Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there were plenty of beautiful and recognisable faces to be seen amongst the anonymous , but none-the-less powerful , fashion editors , still enough buying power in this room alone to rock empires , even if no house made a profit from the couture but rather used it for a loss-leading advertisement and a mark of prestige . |
| 2 | My course will eventually qualify me for a good career but meanwhile I 'm struggling on an allowance . |
| 3 | Finally , I read yesterday that some managers , most noticably the two Scots that were in Wembley at the weekend , are talking about banning transfers after the season start and only allowing them for a limited period over Christmas . |
| 4 | Yeah , but you can only buy them for a little while in the year |
| 5 | This had covered the blotter so that he had really only seen it for a short time . |
| 6 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 7 | Mere faith in an idea can only sustain it for a limited time especially when others are required to act upon that faith . |
| 8 | The real question in each such case is ‘ Does the patient really mean what he says or is he merely saying it for a quiet life , to satisfy someone else or because the advice and persuasion to which he has been subjected is such that he can no longer think and decide for himself ? ’ |
| 9 | I feel you are all friends , so thank you for a lovely magazine . |
| 10 | That 's how I think of it : as my home , even though I only see it for a short time every year . |
| 11 | If I may say so , you 're a bit long in the tooth to be an articled clerk , and — to make up for that — you have an air of authority that scarcely fits you for a junior position . |
| 12 | Your father , and Elizabeth and the others , are very worried about you , because you have not visited them for a long time . |
| 13 | The education process which the 1970s building surveyor had undergone in the fifties and early sixties had not equipped him for a meaningful and identifiable role in the profession of the seventies . |
| 14 | According to a report in the Far Eastern Economic Review of Nov. 19 , Mahathir 's position was not being directly challenged , but many senior UMNO leaders were nevertheless positioning themselves for a future succession battle . |
| 15 | I think the other possibility to take Stella 's point is that if there is a change that 's come up because of an audit , where a particular job has been audited and you know that within the next week or so another similar job is being audited , it may make sense to refer it 'til the next meeting , providing you 're not deferring it for a long period of time , to compar the results of the two jobs . |
| 16 | In Berry ( No. 2 ) , the applicant , B , had been convicted of making an explosive in circumstances giving rise to the reasonable suspicion that he was not making it for a lawful object . |
| 17 | She is pursued by Mr Lillyvick , whom she marries , but soon deserts him for a retired naval captain . |
| 18 | Blanche looked at Lancaster with a quizzical smile and did not say anything for a full ten seconds . |
| 19 | Better still change it for a modern one : we 're to replace all open flued water heaters , and because of this , British Gas are giving terrific trade-in allowances , so check them out ! |
| 20 | MEMBERS of the radical black Pan Africanist Congress were told by their leader yesterday to brace themselves for a bitter struggle as they celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre with a fiery demonstration of militancy in the township where the killings occurred . |
| 21 | Charlie Chaplin 's silent black and white movies captivated the world in the early part of the century … and they 're still doing it for a new generation coming through . |
| 22 | The eyes flickered up to meet mine for a split second before returning to his notes . |
| 23 | Benny was about to ask why , but before she could , Ace had produced her blaster and was busily setting it for a narrow beam to cut through the door . |
| 24 | It was also announced that the MoD were to optimise the development value of Hullavington , probably offering it for a large housing development . |
| 25 | But because it 's so authentic people often mistake him for a real policeman . |
| 26 | What about people who will inevitably criticise you for a large canvas , half of which is black , and half of which is blue , and which is labelled ‘ Blue on Black ’ . |
| 27 | sha n't want 'em for a long while |
| 28 | Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning . |
| 29 | Have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 30 | ‘ You do n't get over disliking someone simply because you have n't seen them for a long time . ’ |