Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for [art] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed to go on for a very long time . |
| 2 | ‘ It seemed to go on for an awfully long time . |
| 3 | Dirk Coetzee did n't have to wait long for a really big job . |
| 4 | In true pilgrim tradition we prayed and did penance together and we also took our recreation together and we also took our recreation together and so on Wednesday evening we met together for a very happy celebration . |
| 5 | Operating schedules inevitably put pressure on aircraft down time and because aircraft manufacturers are operating to maximum capacity producing new aircraft , spare parts may also become difficult to obtain particularly for the more mature aircraft types . |
| 6 | In so far as the fear of relativism is of it becoming even for the most aware a matter of taste whether one is selfish or unselfish , compassionate or cruel , the fear is misplaced . |
| 7 | There is also disagreement on the method that should be used for frost testing , with the British representatives pressing hard for the most rigorous system . |
| 8 | In endeavouring to meet this need numerous problems are encountered , notably how to find enough money to provide adequately for the increasingly large proportion of the population who are in retirement , and therefore by and large non-productive , and how to define ‘ adequate ’ in this context . |
| 9 | Would it not be a good idea if the airlines , when checking in passengers in those countries from which large quantities of drugs come to this country , were to hand each passenger a paper in his or her own language clearly explaining that if they bring drugs into the United Kingdom they are likely to be caught and , if they are caught , they are likely to go away for a very long time indeed ? |
| 10 | Braving storms and great creatures of the deep including the whale shark , they sailed hopefully for the most romantic of destinations , a coral island , and succeeded . |
| 11 | TELEVISION viewers in the south may soon be seeing advertisements for undertakers , as funeral directors gear up for an increasingly competitive and high-profile market . |
| 12 | Franco , however , instinctively rejected the risks involved in an audacious operation and opted instead for the less ambitious objective of driving a wedge between the city and its northern line of defence , in the Guadarrama mountains , by severing the road and rail communications north-westwards out of the city , towards La Coruña . |
| 13 | They get typically twice or two and a half times the salaries that our people get and that 's being going on for a very long time . |
| 14 | Female animals were used only for the less significant peace-offerings when animals of either sex could be sacrificed ( Lev . |
| 15 | I have thought so for a very long time . ’ |
| 16 | Because the British planning system reinforces a natural tendency towards ‘ lumpy ’ growth , individual places tend to grow rapidly for a relatively short time and then consolidate more gradually , with the result that a place takes on a particular profile which then becomes relatively ‘ fossilized ’ . |
| 17 | As you can see , unless you feel that there is something suspect about the property , such as an extension which you feel may be badly constructed , or it is very old ( say , 18th century ) it is really not worth paying out for the more in-depth survey in the initial stages , which costs twice as much as the ordinary valuation survey . |
| 18 | So if you 're a third man , or a third woman for that matter , look out for the specially selected hotels at which you can make some fantastic savings when a third person shares a room . |
| 19 | Badly paced , with a familiar climax ( The Silence Of The Lambs meets Cape Fear ) , but if you stay awake look out for the relatively complex treatment of the IRA early on , the Gulf War references and Sean Bean 's sunglasses |
| 20 | Not only that , but he had worked out in the gym that morning , then managed a half-hour nap before heading out for an unusually late lunchtime start from the VIP terminal at Heathrow . |
| 21 | Butler could n't adapt to his new defensive role , and Chapman began to look around for a more solid defender , not necessarily a player with much technical skill , but one who could clear accurately under pressure , feeding the ball to an inside-forward . |
| 22 | Most popular are precast concrete paviours and slabs , but look around for the more interesting surface textures and designs . |
| 23 | In addition to neutrality on abortion all three candidates stand firmly for a fully democratic and accountable leadership free of political extremities and minority self interest groups . |
| 24 | She had one advantage over him ; he had only a general idea of which shops would interest Garry and his ‘ Mrs Smith ’ , but Claudia knew Dana would make straight for the most exclusive dress shops , and luckily Claudia had a very good idea which one would be at the top of her list . |
| 25 | Before he stepped up for the most nerve-shattering moment of his career Guennady Grishin had kept his nerve to fire the Russians into a 4-3 advantage . |
| 26 | They seemed to stretch back for a very long way and Nuadu , narrowing his eyes , trying to find his bearings , thought that they must go back and back into the hillside behind the road and deep within the earth . |
| 27 | I mean that people like , you know , have said that the British secret intelligence have been have been doing now for a quite long time have been waging a sort of undercover war and er I 'm sure some of it 's true |
| 28 | And this venue worked wonderfully for the most successful part of this concert the Poulenc Organ Concerto . |
| 29 | The figures announced today for the most recent month are the best for a long time and continue the trend of recent months . |
| 30 | This can be so even where you have not had to shop around for a more favourable report . |