Example sentences of "[conj] for a [adj] [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can work full-time , part-time or for a few hours in the evenings . |
| 2 | But the natives were friendly except for a few incidents in Skye . |
| 3 | Except for a few months in 1986 , after the collapse in the oil price , underlying inflation has not been this low since February 1968 . ’ |
| 4 | The biggest weapons , except for a few weeks in May when the federal army intervened , were mere light automatic weapons — AK-47s from Russia , Uzis from Israel , M-16s from the USA . |
| 5 | This means that for a few months in summer it is usually possible to sail right round West Spitsbergen ; if the ship is not too large and is able to land passengers from suitable landing craft , this is the best possible way to explore Spitsbergen . |