Example sentences of "for a [num] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | He claims to have been paddling for 26 years , not bad for a 32 year old . |
| 2 | She was n't looking forward to it , which is a little surprising for a 16 year old who , just 3 years ago , combined all the elements of her talent to produce the compound which exploded her on to the junior tennis scene ! |
| 3 | Now older and perhaps a little more clay-wise , with a win already this year over Monica Seles at Key Biscayne and with her father Stefano as her coach once again , she may well be settled enough to go all the way for the first time , which of course , would be a remarkable achievement for a 16 year old . |
| 4 | Sebastian Arcos Bergnes , vice-president of an unofficial human rights group , was brought to trial in early October for ‘ enemy propaganda ’ ; the prosecution has called for a six year sentence . |
| 5 | For a six year old you know a lot about engines . |
| 6 | Was that good money for a fourteen year old ? |
| 7 | In a nutshell the approved structure plan seriously underestimated the employment needs of the district , and it allocated only forty six hectare for a fifteen year period . |
| 8 | Quite a task for a twelve year old ! |
| 9 | That was my job so therefore my hands had to be constantly clean and that 's not easy for a seventeen year old to keep his hands clean all the time but I had to . |
| 10 | Social workers have been criticised for paying for driving lessons for a seventeen year old single mother . |
| 11 | In fact , for a two year old , the former ( water ) limit would give a daily lead intake of about 25 mg , compared with about 10 mg from the latter ( diet ) limit . |
| 12 | If a successful sponsorship deal is arranged , the Liberator will be based in the UK for a two year period , during which time it would be a major attraction at the various events marking the 50th Anniversary of the US 8th Air Force 's arrival in the UK . |
| 13 | We are currently seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for a two year appointment who will be involved in at least one of the following key research areas : |
| 14 | Ingres Windows 4GL , well received as a graphical , object-oriented 4GL development tool , but with a surprisingly low profile for a two year old product , is expected to make a two-stage move towards supporting multiple databases , with announcements about a middleware product expected next month . |
| 15 | The purpose of the section is to protect successful objectors from the necessity of having to renew their objections to the same application for a two year period . |
| 16 | What the hell does one buy for a two year old ? |
| 17 | Mr. Leonard Coote was elected President of the Association for a two year term at the Biennial Delegate Conference in succession to Mr. Andy Heffernan . |
| 18 | Mr. Ken Doyle was elected Vice-President also for a two year term . |
| 19 | The TUC called for a one year moratorium whilst its future was reviewed . |
| 20 | Permission was granted — for a one year period — by local planners last week . |
| 21 | Some of the stimulus for this came from a survey of senior medical students , yet when 30 current house officers were consulted all but two said that , though they would be happy to have the opportunity to apply for both jobs at one hospital , they would not have applied for a one year block contract that restricted them to one hospital . |
| 22 | A recommendation that the application be granted for a one year period . |
| 23 | A recommendation that the application be granted for a one year period . |
| 24 | This project is for a one year study into pay determination processes in the UK in manufacturing industry , and in particular to examine the effect of bargaining structure and how this may have changed in the period 1979-1985 . |
| 25 | The funding os for a one year preliminary project which will develop indicators by which the principles can be characterised . |
| 26 | How much would you pay for that , if that were you , if you were thirty , looking for a thirty year plan , guaranteed to keep in line with inflation , thousand pounds a month . |
| 27 | For two years he taught at the University of Texas at Austin , and directed the Michener Collection there , before enlisting in the U.S. Naval Reserve for a four year stint . |
| 28 | The Bureau was established at the University of Warwick on 1 September 1983 with a contract for a four year period in the first instance . |
| 29 | they were saying how spoilt children are today and how , erm I think it was Anne who was telling me and I said it , that is just ridiculous is n't it ? for a four year old to have their own video |
| 30 | DSM is currently providing scientific and financial support for a five year project concentrating mainly on the painting techniques of Rembrandt . |