Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] for at [adv] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right , but please do n't do it for at least three months . |
| 2 | He had bought it for less than seventeen thousand and had spent five thousand on it to date , expecting to sell it for at least forty . |
| 3 | Sister said , ‘ So Mr Remington-Hart wo n't touch him for at least fourteen days ? ’ |
| 4 | To make this purée of salt cod , brandir ( stir or crush with energy ) the fish , having first soaked it for at least 24 hours , simmer it for 20 minutes and remove the bones and fins but not the skin . |
| 5 | Because she sa , this woman said they 've had it for at least two years ! |
| 6 | I find it in the unlikeliest places , many of which had not sold it for at least 25 years . |
| 7 | You need to learn to handle it for at least three minutes if you are to be any good at negotiations . |
| 8 | Lift your legs slightly against the force of gravity , holding them for at least ten seconds , then let them relax again . |
| 9 | King James was supposed to have worn it for at least twenty years . |
| 10 | I stood at that window and watched you for at least two minutes ! |
| 11 | By the early 17th century , the mill was part of the Westbury Estate and by 1642 in the possession of the Batherne family , who occupied it for at least three decades . |
| 12 | Well the first time you have to get it for at least six months . |