Example sentences of "see for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I literally stopped seeing for a very long time . |
| 2 | ‘ This is particularly true in the area of the trial , which is close to Peldon , where resistant strains of blackgrass have been seen for a number of years . |
| 3 | It was the funniest sight I 've seen for a long while , but hardly fair on the birds … . |
| 4 | Approaching the crags we 've seen for a couple of days . |
| 5 | What other advantages may the managers have seen for a car assembly industry near Liverpool ? |
| 6 | ‘ Marcus is the best young athlete and talent I have seen for a long time , ’ said Allison . |
| 7 | Her lot had not been a happy one : the husband whom she had only ever seen for a few precious weeks in all since their marriage had now left her a widow , without support and with a child and step-children to fend for . |
| 8 | There was a flicker of response in them which Brian had not seen for a very long time . |
| 9 | ‘ It was a real old-fashioned adventure and one of the best films I 've seen for a while . ’ |
| 10 | Kate has a sensitivity and a gentleness in her face that we have n't seen for a long time . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Until the blunders it was one of the best games I 'd seen for a while . ’ |
| 12 | I also think we 've got a certain accessibility in our performance that people have n't really seen for a while : we 're willing to perform . ’ |
| 13 | Inner : one of the best inners I 've seen for a long time . |
| 14 | Llanelli and Neath put on a show as good as anything seen for a long time at club level . |
| 15 | And at whatever time of the year you visit Edinburgh , there are the art galleries and museums — though the priceless and vulnerable collection of Turner water-colours can only be seen for a short period in winter . |
| 16 | He wrote to his sister , who he had n't seen for a year , as he had been travelling round Europe before joining the Legion . |
| 17 | Then he would qualify these certainties at the end , once the client had agreed to buy with something like : " of course , you 'll appreciate that , as with any shares , I can make no absolute guarantees , but this is the best opportunity I 've seen for a while . " |
| 18 | These were friends not seen for a long time , visited now because there was something to celebrate . |
| 19 | The Act of 1918 set the scene of the entire political world between the wars , often through consequences that were not seen for a generation . |
| 20 | An enormous boxer hurled himself on me in delight , clawing at my chest with the biggest , horniest feet I had seen for a long time . |
| 21 | " It 's worst stoppage ah 've seen for a bit , " said Mr Bailes . |
| 22 | Best editor seen for a long time . |
| 23 | Best disk seen for a while ! |
| 24 | If you saw it over the weekend I mean there was I think it was group sex er it was it wa was gay sex and it was all going on I mean it was all I thought it was the most exciting thing I have seen for a long time to be quite honest . |
| 25 | After the funeral at Golders Green Crematorium , the entire Williams clan — including cousins neither Pat nor Ken had seen for a quarter of a century — assembled for drinks , ‘ a real old Cockney wake , ’ as Pat put it . |
| 26 | And I have to say that this is the minimum I 've ever seen for a sales person to have to do . |
| 27 | Corners can be cut on flowers and remember , the flowers at the reception are going to be seen for a longer time than those in the church . |
| 28 | Dave was off with his hernia Ross , Wayne Lindsay we 've not seen for a year , I mean I know things have been difficult for the last year |
| 29 | And we decided to get lots of copies for all our friends that we have n't seen for a long long time so I asked if they could do them for me but I thought they would be back by now , well they should of been back ages ago actually ! |
| 30 | It 's been the best bit of talent we 've , they 've seen for a long while ! |