Example sentences of "[vb infin] for at " in BNC.
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| 1 | He realized how huge was that flying fortress-monastery of the Imperial Fists where he would remain for at least several years . |
| 2 | If you do not return to work , or if you do return but do not stay for at least three months , the twelve weeks at payment will be recovered . |
| 3 | He should stay for at least a season in the Premier League . |
| 4 | However , legionellae suspended in aerosol at 65% relative humidity in laboratory conditions can survive for at least 2 h , so it is possible that legionellae are also robust in air in natural conditions . |
| 5 | The situation will not improve for at least 2 years , and even then the Institute 's report warns that no dramatic changes are to be expected . |
| 6 | Joe Kennedy , a Democratic member of the House , is crafting a resolution that would commit America to exhaust sanctions before it used force in the Gulf — and suggests that sanctions should run for at least six months from the passing of the resolution . |
| 7 | Over the next decade a succession of ‘ Aldwych farces ’ would run for at least 200 performances each , and some for many more : A Cuckoo in the Nest ( 1925 ) , Rookery Nook ( 1926 ) , Thark ( 1928 ) , and Plunder ( 1928 ) alone occupied the years from 1925 to 1929 , and to them all Lynn would bring his own unique brand of wistful stooging : essentially he was the Stan Laurel [ q.v. ] to the much more bluff Hardy of Tom Walls , but Lynn 's timing , notably on staircases and when suddenly finding himself in the wrong room with the wrong people and quite often the wrong name , was a lesson in comic technique for generations of stage actors . |
| 8 | The new sector , for which the body would have responsibility , would provide for at least 80 per cent of the advanced student population in further education , the other 20 per cent being provided in about 300 other institutions , each with a relatively small stake in public sector higher education , and excluded from the body . |
| 9 | If stored carefully though , in a cool , dark , dry place ( preferably a fridge ) they will keep for at least one year ( from one harvest to the next ) with no problem at all . |
| 10 | An unopened pod taken from the tree will keep for at least three weeks , and when opened back at the nursery it is usual to obtain 100 per cent germination of the seed . |
| 11 | Woosnam has chosen the sort of meal which he would probably plump for at the Golden Lion : leek and potato soup , Welsh lamb with mint sauce , Eve 's ( apple ) pudding , cheese and biscuits , coffee . |
| 12 | However , this was an exceptional attitude as there was widespread scepticism of radio as a teaching medium and its possibilities did not really materialise for at least another decade . |
| 13 | There could be a switch to another Conservative Prime Minister , who , uninvolved in the protection debacle , might hope for at any rate some Liberal support . |
| 14 | A full valid passport will be required which should not expire for at least three months after your return to the UK . |
| 15 | A full valid passport will be required which should not expire for at least three months after your return to the UK . |
| 16 | A full valid passport will be required which should not expire for at least six months after your return to the UK . |
| 17 | This should not happen for at least a million years … but there is an outside chance that it could happen tomorrow . ) |
| 18 | Do not let the bird preen for at least half an hour or it will just pull the feather out . |
| 19 | He 's got to label up and pay for at a consignment rate each item . |
| 20 | That date could not now arrive for at least a year . |
| 21 | Next , turn the oven off , leave the door ajar and let your joint rest for at least forty minutes , if not longer . |
| 22 | ‘ I d-do n't suppose we 'll go for at least a m-month . |
| 23 | Erm I will take those notes away with me in the strictest confidence , go through them erm work out some recommendations , how you could hit the goals that you will go for at the end of the day . |
| 24 | He added that the work for London 's glaziers could last for at least six months once the emergency tasks have been completed . |
| 25 | The locally grown wheat reed is the cheaper medium and a roof constructed , whereas water reed will last for at least 50 years . |
| 26 | Whatever intervention you design , it must last for at least 3 weeks ( preferably for 6 weeks ) . |
| 27 | It will start on the date of a company 's privatisation and will last for at least six months , to ensure continuity of pension arrangements for employees , add up to 16 months , depending on the circumstances of the company concerned . |
| 28 | A 2.25 cu m ( 500 gallon ) cesspool could fill up in as little as a week with a family of four living in the house ; a 18 cu m cesspool would last for at least a month and is the minimum size recommended . |
| 29 | Had this volume-composition correlation been known in May 1991 , geologists could safely have predicted that the eruption would last for at least another few months , and would erupt at least twice as much magma again . |
| 30 | He said that tax collection would be improved , sales tax raised from 3 per cent to 5 per cent , and some tax revenues switched from local to central government , but he forecast a budgetary deficit for 1991 of 13,300 million yuan , saying that deficit spending would continue for at least another five years . |