Example sentences of "[adv] for [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact I tuned out altogether for at least a week , while John checked into the hotel and ran around town shuffling papers and permits and palmgrease and all the other shit you deal in when you 're firming up a fresh identity . |
| 2 | Conventional wars have traditionally been very lengthy affairs : the American Civil War and both World Wars were all far longer than expected ; all going on for at least a year . |
| 3 | I sat in my pew and heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half . |
| 4 | One thing we did discuss at committee but I think it ought to be put to the A G M we discussed the increase in the cost of er , admission erm we held our prices down for at least a couple of years we had a heavy outlay on cushions I do feel that erm we ought to put in to the meeting what we discussed at committee that be raised from two fifty and one twenty five to three pounds and two pounds for the concessions including students and erm the youngsters . |
| 5 | Charles will be away for at least a year . |
| 6 | ‘ Not for at least an hour , ’ she said . |
| 7 | ‘ Not for at least an hour . ‘ |
| 8 | Some 30 kilometres to the north of Collias is the beautifully unspoiled medieval town of Uzes — try to stop off for at least an hour to explore its maze of cobbled streets . |
| 9 | With current failure rates of around 1% a year a new design that was a 30% improvement over an older one ( a truly radical improvement ) would require a trial of many thousands of patients followed up for at least a decade before a significant difference could be shown . |
| 10 | Direct sampling of the dust at various landing sites has indicated that it extends downwards for at least a metre or so . |
| 11 | I 'll be out for at least a fortnight . ’ |
| 12 | But St Helens winger Anthony Sullivan damaged knee and ankle ligaments and will be out for at least a month . |
| 13 | The £100m West Midlands Metro project has been put back for at least a year after the Treasury imposed transport budget cuts . |
| 14 | By 1765 , when de Broglie submitted his plan to King Louis XV , the French government already had in their archives detailed invasion schemes going back for at least a century . |
| 15 | He wo n't be calling a meeting here for at least a fortnight . ’ |
| 16 | He is staying here for at least a year to make a television series with Roger Moore . ’ |
| 17 | If we do not oppose him by force then we must be willing to see all that we love and value go under for at least a generation . |
| 18 | It must have been there for at least an hour . |
| 19 | He said he and wife Brenda had been growing apart for at least a year . |
| 20 | Package or turnkey software should have been proven in use , ideally for at least a year . |