Example sentences of "[verb] for [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I was taken to see the King , but had to wait for at least an hour while he struggled with a difficult mathematical question . |
| 2 | He should stay for at least a season in the Premier League . |
| 3 | In a related development , agriculture minister Adam Tanski called on banks to suspend for at least a month legal proceedings against private farmers who were unable to pay back credit . |
| 4 | The tower , it was generally believed , was unlikely to fall for at least a century . |
| 5 | CONTROVERSIAL plans to redevelop a dilapidated shopping arcade in a town centre have been delayed for at least a year . |
| 6 | WARSAW ( Reuter ) — The Polish Finance Minister , Leszek Balcerowicz , offered Poles a harsh dose of economic austerity yesterday , but said no relief from soaring prices and food queues could be expected for at least a year . |
| 7 | No product is expected for at least a year . |
| 8 | Meditate for at least a minute and longer if you can manage it . |
| 9 | He was informed that Colonel and Mrs Moore had left with Miss D'Arcy on some unexpected business and would not be returning for at least a fortnight : and even that was by no means certain . |
| 10 | Nominations need to stand for at least a week , but MPs will not be at Westminster to vote . |
| 11 | The indications are that this site may have been exploited for at least a year . |
| 12 | The fungi wait for at least a couple of characters to enter before they attack . |
| 13 | Can you see items on your shelves or in your cabinets which you have not used for at least a year ? |
| 14 | Whether or not there is a bust this year , in the long term China 's prospects are excellent , which could prove the best economic news the world has had for at least a century , and the best news China 's people have ever had . |
| 15 | The strips were initially placed under 1.0 g resting tension and allowed to equilibrate for at least an hour before the start of experiments . |
| 16 | The polarity of the crystal is preserved for at least a year and , in theory , as long as 10 years after power to the cell is switched off . |
| 17 | Kate asked idly , striving for at least a semblance of normality between them . |
| 18 | The result is made up eyebrows or lip lines that last for at least a year — but it does n't come cheap . |
| 19 | The oldest continuous herd , the Creetown , was founded in 1919 , but the variety was known for at least a century before that , when the feral Ardrossan herd of White Park cattle became extinct in 1820 . |
| 20 | She would n't be fit enough to ride for at least a week , but she was able to organize the move to a new flat which Annie had found for her , situated just behind the saddler 's shop . |
| 21 | He says the sun will only shine on him if it rains for at least a month . |
| 22 | Not that it ever really came up to her expectations , but this year — spending it at the vicarage with Mark and Sophia and her mother — she had hoped for at least a glimpse of Rupert Stonebird . |
| 23 | The three two lurchers and a Staffordshire bull terrier are being cared for now by the RSPCA workers who believe they had n't eaten for at least a month . |
| 24 | Dried mushrooms keep for at least a year and 75g/3oz is equivalent to 450g/1lb of fresh ones . |
| 25 | That date could not now arrive for at least a year . |
| 26 | ‘ I d-do n't suppose we 'll go for at least a m-month . |
| 27 | She would need somewhere to stay for at least a night , and her closest friend in the town was herself an academic . |
| 28 | She did notice too that Moran was more carelessly dressed than she remembered and had n't shaved for at least a day . |
| 29 | Apply penetrating oil to the thread of the tap tails , and leave for at least an hour to allow it to soak in . |
| 30 | Leave for at least an hour |