Example sentences of "[noun] for a [adj] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only was it a loss to the series of Malcolm Hulke for a good many years , it was also a nail in the coffin of the show 's bid to be genuinely educative . |
| 2 | But I flatter myself that I can meet this danger more calmly and securely than most philologists ; my philosophical seriousness is already too deeply rooted , the true and essential problems of life and thought have been too clearly shown to me by the great mystagogue Schopenhauer … " ( 1869 ) ; " I love the Greeks more and more … [ but ] … the philologist 's existence … seems to me more and more anomalous " ( 1870 ) ; " For me , everything that is best and most beautiful is associated with the names Schopenhauer and Wagner , and I am proud and happy to share this feeling with my closest friends " ( 1870 again ) ; and from the close of the same year , " Let us drag on in this university existence for a few more years ; let us take it as a sorrowful lesson … I realize what Schopenhauer 's doctrine of university wisdom is all about … |
| 3 | We have already quoted part of the letter to Rohde , written in December , which gives the best testimony to Nietzsche 's state of mind : " Let us drag on in this university existence for a few more years … |
| 4 | I would like more money for a few more things though |
| 5 | Whereas sport occupies a somewhat peripheral place in the spectrum of career possibilities for most members of society , it occupies a central berth for a great many blacks . |
| 6 | I took a siesta in the shade , and when evening rolled around was feeling fit enough to head back into Bandera for a few more beers at the Silver Dollar . |
| 7 | ‘ A most dramatic turn of events ! ’ he began and then , becoming aware of Madame Gauthier 's fiercely disapproving frown , he gave a conciliatory bow and said , with a meaning glance in Dora 's direction , ‘ If Madame will permit , I should like to use the salon for a few more minutes . ’ |
| 8 | Mrs. Davey , whose husband had been an agent for a good many years on £16:0s.:0d. per month was granted £16 : 12s. : 8d. upon his death in 1847 . |
| 9 | Starting from the classical theories of elasticity such questions as the prediction of elastic moduli from the inter-atomic forces and the part played by crystal structure and crystal defects have been the subject of research for a great many years . |
| 10 | By the time I had been an intern for a few more months , doing my rounds in my white coat with stethoscope dangling round my neck ( and feeling very important ) , Father had had to close down the second branch , leaving — for the time being — only the original shop which he had opened near the Market Place where the annual Goose Fair was held . |
| 11 | There ya go Mark , that should give you enough ammo for a good few months yet : - ) ) |
| 12 | ‘ Of course he was away in England for a good many years , ’ Bull O'Malley offered by way of explanation . |
| 13 | Untold billions have been poured into research and building working reactors in return for a relative few penn'orths of electricity . |
| 14 | We do n't want to have every last stop pulled out on our behalves in a last , heroic effort to extend our lives for a few more days or weeks or months . |
| 15 | We freeze and drown worms for a few more minutes . |
| 16 | There 's no hurry for that now that the money 's been cut back , Mr Silver can go on economising on space and heat and lighting for his twelve women workers for a good few years yet , and in any case , no-one 's been round to check up on him for a long time now . |
| 17 | They would n't join the grown-ups for a good many years , though the Sheikha 's daughter had been my meal companion before I myself had been accepted by the ‘ grown-ups , . |
| 18 | I inquired after my brother , Max , who had finally agreed a few months ago to work for Dad 's firm , and I established that he was in Paris for a few more days . |
| 19 | AZT does give you a chance for a few more years . |
| 20 | ‘ Just keep Toby off my back for a few more days . |
| 21 | She sat dully in the cab while the driver talked non-stop about foreign tourists who would dominate his trade for a few more months to come . |
| 22 | I lay on the ground for a few more moments , then continued on my way through the trees in the direction of Brigade Headquarters , pondering on the likely thoughts of Colonel Peter Young and his three Officers back there on the hill . |
| 23 | We 've created in Ulster and Ireland a monster that will terrify the island for a good many years to come . |
| 24 | Authors in both traditions happily wrote away in the footsteps of the great Sherlock for a good many years after his second , slightly less flamboyant departure from the scene . |
| 25 | The four of us drifted in and out of sleep for a further few hours , then , miraculously , at about 4 pm , the fog lifted and the rain ceased . |
| 26 | If there is no luck after a few days or the child is showing antagonism to the potty then the parent should leave the training for a few more weeks . |
| 27 | AIDA ruled the advertising world for a good many years , in the absence of anything better . |
| 28 | Michael , still in the saddle , stood in his stirrups and yelled with exultation , kicking on the slowing pony for a few more strides . |
| 29 | And the other reason they do n't want to turn up is primarily because they do know that we have compulsory purchase powers and the planning — the paper put forward by the Chief Planning Officer today was a vindication of wage for a good many years , a good many months rather , that we do have compulsory purchase powers and we are able to use them and it was specifically asked at the Panel today , by both Monty Finnist and Sir Monty Finnist and Tony Christopher , why does n't the City Council market this site and use its compulsory purchase powers and that 's one question to address tomorrow as a politician who could make that decision . |
| 30 | He 'll be in hospital for a few more days , while surgeons see how his wounds are healing . |