Example sentences of "with [pron] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think you 'd better work with me for the next few days , or if I 'm not here , then with one of my staff nurses . |
| 2 | You 've put up with me for the last ten days . ’ |
| 3 | In an effort to improve its PR , the country 's most prestigious hunt , pictured above this weekend , invited a journalist to ride out with them for the first time . |
| 4 | I tell them to take their time ; it is hoped that the dog will be with them for the next ten years or more — what are a few minutes ? |
| 5 | We stand with them for the last gloomy minutes till the clock strikes the hour . |
| 6 | For inexperienced pilots flying in light winds , a good general rule is to allow a maximum of 3 miles ' glide per 1,000 feet with nothing for the last 1,000 feet . |
| 7 | There 's always that barrier to be got over , when you are going to sleep with someone for the first time , and I just thought it would be a good time to get it over with . |
| 8 | For I am on equal terms with someone for the first time in my life . |
| 9 | People cease to be rational even when they 've known and worked with someone for the last ten years . ’ |
| 10 | We 'll stick with you for the next three months , with fresh advice on the latest findings in psychology and exercise , and more glorious recipes . |
| 11 | She 's got to put up with you for the next six months or more ! ’ |
| 12 | She was picturing her daughter , her beloved Angel , and as the pony stepped daintily over the cobbles she was counting the minutes until she was with her for the first time in nearly six months . |
| 13 | She lived in a dream of love from the moment that he had bowed over her hand when she had been introduced to him by Daisy Warwick at Warwick Castle , and murmured , ‘ Not an American Princess , surely , but a true one , ’ and later that evening , dancing with her for the third time , he had said into her ear , ‘ And can a princess stoop to a mere marquess ? ’ |
| 14 | Modigliani moved in to be with her for the last few days and at the end of November Jeanne entered the Nice Maternity Hospital . |
| 15 | ‘ So what have you been doing with yourself for the last five years ? ’ he asked , leaning back in his chair and looking quizzically at her . |
| 16 | Others were with us for the first time — students from the Darlington area . |
| 17 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that , if the Government were to introduce proposals to toughen up sentencing policy — to impose stiffer sentences — we could look forward to Opposition Members agreeing with us for the first time ? |
| 18 | We 'll be previewing the new speedway season , there 's a look at the greyhound news and a round up of all the local leagues , so stay with us for the next hour . |
| 19 | Johnny Miller played with us for the last two days . |
| 20 | He went away a lot , with his work , but he 's been back with us for the last year or so , off and on . ’ |
| 21 | I think erm there is some dispute as to erm what size the new settlement must be to become what 's termed an integrated and balanced community , and given the importance of this issue , and it has been with us for the last three years , ever since the new settlement was first proposed , erm I find it very surprising that North Yorkshire County Council have not undertaken any work of their own on this subject area , and have relied instead on a a residual approach to find the new settlement size , and I must say I find that very unsatisfactory , what North Yorkshire County Council are inviting you , erm , to accept is whatever size the residual for Greater York is , you know , has been in the past I should say , proposals from the public , from the private sector have come forward , an and the County Council have used those proposals as confirmation that the new settlement of that particular size was viable , it 's a sort of self fulfilling prophecy , now I think that 's unacceptable , what they have n't done is the second part of the technical exercise , which is to look at the thresholds of the various services and facilities required in the new settlement . |