10 at Splinters in Redland , Bristol , because they ‘ do n't think they will survive for another four months ’ . |
| 19 | We wondered during the fifth week how Alan was going to manage to keep going for another four weeks . |
| 20 | And er they treated me there I mean I was about two weeks in a room on me own , and taken out then into the main ward for another four weeks . |
| 21 | The tiles had taken a month to arrive , and if a replacement batch was required it would mean her hanging fire on the commission for another four weeks . |
| 22 | And for another four points , who went with them ? ( 5 points ) . |
| 23 | Dunn remained at Selhurst Park for another four seasons and was our first-choice goalkeeper until 1936–37 . |
| 24 | Er just I 've been a Hibs supporter for forty four years now following them and er I do n't think , I do nay fancy a move out to Ingleston . |
| 25 | It was preceded by lengthy backbench Opposition speeches which prompted Mr Christopher Chope , junior environment minister , to point out that he was the first government speaker for some four hours . |
| 26 | For some four years between 1922 and 1926 , I was a member of the choir at The Trinity Hospital Chapel opposite Robbins ' . |
| 27 | Example A. Mr Pasta , the proprietor of ‘ Mamma 's Pizza Restaurant ’ , has employed Manuel as a waiter for some four years . |
| 28 | They have been building up balances in their current account for some four months . |
| 29 | ( For previous four accessions in 1987-88 see p. 36508 ; three of those four countries concerned had applied the GATT provisions on a de facto basis since the achievement of independence and were able to accede by simple declaration . ) |
| 30 | But we 've been talking about it for three four months . |