Example sentences of "[adj] of [pron] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is an inadequate answer , given that more than a year ago there was a severe weather crisis throughout the country , especially in the east midlands district where 2 million people were without supplies , some of them for a considerable period . |
| 2 | The ploughs and gritters do their best , of course , but it 's not at all uncommon for the elements to get the better of them for a little while . |
| 3 | My first stop was at the Halcyon Days stand where I found Mrs Benjamin with her husband ; she runs the wonderful Halcyon Days shop in Brook Street , which is such a godsend to so many of us for an attractive last-minute present . |
| 4 | I have n't seen one of them for a long time |
| 5 | I have n't had one of them for a long time . |
| 6 | Could do with one of them for a long time , could n't I ? |
| 7 | Lisa had one of them for a little while . |
| 8 | ‘ It has two rooms and she is willing to let your client move into one of them for a short period . |
| 9 | ‘ I have n't done any of them for a long time . |
| 10 | Further inquiries , by the CIA , had established that these digital electric timers were prototypes , unique to Meister et Bollier of Zurich , who had made 20 of them for a Libyan intelligence organization in 1985 . |