Example sentences of "[to-vb] for [adj] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Collector , his mind too feverish to recollect for more than a moment what all this activity was about , became absorbed in the contemplation of this pariah dog . |
| 2 | But after a week of total failure to concentrate for more than a minute he had to acknowledge to himself that nothing was going right . |
| 3 | If you want to head off into the higher mountains , cross-country skiing is n't the best sport for children : the effort , though not strenuous , is constant , and children under ten could tire if asked to ski for longer than a half-day . |
| 4 | One broken collar-bone , and a cut on the back of his shoulder — and even that refused to bleed for more than a couple of minutes . |
| 5 | Lisa had been smoking for twenty years and felt unable to stop for more than a day . |