Example sentences of "[noun sg] for much [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This proved to be the catalyst for much of the discussion and also shaped the questions which the self-selected interest groups chose to pursue . |
| 2 | Examples from retrospective case studies suggest that the uncertainty map relates to and in fact provides an integrative framework for much of the innovation research to date . |
| 3 | North Shields became the export base for much of the South East Northumberland coal field . |
| 4 | Many business people are away from their office base for much of the working day , especially those involved in sales and marketing . |
| 5 | With CityLink X70 , there are frequent departures daily from Oxford to Heathrow — every half hour for much of the day . |
| 6 | It seemed the blind girl found living with Boz and his bride very restricting , but due to the bad weather she was not allowed to leave the camp for much of the winter . |
| 7 | WITH the two great abundance-bringers , Venus and Jupiter , operating in this area of your chart for much of the year , someone is smiling on you . |
| 8 | On both occasions his injuries led to enforced absences during which Pateman generously assumed responsibility for much of the District 's administrative work . |
| 9 | Boise , Idaho-based Morris Knudsen Corp says it has received a contract from IBM Corp to assume responsibility for much of the distribution function at the distribution centre in Mechanicsburg , Pennsylvania ; IBM Mechanicsburg is the central distribution centre for all parts that IBM uses in maintenance . |
| 10 | Responsibility for much of the killing was attributed to remnants of the Tontons Macoutes , the widely feared militia of the Duvaliers which had remained active since 1986 and had supported the Avril regime . |
| 11 | Æthelred 's henchmen were perhaps able to stifle or ignore discontent for much of the time , but even so it had its price . |
| 12 | David Boon survived an early chance to make … — and Australia — on the back foot for much of the morning — began to blossom … |
| 13 | Indeed , a draw had looked the most likely result for much of the match . |
| 14 | McDonough has just been handed his third suspension of the season following his sending off offence at Rochdale last weekend , and he is prepared to take a back seat for much of the rest of this season — if not all of it . |
| 15 | Polar lakes and ponds are partly or completely frozen and snow-covered for much of the year . |
| 16 | I refer to your letter of 30 October 1992 but will need to direct you to the District Council Planning Department for much of the information that you seek . |
| 17 | Bernard and Laura escaped on to their sailing boat for much of the summer , a yacht they had been enjoying for some years now , and they pottered around Mykonos in Greece . |
| 18 | The cover , showing the mill which is the setting for much of the story , was designed by Hardy . |
| 19 | Thereafter , the mill was turned over to grinding corn and animal feedstuffs , the latter accounting for much of the business in the later part of its working life . |
| 20 | The Lake District National Park is filled to capacity for much of the summer . |
| 21 | The piece begins with an orchestral prelude , subtitled ‘ In the style of Bach ’ — well , Bach revised by Gounod perhaps , an elegant an charming pastorale , which sets the mood for much of the rest . |
| 22 | However , Sergei Freidzon , a former Soviet planner , identifies two additional standing bodies : an Institution of Permanent Advisers ( 19 civilians , as well as the CGS and two First Deputy Defence Ministers ) and a larger Institution of Permanent Consultants ( 50 per cent military , 50 per cent civilian ) , both of which are in harness to the Council for much of the year . |
| 23 | If drainage is too efficient , however , little water may be present in the regolith for much of the time and rates of weathering will consequently be reduced . |
| 24 | The gallery at the regional Architecture Centre has been the focus for much of the region 's activity with an attractive and well supported series of exhibitions . |
| 25 | A fine attacking batsman , he had been in the England team for much of the time since making his debut in 1982 , but after his four centuries in the summer of 1984 he had disappointed too often and his average scarcely reflected his ability — in 57 Tests he had made just over 3,000 runs at 34 before the tour began . |
| 26 | In fact copepods , notably Calanoides acutus , Calanus propinquus and Rhincalanus gigas , form the bulk of the zooplankton for much of the time ( Voronina , 1966 , 1968 ; Hopkins , 1971 ) . |
| 27 | Mandru had been away on business for much of the time since Lucien had arrived , so performances had been few . |
| 28 | Estimates suggest that the peasantry as a whole was giving up over one-third of its total rice output for much of the period , but in some areas it may have been much higher . |
| 29 | The former could earn 5s 3d ( 26p ) a day for much of the war , but the link between these earnings and the war economy was emphasised by a fall to 3s 6d ( 17½p ) during the brief peace of Amiens . |
| 30 | THE social order of the European high Middle Ages was characterized by an immense number of local subsistence economies , with relatively little intercommunication for much of the time . |