Example sentences of "[noun] be for [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The initial investment is for ten years .
2 M is for 1966 Nostalgia :
3 So in Banbury and in Newport local Unionists were assured that the deal was for one election only .
4 The minimum investment was for 100 shares at a price of £1 per share , but , as the initial payment was only 50p per share , members of the public could become shareholders of British Gas for a down-payment as low as £50 .
5 The force 's mandate was for six month , and could be extended for a further year at most .
6 The term was for 26 years paying a one-twelfth to the Lord , save for the first six months when no claim would be made .
7 Consequently , relations between African countries and international companies were for twenty years characterized by a battle to take some degree of national control .
8 The initial requirement is for nine user terminals , although it is essential that it be possible to expand the system to handle at least twenty terminals should they be needed later .
9 ‘ Our original proposal was for 840 acres but we 're now going to file an amended proposal for 750 acres , ’ he said .
10 The initial plan was for one 24-hour stoppage , but if management did not respond this could turn into a rolling programme of one-day strikes .
11 In January 1940 the requirement was for eleven cars , but this sometimes rose to fifteen , and a special siding was constructed at Rossall .
12 Incubations were for 10 minutes at 37°C .
13 The post is for one year subject to a major review of FYT 's organisation and management .
14 Initially , registration is for 7 years and may be renewed , ad infinitum , for further 14 year periods .
15 The limitation period is for six years from the date on which the dwelling was completed .
16 The latest spring record is for 6 May ( 1961 and 1971 ) , but April records are now quite regular , although there was only one between 1948 and 1959 .
17 His personal failure was for two reasons : firstly , that the metamorphosis from the Left-wing backbencher with a CND badge and a baggage of similar lost causes could be seen a mile off .
18 In Further Education , the PSD module 81188 Induction attracted twice as many candidates as in 1988/89 , becoming fifth most popular ; another large increase in enrolment was for 81095 Introduction to Computer Application Packages .
19 Do you know what the stopping distance is for 4 miles an hour ?
20 Liverpool- born , Oliver was for five years a chorister at St Paul 's Cathedral before going on to study at Oxford University where he met with his first operatic success in The Duchess of Malfi .
21 Each dose was for 30 minutes .
22 All recipes are for two people .
23 Although many of the massage techniques in this illustrated guide are for two people to practise on each other , as you can clearly see from the simple techniques over the page , massage is something that you can successfully achieve alone .
24 The rooms are for 2–3 sharing and are all well furnished with private bath , shower , WC and balcony .
25 The filters were washed to 2 SSC , 0.1% SDS at 65°C and autoradiographies were for 2 days .
26 No , the ones at the front of the store were for seventy P and they were marked firmed tomatoes , the others at the back were sixty P and they did n't say firm on them so I thought well , firm probably means hard , I 'll get the , get the others , so I 'll skinned a couple of them for tea
27 Local market demand is for 50,000 tonnes a year of sand and gravel , said Mr Bown .
28 On Thursday night — late night shopping — Nails went down to the supermarket in his anorak with the big pockets and lifted six electric plugs , four pairs of scissors and a pair of pillowcases which he sold to a friend of his father 's for three pounds .
29 The initial term of appointment is for one year from approximately July/August 1990 to June/July 1991 ; an extension of two to three years is envisaged , depending on the renewal of external funding .
30 The initial appointment is for one year but may be cancelled in the event of a serious breach of the guidelines set out in the Tutors ' Handbook .
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