Example sentences of "[noun sg] for [adj] [noun pl] of time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dwyer is a leading proponent of adopting the South African dispensation — legalised lifting in the line-out , as demonstrated by Leonard — to ensure cleaner possession from the line-out and keep the ball in play for longer periods of time . |
| 2 | And it does n't tie up your money for long periods of time . |
| 3 | Yields in general will tend to be higher for longer term investments , because lenders require to be compensated for giving up their money for long periods of time . |
| 4 | Many people and firms want to borrow money for long periods of time , and yet many depositors want to be able to withdraw their deposits on demand or at short notice . |
| 5 | Borrowers , on the other hand , often need to borrow money for longer periods of time , as in the case of industrial investment or house purchase . |
| 6 | We postulate that the alternation of homogeneous gabbro and graded layers is produced by a magma chamber that remains below the critical concentration for substantial periods of time and generates a steady accumulation of crystals on the floor in the cotectic proportions . |
| 7 | If there was not a ‘ ceiling ’ to potency level then serial dilution would not be needed to make a remedy , one could simply shake any dilution for different lengths of time as in the example give above . |
| 8 | At a time when structural unemployment means that many — particularly the young — will be out of work for long periods of time , the old individualistic idea that ‘ all we need is a bit of enterprise and motivation ’ seems to get stronger the more inappropriate it becomes . |
| 9 | This is perhaps more evident in the case of longer courses where teachers are displaced from their pedagogic habitat for considerable periods of time , but it exists also in shorter courses . |
| 10 | In the past , support meant removing the child for considerable periods of time into the care of remedial teachers either within the school or coming from outside . |
| 11 | ‘ I simply meant somewhere for Jennifer to go on a regular basis for short periods of time simply to give you both a rest . |
| 12 | The manager produces a whole hospital work-level profile for specific periods of time for a 7-day period . |
| 13 | She still sees Bailey often , gets on extremely well with Catherine , Bailey 's current wife , and if he is out of town for long periods of time , they speak on the telephone . |
| 14 | Contact with other nations ( Egypt in the case of Herodotus ) led to a greater awareness of the past , because of the evidence for long periods of time presented , for example , by the pyramids . |
| 15 | The virtues of granting immunity from prosecution for substantial periods of time are questionable . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh , its been a strain — I did n't mind at first because she 'd stay down at her flat for short periods of time , but obviously as her memory 's got worse she does n't realise that she 's got a flat , and the only thing she knows is in here , and this is the only place she wants to be — here . |
| 17 | Try to limit juice and other sugary drinks to mealtimes when they 'll do the least damage , dilute them well and do n't give them in a bottle used as a dummy because these bathe the teeth in sugar for long periods of time . |
| 18 | These animals possess the remarkable ability to withstand intense heat and drought for prolonged periods of time . |
| 19 | This study included EEG/EOG recordings during sleep , and it is interesting to compare the sort of sleep that these subjects were getting after months of sleep reduction with subjects who have reduced sleep for briefer periods of time . |
| 20 | This enables underwater operation for long periods of time . |
| 21 | Towards the end of the research most of the children referred had been in care for shorter periods of time and were still in more or less meaningful contact with members of their natural families . |
| 22 | It became clear therefore , that this text , as a class reader , had a large audience for sustained periods of time . |
| 23 | The Leyden jar was simply a primitive condenser , capable of storing static electricity for short periods of time , and more refined experiments had to await the invention of reliable sources of electric current . |
| 24 | Studying the body clock for extended periods of time |
| 25 | The plug remains in the vagina for varying lengths of time ( up to I 8 h ) . |
| 26 | This also implies a positive relationship between volume and volatility for fixed intervals of time , as argued by Clark ( 1973 ) . |