Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some have argued that this policy of ambiguity and delay reflected wishful thinking on his part , a misguided belief that he could somehow parlay his personal standing with all parties into a new consensus that would hold the communities together long enough for a French-financed modernization programme to work its magic . |
| 2 | " Dogs first " — that would take an immoderate time — perhaps long enough for a third drink . |
| 3 | Thank you so very much for a lovely evening on Friday , it really was delightful . |
| 4 | ‘ It seems to depend on how much credit people can afford , and at the moment it is just not enough for a new car , ’ said one high-street main dealer . |
| 5 | But it is not easy even for an intelligent candidate in the heat of the examination to show the calm judgment that a problem requires . |
| 6 | Under such a scheme sums of money are paid over periodically either for a fixed period or until the death of the injured party . |
| 7 | They looked as if they had been dressed in a hurry and not very suitably for a long walk on the headland , even in a warm autumn . |
| 8 | As Christian doctrine developed , and it was said that God in Christ took on humanity , in both Greek and Latin the inclusive term for humanity was used , not that specifically for a male human being . |
| 9 | The element of ‘ reliability ’ ( getting up early consistently for a substantial period of time etc. ) was also absent . |
| 10 | FOOTSTEPS IN THE SAME ROOM , THEN THE RADIO IS TURNED UP VERY LOUD FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RIGHT DOWN |
| 11 | It is difficult to plan far enough ahead for a quarterly magazine , but we have been quarterly for two years now and still manage a Calendar in most editions so please , members and secretaries … help the editor to make your magazine an interesting and informative read for the Institute . |
| 12 | It had seemed perfectly all right for a working married couple , but now they were to be invaded . |
| 13 | Cheddars may be hard or semi-hard ; they are pressed lightly for a matter of hours and then more firmly for a short period of days . |
| 14 | By such standards both footballers and cricketers , provided they were among the minority who avoided injury and played in the first team , were quite well off for a few years . |
| 15 | The gazelles seemed too far away for a successful attack . |
| 16 | Behind him the man was running out into the roadway , already too far off for a useful shot . |