Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] for [art] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed to go on for a very long time . |
| 2 | ‘ It seemed to go on for an awfully long time . |
| 3 | Dirk Coetzee did n't have to wait long for a really big job . |
| 4 | Operating schedules inevitably put pressure on aircraft down time and because aircraft manufacturers are operating to maximum capacity producing new aircraft , spare parts may also become difficult to obtain particularly for the more mature aircraft types . |
| 5 | In endeavouring to meet this need numerous problems are encountered , notably how to find enough money to provide adequately for the increasingly large proportion of the population who are in retirement , and therefore by and large non-productive , and how to define ‘ adequate ’ in this context . |
| 6 | Would it not be a good idea if the airlines , when checking in passengers in those countries from which large quantities of drugs come to this country , were to hand each passenger a paper in his or her own language clearly explaining that if they bring drugs into the United Kingdom they are likely to be caught and , if they are caught , they are likely to go away for a very long time indeed ? |
| 7 | Because the British planning system reinforces a natural tendency towards ‘ lumpy ’ growth , individual places tend to grow rapidly for a relatively short time and then consolidate more gradually , with the result that a place takes on a particular profile which then becomes relatively ‘ fossilized ’ . |
| 8 | Butler could n't adapt to his new defensive role , and Chapman began to look around for a more solid defender , not necessarily a player with much technical skill , but one who could clear accurately under pressure , feeding the ball to an inside-forward . |
| 9 | They seemed to stretch back for a very long way and Nuadu , narrowing his eyes , trying to find his bearings , thought that they must go back and back into the hillside behind the road and deep within the earth . |
| 10 | This can be so even where you have not had to shop around for a more favourable report . |
| 11 | With a choice of simple current/deposit account facilities , fixed deposit accounts , or managed currency funds and a highly personalised level of private banking , you may need to shop around for the most suitable . |
| 12 | As churches we feel an obligation to speak up for the least privileged in our society , for those who live in the areas of highest unemployment , poorest housing and social disintegration . |