Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] four " in BNC.
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| 1 | They fumbled away the game , 37-14 , to the Colts , and lost quarterback Jim Kelly for perhaps four weeks with a shoulder separation . |
| 2 | Now they were talking about perhaps four tons of bombs toppling out of the sky one morning when Dornhausen thought the war had passed it by . |
| 3 | ‘ My name 's Allan Scuffle , and I 've been a full-time singer for only four years . |
| 4 | Through a curious loophole in the present law Hart was able to plead guilty to motoring offences that can be dealt with in a magistrates court — and was jailed for only four months . |
| 5 | But it will start slowly , with initial plans for only four new superstores this year . |
| 6 | Crossed aphasia in dextrals , that is aphasia resulting from a right sided lesion , is extremely rare ( Brown and Hécaen , 1976 ) with confirmation at autopsy of a strictly unilateral lesion reported for only four cases at the time of writing ( Brust , Plank , Burke , Guobadia and Healton , 1982 ) . |
| 7 | This requires action taken by a trade union to be supported by a majority in a secret ballot of all those reasonably expected to take part in the action , and in view of the practicalities of organising a ballot and the fact that advance approval of action is valid for only four weeks puts a serious constraint upon the taking of effective action even where that has overwhelming support . |
| 8 | You can share these benefits by making an initial commitment for only four books from the list of over 140 titles that will come to you with your free volume of the CHAMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY . |
| 9 | The government initially had ruled out any compromise with the strikers : Interior Minister Balazs Horváth ( deputizing for Prime Minister Jozsef Antall , who was in hospital ) told parliament on Oct. 26 that Hungary had petrol reserves sufficient to last for only four days , and that the economy might collapse if the price rises did not stand . |
| 10 | Variceal bleeding was responsible for only four deaths . |
| 11 | Social historians might want to know that the average phone in the US was used for twenty minutes a day in 1992 , whereas the average phone in the UK was used for only four minutes . |
| 12 | Suppose we wish to study eight fertilizer treatments ( X 1 to X 8 ) but can find uniform areas of ground ( = blocks ) for only four plots each . |
| 13 | With Berger having retired after only four laps , the double retirement with electrical problems of the McLarens represented their worst result since the Canadian Grand Prix last year . |
| 14 | They started well , with Lee Connolly putting them ahead after only four minutes . |
| 15 | Europe should not hold any fears for the English cup-holders after only four defeats , including two on penalty strokes , in 22 matches on the Continent in recent years . |
| 16 | After only four months at home , Leopold decided to set out on another , longer tour , this time to Paris and London . |
| 17 | With characteristic bravado , he had meantime obtained a pilot 's certificate after only four hours two minutes in the air . |
| 18 | The home side took a sensational lead after only four minutes . |
| 19 | The former Dublin captain , sent off after only four minutes following an off-the-ball incident with Donegal midfielder Brian Murray , could be left kicking his heels in frustration for the best part of the summer . |
| 20 | The Uttoxeter race last month , when he was third to today 's rival Laura 's Beau , will have brought him to full racing fitness after just four runs ( two over hurdles ) in the intervening 23 months . |
| 21 | Bob Houghton has quit as assistant manager of struggling SOUTHEND after just four months at Roots Hall . |
| 22 | EVEN after nearly four years in prison ( where , characteristically , he turned the permitted weekly letter to his wife into philosophical essays ) Havel was able to dramatise the dissident 's dilemma with a mixture of recollected pain and resilient humour . |
| 23 | After nearly four hours of questioning , she was released . |
| 24 | Ultimate said the new facilities , the company 's first after nearly four years of restructuring , are for general working capital purposes . |
| 25 | When she knows you are in York , after nearly four weeks away . |
| 26 | A castle has just reopened to the public after nearly four years of restoration work . |
| 27 | After about four and a half hours of driving , Sadler calculated that they were one mile away from the target , although there was absolutely nothing to see . |
| 28 | The most usual mode of transmission of type I herpes is kissing , and following exposure a susceptible individual will develop a crop of blisters ( vesicles ) on the lips after about four days . |
| 29 | After about four to six weeks , when the temperature has dropped to about 4l°C , the heap should be turned , when a further surge of bacterial activity and a second heating will take place , causing further breakdown of the vegetable matter . |
| 30 | After about four weeks of generous feeding , the fry change from fish shaped to Angelfish shaped . |