Example sentences of "was [adj] for [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More than four-fifths of non-executives thought it was undesirable for one person to be both chairman and chief executive . |
| 2 | According to sources that could n't be revealed , the Paradise Corporation had pretended that Sir Charles Dobson was alive for ten days after his death so that the leadership of the company could be handed over without shaking public confidence . |
| 3 | During the 1970s and well into the '80s it was usual for four Pakistanis to fill four quarter-finals places . |
| 4 | However , while the views of my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashton-under-Lyne ( Mr. Sheldon ) on Europe have not always been similar to mine , I was pleased to hear him say that he could not see how it was possible for 12 Finance Ministers in ECOFIN — about which we hear a great deal these days — to control a European central bank established on the model set out in the present draft treaty prepared by the Dutch Government . |
| 5 | ‘ I was unemployed for two years and I have just got a nice job . |
| 6 | My father , who was a well-qualified master mariner , was unemployed for four years in the 1930s . |
| 7 | Driesch was wrong for two reasons . |
| 8 | It was dark for four months . |
| 9 | In his comments ( published with the Report ) Mr Baker agreed that this was appropriate for 7 year olds , but proposed that for 11 year olds greater emphasis should be given to the key skills of reading and writing . |
| 10 | James Andrews , a former Lloyds insurance broker , now unemployed , was ill for 18 months . |
| 11 | On one occasion he says he was ill for three weeks , until his friends prayed for him and he recovered that very day . |
| 12 | ‘ We took Bobby straight there but it was touch-and-go for two hours . |
| 13 | It was unfair for one man to be so attractive . |
| 14 | To kill someone , all she did was fast for three days and concentrate her mind on destroying the life of her enemy . |
| 15 | ‘ I was sick for two years . |
| 16 | I was sick for three days . ’ |
| 17 | They added experimental departments in agriculture , forestry and social research , and the school that was famous for 50 years in the world of progressive education . |
| 18 | Bradshaw 's ribs were broken and he was unconscious for 45 minutes . |
| 19 | I was unconscious for five hours , and suffered concussion and fractures . |
| 20 | Single parent Keith , from Stockport , was unconscious for 30 minutes and is now undergoing tests . |
| 21 | For the second period at Hinchinbrook , from May nineteen eighty eight to May nineteen eighty nine again at least one parent was present for eight hours each day and assistance was given with physiotherapy , occupational therapy and speech therapy . |
| 22 | I gave her another bottle of Arg Nit LM1 with less alcohol in it and she had an excellent response for 10 days , then the pains returned so she stopped the remedy and she was well for two weeks . |
| 23 | He was married for 18 months to former model Susie Miller but they separated in 1976 . |
| 24 | She was married for three months to poor old Louis before he collapsed and died of exhaustion and Mary went home to marry the love of her life , Charles Brandon , Duke of Suffolk . |
| 25 | you , er , it had happened because I had been , I had had a lot of training and a lot of swindles and thing , I was able to talked to him and I talked to him for an hour and a half er , I was curious for one thing to find out why he was , he , he was breaking into people 's houses , so that the fact that he was doing it for , to , to get money for drugs |
| 26 | Miss Gawel was previously with the Civil Service Catering Organisation ( CISCO ) where she was responsible for 27 outlets . |
| 27 | It was also the meeting place of the Board of Guardians , whose duty it was to look after the poor , and the Patrington Union which was responsible for 27 parishes . |
| 28 | He can expect a change of pace in his new job : whereas he was responsible for 290 students at Goldsmiths ' , the Maastricht programme has eight students per year in a two-year course . |
| 29 | In 1983 America was responsible for one quarter of the world 's consumption of primary fuel , 25% of the oil , 19% of the coal , 32% of the gas and 34% of the nuclear power generation . |
| 30 | Pallister was responsible for one goal and Ince gave away the free kick for the other . |