Example sentences of "for [adv] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lexandro grinned wildly , for within but a few more weeks he was to have holes drilled through his carapace so that he could jack in to power armour . |
| 2 | For somewhere and and something else . |
| 3 | The MRC provides grants for medically and non-medically qualified graduates who are working in the general field of medical research . |
| 4 | It is also why so many return , in all sports , for suddenly and traumatically they feel naked , unimportant . |
| 5 | It would n't fool them for long but it would do for a moment . |
| 6 | It played for a little while , I did n't play it for long but it did play . |
| 7 | Because Hector 's dolphins can not hold their breath for long and dives rarely exceed 2 minutes ( compared with up to 8 minutes for a bottlenose dolphin ) , entanglement in a set-net is usually fatal . |
| 8 | And look for long and , like one of Cézanne 's views of the Mediterranean , the water seems as much a vertical blue screen as a horizontal lake . |
| 9 | Sometimes better ( > ) for passive motion ; they want to be carried the whole time but even then they may not be quietened for long and will demand to be carried by someone else . |
| 10 | I could not tolerate this for long and at the end of February last year I retired from Hall Automation ; a sad day . |
| 11 | The abandonment of the 1973–1975 project did not dent the enthusiasm of the pro-tunnel lobby for long and agreement was reached with Kent County Council to keep the British terminal site free from further development . |
| 12 | Here and there a regular path of some animal helped them but it rarely ran in one direction for long and they were unwilling to lose contact with the water which they would eventually have to cross . |
| 13 | Now that her sons were off her hands , and Olivia , at twelve , the only one of the children whose education was not completed , Dinah felt able to dismiss the tutor and his wife , with a warmly written reference for long and faithful service . |
| 14 | Once you begin to experiment you could be inspired into creating a whole host of ideas for long and narrow designs . |
| 15 | ‘ Her brother , possibly , but not , I should have thought for long and certainly not at any risk to herself . |
| 16 | We are now seeking experts for long and short term assignments in Francophone West Africa in the following disciplines : |
| 17 | ‘ But not for long and I never came over to the Yamacraw . |
| 18 | Few of her governesses stayed for long and , with the exception of two terms at a French convent near Tours , she had little formal education . |
| 19 | But not many , not for long and not any more . " |
| 20 | Once the senior clerk in the Chancery , Nigel had been given this assignment as a benefice , a reward for long and faithful service to the Crown . |
| 21 | You see , I did n't know her for long and it was a privilege to meet her at all . |
| 22 | ‘ Well , he could n't talk for long and the line was very bad but she 's absolutely sure it was John . |
| 23 | The warrant officer was speechless , but not for long and he thundered at him as he had on me a few minutes before . |
| 24 | The practices did not last for long and soon we were off . |
| 25 | Some unilateral plant closures can be expected , Campbell predicted — if the crisis goes on for long or gets worse . |
| 26 | If you wish either to let your property or require accommodation for long or short term , we have the market knowledge and professionalism to advise you . |
| 27 | As I picked it up to throw it aside a line of small print caught my eye : ‘ Ivory tower for long or short let . |
| 28 | Design : head torch with two bulbs for long or short light beams . |
| 29 | As long as the carrier continues to be liable for the delivery of the goods to a holder of the missing bill of lading , the indemnity has to run for long or indefinite periods of time . |
| 30 | You could n't keep bulls for long or the strain in your herd would have been weakened by in-breeding , so there was a regular turnover , and quite often farms would loan out their bulls around the Dales before selling them out of the area . |