Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] [verb] for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the effect did not last for more than two days at a time because Owen 's diet was still too high in white sugar and chemical additives . |
| 2 | And when the château the Princesse had now occupied for over twenty years emerged from amidst snow-clad trees halfway up an escarpment , she felt dizzy with the beauty of it all . |
| 3 | The simple fact that it 's not an adequate form of research does n't count for much in the commercial field . |
| 4 | So I hope Sony 's marketing department does n't go for too narrow a target audience . |
| 5 | Peace did not reign for long as he provoked the ultimate chop for himself by one day taking his scissors to all of the models ' heads and cropping them . |
| 6 | This flexibility of fate does not last for long . |
| 7 | I still believe that even for the most senior colleges , there is value in an external incentive — provided that the Council does not continue for ever its inspectoral function , and becomes instead more of an advisory body in partnership with the colleges . |
| 8 | It is that wherever Parliament in an earlier statute has directed its attention to an individual case and has made provision for it unambiguously , there arises a presumption that if in a subsequent statute the legislature lays down a general principle , that general principle is not to be taken as meant to rip up what the legislature had before provided for individually , unless an intention to do so is specially declared . |
| 9 | My joy did not last for long . |
| 10 | However , this form of shift does not work for right shift , and we need arithmetic right shift , shown in row ( d ) . |
| 11 | According to Shaun , ‘ Yes Please ’ has got the same production on it as ‘ hardcore , rock smokin' ragga music — it 's more leather than loops , harder than the artist ’ , which , to be fair , at the moment does n't account for much . |
| 12 | Fabia found an answering encouraging smile , but her smile did not remain for long when after a second or two of studying her Cara stated , quite clearly , ‘ You . ’ |
| 13 | The notion of a totally free service did not last for long . |
| 14 | The point was briefly touched upon again by Lord Denning in Potters-Ballotini Ltd v Weston-Baker [ 1977 ] RPC 202 where he said " although a man must not use such information as a springboard to get a start over others , nevertheless that springboard does not last for ever " . |
| 15 | ‘ Obviously the appearance of the train is important , but a vehicle in public service is bound to deteriorate and a perfect finish does not last for ever , ’ he said . |
| 16 | Despite herself , Alice did so , but her moment of lightheartedness did not last for long . |
| 17 | Even the man in the hood does n't count for much with them . |
| 18 | The view that certain types of fiction occupy a mediatory position between the ‘ reality ’ of a cultural heritage and contemporary ‘ true ’ accounts of it elevates these texts to a status which the novel has not held for quite some time . |
| 19 | British Trotskyism 's new lease of life did not last for long . |
| 20 | Around bends , over rocks , the river did n't ease for over four miles , a total height loss of over 600 feet . |
| 21 | However , in-flight service and experience do n't count for much if the plane is n't going where you want to be . |
| 22 | Now , suddenly , in the affluent West , that world has possibly gone for ever . |
| 23 | Indeed it would not be too much to say that neither woman ever really got over it ; a day before the wedding he had written to Mary Trevelyan , expressing the hope that she would remain on friendly terms both with him and his new wife , but the old intimacy had necessarily gone for ever . |
| 24 | This increase did not account for almost £200 million written off through a change in accounting practices . |
| 25 | Milk and meat are both produced economically , and the breed 's smallness enables tight stocking for more efficient land use . |
| 26 | Well it I mean already , it is having quite an im impact erm especially for items like furniture and bedding , and I mean bedding does n't last for ever , especially with a family , and I know erm they 're allowed every so often , but erm I mean I think erm the the cutbacks are becoming more and more and more and and people seem to be which means that we have to look around for voluntary erm agencies that ca such as , who can provide us with furniture or beds and bedding . |
| 27 | The Tajik regime did not last for long : it was opposed by Pathans , and the latter rose up to install a regime that lasted , with some changes at the top , till the communist seizure of power in 1978 . |