Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you could qualify either for a reduced pension of your own or a dependant 's addition , the higher of the two would be paid . |
| 2 | In the gravityless environment of the hulk any unexploded bolts or similar projectiles could ricochet unpredictably for a long time within a confined space . |
| 3 | You know then we thought right , we 're not just gon na forget about this you know , we 'll we 'll carry on for a little while longer and then as soon as the ball really started rolling , er personally I thought well you ca n't back down now , . |
| 4 | Damien and a companion of his choice can now head off for a fabulous hero 's weekend in London . |
| 5 | AS SOON as she arrives back from her American lecture tour tonight , Mrs Thatcher will head straight for a glittering parlour in central London . |
| 6 | All of this does not mitigate well for a prospective owner to take on the airframe in an easily-delivered and/or operational manner . |
| 7 | We could not sensibly plan ahead for a doomsday-type catastrophe . |
| 8 | And while she 's on the job , she 'd better look round for a well-born filly for Timothy to marry . |
| 9 | When inflation falls , industry can plan again for a profitable future . |
| 10 | It may be worth investing in a course of vitamin supplements — they ca n't make up for a poor diet but they can provide a useful boost occasionally . |
| 11 | 45133 and 50015 will then move on for a short period to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway before returning to Butterley . |
| 12 | If they are unusually anxious or irritated , they may find the noise just too much to deal with and stalk off in a feline sulk rather than squat down for a good meal . |
| 13 | On employment , the Labour party would sign up for a massive extension of Community competence and majority voting in the name of the social charter . |
| 14 | The Government warned that it would apply only for a short period . |
| 15 | We could also decide on points where the accompaniment could take over for a brief period , or perhaps form a dialogue with the melody . |
| 16 | Do they go on to buy other stock , or do they sell quickly for a swift profit ? |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't think that will happen again for a long time , ’ said Davis , who comes to Goffs for this year 's event with confidence boosted by triumphs in the British and European Opens . |
| 18 | ‘ That woman friend of the boss who clings to his arm in the moonlight — do you think she will stay here for a long time ? ’ |
| 19 | Well that practice did go on for a long number of years where the the riveter was the was the boss of the squad and on the Friday night , when er where it came knocking off time , he would collect the wages and he would divide that up between the squad which would be , a holder-on , a rivet boy , er maybe a putter-in , er again in my time , that was mostly a squad . |
| 20 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
| 21 | History shows it can go on for a long time , as deficits and surpluses did during the golden age before the First World War . |
| 22 | The list could go on for a long time . |
| 23 | This is another list that could go on for a long time . |
| 24 | The argument will go on for a long time . |
| 25 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 26 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
| 27 | It will go on for a long time but lost it is already . ’ |
| 28 | If the hull is tilted to the right it will steer to the left whilst it will veer right for a leftward tilt . |
| 29 | The extension of the theatre of war to south-eastern Europe had , despite the German triumph , led to increased concern that the war could now drag on for a long time . |
| 30 | This had been of something more than philosophical interest to Karen and I in our pre-coital phase , since it meant that we could count on at least a minute thirty seconds before he reappeared , or as much as three minutes forty-five seconds if we heard the seat go down for a big jobby . |