Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] for [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been into this look for quite a while now , I know the rules . |
| 2 | He continued to hide this condition for almost a week , until he collapsed during a break in rehearsals , and was rushed to hospital . |
| 3 | And then erm they eggs would be in this incubator for about a week and then they used to arrange coops for them to go out do you see , we used to fence a field below the mansion , , in the field there , because there was a good in enclosure right round the two drives and then there were shelter you see . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , start-up Echo Logic , the Bell Labs Inc spin-off being funded by AT&T Ventures Corporation , the phone company 's venture arm , has announced a pact with Apple Computer Inc that it 's apparently had in its back pocket for over a year . |
| 5 | Start-up Echo Logic , the Bell Labs Inc spin-off being funded by AT&T Ventures Corporation , the phone company 's venture arm , last week announced a pact with Apple Computer Inc that it 's apparently had in its back pocket for over a year . |
| 6 | I have been living in this area for over a year now , and I still have n't made any friends . |
| 7 | I have been sitting in this armchair for about an hour . |
| 8 | For it 's no use looking to this novel for even a premonition of a cleansed Russia sitting at the feet of Jesus . |
| 9 | If she eased up on this will for just a moment , love would fly away like a bird released from its cage . |
| 10 | I thought about this conversation for quite a while afterwards . |
| 11 | A couple of days , he 'd said , but he ended up staying in the Commercial Hotel for almost a year . |
| 12 | It set back this possibility for nearly a decade , until after the slump had sent unemployment to twice the ‘ unacceptable ’ level of 1923 and the pattern of politics had once again been changed . |
| 13 | With my wife 's reluctant agreement ( she did not fancy being left on her own with our two year old son for over a week ) , we started to plan our journey . |
| 14 | Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level for almost a year . |
| 15 | Yet Glasgow has been cultivating a townspace of such experiences for nearly a decade . |
| 16 | Turn it into an oiled bowl , cover with a polythene bag and leave in a warm place for about an hour or until the dough has doubled in size . |
| 17 | Such mutual respect , of course , is one of the fundamental elements of high morale , dependability and efficiency , and I count myself fortunate to have been associated with such people for over a quarter of a century . |
| 18 | However , two changes that have occurred in the power game have been the awakening of concentrated industrial or union power , which rested like a sleeping giant for nearly a century , and the emergence of consumer power . |
| 19 | Gullholm had been her entire world for almost a fortnight , except for the trip to the nursing home . |
| 20 | In this year 's ITV shake-up Central secured its regional franchise for just a fraction of the price paid by most of its rivals . |
| 21 | Left to its own devices , real ale stays in a drinkable condition for about a week . |
| 22 | The sudden snap of Joseph 's history book closing caused the senator to glance up briefly but he did n't pause in his monologue ; his abstracted gaze followed the younger boy for only a moment as he sauntered away along the deck . |
| 23 | ‘ Despite intensive efforts for nearly a year , we have not been able to find a satisfactory formula either in terms of price or consistency of supply ’ he said . |
| 24 | Britain 's trade gap almost doubled last month with the worst figures for almost a year . |
| 25 | I looked into the little mirror for just a moment . |
| 26 | It has 32Mb to 256Mb RAM , 239Gb hard disk , up to 2Gb internal capacity and optional slot for either a CD-ROM , DAT or 3.5 ’ floppy . |
| 27 | Richard Baxter continued preaching in these churches for about a year until 1662 , when he was forbidden by law from any further public ministry . |
| 28 | Sewell was a dedicated surgical operator , although he was sometimes greatly inconvenienced by the disorderly conduct of students crowding and jostling each other for even a glimpse of what was going on . |
| 29 | We stare at each other for quite a bit — me and this pigeon . |
| 30 | Besides , ’ added Penry with cunning strategy , ‘ if you turn me down we sha n't see each other for quite a while . |