Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] for most [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike the UK , the Netherlands has for most of the time since 1950 pursued a consistent policy of reducing and limiting the prison population ; overall it is difficult to argue that this reduction in punishment has adversely affected the Netherlands ' crime rate , which has risen in a roughly similar manner to that in the UK over this period ( Downes , 1999 : 33–41 , 194–5 ; NACRO , 1991a : 93 ) . |
| 2 | An internal inquiry has been carried out by Ealing social services , in whose area Christopher lived for most of the last weeks of his life , but no serious professional errors were found . |
| 3 | Police invetsigations at Sandford continued for most of the day . |
| 4 | In this garden Shep lurked for most of the day . |
| 5 | The Battle of the Atlantic lasted for most of the Second World War . |