Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [vb pp] for [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was kidnapped for ten days . |
| 2 | I was elected for two years running onto the NUS Lesbian and Gay Committee and served for one year on the London Students ' Organization executive committee . |
| 3 | ‘ I was devastated for four months after finishing second to Woosnam last year , but now I realise the value of that defeat . |
| 4 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral Parliament , the 46 members of which are elected for four years on the basis of universal adult franchise . |
| 5 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral Parliament , the 46 members of which are elected for four years on the basis of universal adult franchise . |
| 6 | There are also a number of trophies which are held for one year ; the Willis Graham Cup is awarded for the champion berry in the show , judged solely by weight . |
| 7 | The first group of three do not keep newspapers or magazines in hard copy at all except for the specialist journals which are retained for one year . |
| 8 | In addition , branch and class members paid annual capitation subscriptions which were earmarked for three purposes : 20% was retained by the branch , 40% was remitted to the District and the other 40% was forwarded to the National Association . |
| 9 | More details about this will be available through the AGM which is planned for 24 Oct at the London Print Workshop . |
| 10 | Better still , these amounts are subtracted from a mortgage rate which is fixed for three years at 13.99% ( APR 15.0% ) . |
| 11 | Legislative power resides in a 33-member legislature ( the Nitijela ) , which is elected for four years and which chooses a President from among its members . |
| 12 | Lurpak is made from cream which is ripened for 24 hours before it is churned , a process which imparts its distinctive flavour , and it is subject to rigorous independent testing at every stage of production . |
| 13 | Perhaps the best indication is that the initial flight , which was scheduled for 20 minutes , lasted well over an hour . |
| 14 | At childrens ' hall , which was picketed for two days , picketed for two days , by this now happy band of Labour people in |
| 15 | Initial oven temperature was 150° which was maintained for eight minutes ; afterwards , it was increased at a rate of 3 °/minute; up to 210°C . |
| 16 | We 're not dealing with an old dying structure industry like the steel industry or coal , we 're dealing with a mass consumer industry with high technology and in the middle ; in our town we have British Rover closing a company which was financed for 14 years by public money ; by public of this town paying their taxes to keep that company going and now in the middle of a massive boom for cars they want to propose closure and that point was dramatically highlighted this afternoon . |
| 17 | The research follows an earlier ( 1987 ) successful study of the same issues for the period c.1660-1770 which was financed for three months byu The Nuffield Foundation and aided by a British Academy grant for travel and consumables . |
| 18 | Federal authority is vested in a President who is elected by the 14-member federal legislature , the National Congress , which is composed of 10 senators elected for two-year terms , and four at-large senators ( one from each state ) who are elected for four years . |
| 19 | A recent article in the Lancet states that a Dundee Medical School team headed by Prof. Peter Howie ( Obstetrics ) have found that babies who are breastfed for 13 weeks or longer suffer only a third of the stomach infections experienced by bottlefed babies , and have fewer respiratory infections . |
| 20 | Suppose , for example , you are employed for three years , of which the first is to be spent abroad and the other two in Great Britain . |
| 21 | I 've thought guaran two machines you 're guaranteed for four years then , cos they did n't write the serial number down , so if I got two machines and it goes faulty I just send it back and say this machine 's faulty , they do n't know how many I 've got |
| 22 | Although originally the Roman calendar began in the spring on 1 March ( as reflected in our names for the months September to December ) , the consuls , who were elected for one year , in 153 BC began to take office on 1 January . |
| 23 | Three organisers of an Acid House party who were jailed for three months for breaching an injunction banning an event in Warwickshire were freed in the High Court in London yesterday after apologising . |
| 24 | The hostages , who were held for 444 days following the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran in September 1979 , were released within minutes of Reagan being sworn in as President on Jan. 21 , 1981 . |
| 25 | An Edinburgh man who 's fought for eight years to overturn a conviction for armed robbery says he 's prepared to go the European Court of Human Rights . |
| 26 | She is milked for 10 months of the year and pregnant for nine months . |
| 27 | a candidate who is registered for 71619 Music Making : Solo 1 ( Brass ) may have the registration adjusted to 71626 Music Making : Solo 2 ( Brass ) ; |
| 28 | conversely a candidate who is registered for 71638 Music Making : Solo 3 ( Woodwind ) but is unlikely to be successful in this module may have the registration adjusted to 71631 Music Making : Solo 2 ( Woodwind ) . |
| 29 | She was treated for 1 month with valproate 2 g daily ( 40 mg/kg ) , then nausea , vomiting , and abdominal pain occurred . |
| 30 | Sheila alleged that she was dazed for three days following the attack , suffering a black eye and a cut on her forehead . |