Example sentences of "[noun sg] for ten " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another pull for ten minutes or so brought me up on to the summit , where I sat down to have my lunch . |
| 2 | About two hours preparation for ten minutes eating . |
| 3 | Well er ha you know I found myself after Budgie managing a singer called Leo and that led to a lot of interesting business and getting involved an , and I sort of forgot Adam Faith for ten years and just got diverted really . |
| 4 | Lot number one eleven one eleven chess board there 's the chess board thank you , a folding chess board for ten pounds at ten pounds I 'm offered , thank you , fifteen in front twenty at the back , twenty five in front going on , sir ? |
| 5 | At the beginning of the nineteenth century we find Lord Eldon sometimes keeping a case for ten years to think over , and not delivering judgement till perhaps most of the parties were dead and most of the property had gone in costs . |
| 6 | By sliding the lace carriage in the same direction for ten rows the knitting will have a distinct leaning in one direction , then by sliding it the other way for ten rows , the knitting will form a zig-zag lace effect which can be most attractive as an edging , or for shawls and scarves . |
| 7 | He has been chairman for ten years of the Scottish Business School , which comprises the business studies departments of the Universities of Glasgow , Strathclyde , Edinburgh , Heriot Watt and Stirling . |
| 8 | Mr Hyde gave Enfield ninety pounds in gold and a cheque for ten pounds . |
| 9 | Th they si they sit and look at change for ten |
| 10 | It closed 30.5 points down at 2,281.6 , its lowest level for ten weeks . |
| 11 | You can see that the page is entitled Covermaster for ten thousand pounds sum assured , so basically whatever figures are quoted underneath are for every ten thousand pounds of life cover available to your client , so it you want forty thousand you multiply by four etcetera . |
| 12 | Waterproofness : this tent was used as a base camp for ten days and experienced all sorts of weather conditions . |
| 13 | A license for ten users costs $2,870 and $5,975 for 25 users . |
| 14 | ‘ Are you aware ’ , she asked , ‘ that the National Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Children has now been in existence for ten years ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I thought that , since your society has been in existence for ten years , I might do an article on your work . ’ |
| 16 | Machine tools of its size and accuracy were so rare at that time that it could earn £10 a day , and it was Clement 's principal source of income for ten years . |
| 17 | which means really all that she 's gon na be left with your income for ten years does n't it ? |
| 18 | Er see well I 've just got ta lie down in the afternoon for ten minutes and I 'm alright . |
| 19 | She spoke fluent Italian and spent part of each year in Bari , in the south of Italy , where she had lectured in English at the university for ten years . |
| 20 | As a starter for ten |
| 21 | Subject : ‘ Your starter for ten ’ |
| 22 | Now , here 's your starter for ten . |
| 23 | Now , here 's your starter for ten . |
| 24 | How would you feel if you 'd been paying this money for ten years and then you lived , you lived after than , and you got nothing for it basically . |
| 25 | Pen 's run out right okay so you 're looking for er a savings plan or a l a lump sum of money for ten years plus for your daughter ? |
| 26 | Ferraro , who is separated from her husband , was Falcone 's deputy in charge of penal affairs in Rome 's Justice Ministry for ten years . |
| 27 | Pronounce the word , show the card for ten seconds . |
| 28 | At the Ryecroft bail hostel in Gloucester , where Hagans was living at the time , another witness said Hagans had tried to sell him a wedding ring for ten pounds , and was wearing a gold chain necklace . |
| 29 | She had lived with Edward Bear for ten years . |
| 30 | The latest survey of manufacturers by the Confederation of British Industry shows the biggest increase in optimism for ten years . |