Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] for [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most notable was Windsor and Eton , where it is possible to see it now in its pristine state , for in 1983 Madame Tussaud 's opened the fully restored and refurbished royal station , adjoining the main Windsor terminal and unused for thirty years . |
| 2 | She is milked for 10 months of the year and pregnant for nine months . |
| 3 | It will be even cheaper for two adults and one child , and free for four year olds and under ! |
| 4 | Deep fry fish cakes and warm for 5 mins before serving with tomato sauce and lightly-boiled leeks and celery . |
| 5 | As an alternative to absolute methanol , biopsy samples were subdivided and fixed for 18–24 hours in 10% buffered formalin , 70% ethanol , 70% methanol , and a commercially available alcoholic fixative called ‘ Primafix ’ . |
| 6 | Geoff Allen , who has served Northampton as player and official for 30 years , said : ‘ What does stick in the throat is that Shelford , who has made our leading players better players , will probably have to sit on his backside while apparently some other overseas players can come and go as they please . ’ |
| 7 | Melt chocolates in separate bowls on high , plain for 2 mins , milk and white for 1 min each . |
| 8 | He urged her to run into the house out of the rain and leave the work to him , but she declined ; the crates were heavy and awkward for one person to handle , and after all it was what she 'd come for . |
| 9 | Banking stoppages begun in February resulted in agreement on April 4 on a 5.4 per cent pay increase , backdated to Feb. 1 and applicable for 13 months , plus a one-off payment of DM |
| 10 | Experts were virtually unanimous that ancient woodland " a remnant of the forests that covered the British Isles after the last ice age and undisturbed for 8,000 years " could not be recreated , he said . |
| 11 | Take a stroll around your local bookstall and find them crammed with the life stories of the not-very-rich and famous for 15 minutes . |
| 12 | But be warned : they may grow tall and leggy — plants are treated to make them short and bushy for one season . |
| 13 | Remove from heat and cool for one minute . |
| 14 | They were narrow , high-walled and difficult for two people to pass in . |
| 15 | The days are long and difficult for 62 year old Fred Robson waiting for vital heart surgery . |
| 16 | The coding here is blue for 1.6-mm radiation , green for 2.2 mm and red for 3.8 mm . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | CMRL medium ( 200 µl ) , containing 2×10 4 cells per well , was plated on LAB-TEK no 4808 tissue culture slides from VWR Scientific ( Naperville , USA ) in the presence or absence of the tested cytokines , and cultured for 24 hours at 37°C/5%CO 2 and high humidity . |
| 19 | Bellends : rather small for large quantities of gear but adequate for two people . |
| 20 | After pre-incubation for 2 min at the appropriate temperature ATP was added to a final concentration of 5mM . |
| 21 | Having to use existing music , John considered several possible scores , all of which were rejected as unsuitable for one reason or another . |
| 22 | With the best counselling in the world , it is n't possible for a person like me , sometimes feeling guilty at even being alive , firm in my belief that I have only to breathe to be a nuisance , to suddenly switch through 180 degrees and see myself as white or even grey after seeing myself as black for sixty years . |
| 23 | He remained in Sri Lanka as Inspector-General for twenty-five years . |