Example sentences of "[adj] for four [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the 1970s and well into the '80s it was usual for four Pakistanis to fill four quarter-finals places . |
| 2 | If I leave her nappy off she can stay dry for four hours , but then she wets the floor as she ca n't hold on any longer . |
| 3 | Perfusion of the stomach with saline for four hours failed to cause any mucosal damage at the macroscopic and histological level ( n=4 ) . |
| 4 | In one early study of colitis relapse , two patients treated with mesalazine 2.4 g daily for four weeks developed minor rises in plasma creatinine concentrations . |
| 5 | She keeps her boyfriend , who has been unemployed for four years . |
| 6 | My father , who was a well-qualified master mariner , was unemployed for four years in the 1930s . |
| 7 | It was dark for four months . |
| 8 | So we can , we can you know exactly when a local councillor 's term of office is up because it 's fixed for four years . |
| 9 | Unfortunately , this has meant cutting into the less-than-generous rear passenger space : so it 's fine for two adults up front and children behind , but desperately tight for four adults . |
| 10 | The GRIST funding represents a timely response to addressing these issues , although a cautionary note has to be sounded — if the curriculum is not considered satisfactory for four years olds in general , what of its relevance for four year olds with special needs ? |
| 11 | They have had a mortgage with the Abbey National for four years and recently took up the offer of a fixed rate of 10.99% until 1999 . |
| 12 | I 've only been operational for four months and yet already people are beginning to seek me out . |
| 13 | I was 24 and had been married for four years before I discovered I was a lesbian . |
| 14 | I 'm 21 , I 've been married for four years and I have two children aged three and one . |
| 15 | When Alan and Carolyn had been married for four years , Alan 's grandmother ( Lucy 's mother ) died , leaving him and Pamela £20,000 each . |
| 16 | They then lived rough for four days before they were arrested in Pontefract , West Yorks , it was alleged . |
| 17 | But Thomas Reid , 32 , and Neil Anderson , 21 , were each jailed for four months at Inverness Sheriff Court yesterday when they admitted trying to break into Torvean golf course . |
| 18 | The Crown Estate Commissioners require annual reports which normally remain confidential for four years after termination of the licence . |
| 19 | I 'm not surprised she 's gone short for four years . |
| 20 | IBIsys has been available for four years and has around 15,000 customers scattered across Italy , Europe , Canada , South Africa and Australia . |
| 21 | The three did not come to trial until last week when they were each imprisoned for four years . |
| 22 | I am glad to report that A.agassizii is not one of these species — some years ago I had a male live for four years in hard alkaline water , and a lifespan of three years is quite normal . |
| 23 | The club , open for four hours on a Saturday morning , is enormously popular , particularly with girls who show an affinity for craft skills . |
| 24 | Among his most celebrated compositions were 0'0 ’ ( 1962 ) for which he chopped vegetables , put them in a blender and drank the juice , and the 4'33 ’ ( 1952 ) which required the performer to remain onstage , silent and immobile for four minutes , thirty-three seconds . |
| 25 | Suitable for four adults ( and a squeeze for five ) it has excellent stowage , a simple layout and 6 ft 1 ins headroom in the main cabin . |
| 26 | ‘ But how cruel of you to run away and keep silent for four years , and never think of me ! ’ |
| 27 | The Touring Guarantee is valid for four years from the date of purchase of a new Mercedes and is passed on with the car if it is sold during that period . |