Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If England were to decline to tour India on the grounds of safety , other countries might not be so willing to visit there for a one-day jamboree . |
| 2 | This went on for a long time . |
| 3 | There is a real feel here for a developing area of research , which avoids giving a misleading impression that the current state of the art provides any ultimate answers , handed down on tablets of stone from above . |
| 4 | So , the tree which from which bows used in the Battle of Agincourt could have been fashioned seems set to live on for a few more generations yet . |
| 5 | He was supposed to turn in for a disciplinary hearing over three weeks ago , but he never did . |
| 6 | The ceremonies lasted for a month and millions attended , many coming only for a few days . |
| 7 | Whereas it is obvious that the launch must be abandoned anywhere near the ground , halfway up the launch it is reasonable to hold on for a few seconds to see if the speed picks up again . |
| 8 | Apparently all went well for a few days , then Svend 's conscience got the better of him . |
| 9 | All went well for a short while , but then his childhood respiratory problems returned . |
| 10 | Like many footballers at the twilight of their careers , Rough looked round for a suitable business interest and eventually opened his own shop in Musselburgh . |
| 11 | The peninsula is peaceful and pretty now , and many go there for a gentle but gastronomic tour . |
| 12 | After one or two attempts they can change over until all join together for a big finish . |
| 13 | All dressed up for a good cause |
| 14 | IT 'S not too late to sign up for a sponsored step aerobics session at Darlington 's Dolphin Centre later this month . |
| 15 | A hundred thousand soldiers seems to have been the maximum any Hellenistic state was able to gather together for a decisive battle . |
| 16 | When he was able to sit down for a brief breather , he received a telephone call from control saying that some twenty young bullocks had got loose on the railway line heading in his direction and would he keep a look out , with the thought that trains and cattle do not mix . |
| 17 | Provided we take enough water with us there 's no reason why we should n't be able to hold out for a considerable time in the banqueting hall , which is in a far better situation for defence … and let me remind you that with every passing day , relief comes nearer … perhaps as much as twenty miles nearer with every day 's march … |
| 18 | He was able to get away for a two week holiday in Switzerland at the end of August , where he relaxed and swam in Lake Geneva : it was the one European country which he found not to have changed out of all recognition , and he took an annual holiday there . |
| 19 | If you have not been impressed by the very positive connection between a lack of dietary fibre and the incidence of' cancer of' the colon , and the possible connections between fibre and heart disease , you are unlikely to rush off for a wholemeal loaf in order to prevent appendicitis or gall stones , just two of the other ailments being associated with our fibre-depleted modern diets . |
| 20 | That went on for a long time . |
| 21 | This was t I mean when you think about it er it was good fun and er eventually people realized what was happening and of course they knew what was happening but that went on for a long long time . |
| 22 | And that 'll get the inside of that sorted out for a wee while again young William . |
| 23 | ‘ Would it be possible to stay here for a few days ? ’ |
| 24 | It was little wonder that , during this time , Gergiev proved difficult to pin down for a promised meeting . |
| 25 | Already their affair was like marriage , with its own dispiriting routine , this shabby coming together for a few hours in the shabby office . |
| 26 | Wales will be anxious to make up for a disappointing start to the season — their opening home game against Herefordshire was a total wash-out and they suffered a one run defeat against Shropshire . |
| 27 | Most yearn instead for a caring lover who would become a considerate family man in later life . |
| 28 | And what a disaster : Arnold had 48 going out and 39 coming back for an 87 . |
| 29 | If you do run into lift , you must assess the situation on each turn , being ready to break off for a normal base leg and approach . |
| 30 | The next stretch northward for a hundred miles or more showed the variety of the Romanian countryside . |