Example sentences of "[adv] for a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 For instance , observer bias would have occurred in our study if the endoscopist has looked more intensely for a hiatal hernia after noting that oesophagitis was present .
2 Rincewind looked around nervously for a tall figure in black ( wizards , even failed wizards , have in addition to rods and cones in their eyeballs the tiny octagons that enable them to see into the far octarine , the basic colour of which all other colours are merely pale shadows impinging on normal four-dimensional space .
3 Speedy 's lay-off Thomson collides the Forest man Gemmell and the whistle has gone eventually for a free kick to Forest .
4 It is extremely difficult for workers in Community Mental Health Centres to focus their efforts effectively for a dispersed community of people with long-term problems if their work is constantly being interrupted by crises and emergency work .
5 If the application is urgent , eg for a non-molestation injunction under the Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976 and there is no judge sitting , the court office will say at what court there is a judge and the application may be made and heard at that court , but the more usual practice is for the application itself to be made in the court which would otherwise have been appropriate , with the papers and order being sent back to that court after the hearing .
6 Final preparation of the bud consists of cutting square the top tip of the bud shield , and lightly bending back the other tongue end just enough for a tiny sliver of pith wood behind the eye to lift .
7 The phenomenon lasted perhaps thirty to forty-five seconds , long enough for a lasting impression to be gained but the phenomenon was very clear and distinct leaving the Woodwards very puzzled by the unexpected sight .
8 The world 's clearest sea water has been recorded in the Weddell Sea in early spring , clear enough for a Secchi disc to be seen at a depth of 79 m ( Gieskes et al . ,
9 She was beginning to feel very hungry , hardly strong enough for a serious talk about religion .
10 A northern sense of identity concentrated by the frustration of spirit that knows it could manage better what its southern overseers only botch is pressure enough for a new drive for progress .
11 In the calculation of moduli , whether the " chain " modulus or the bulk modulus , it has been assumed that the displacements are small enough for a Hookean spring to be the model for the interaction .
12 Which left cash enough for a second-hand cloak in black wool and the button boots in the window — if they fitted .
13 It was just big enough for Angalo and Masklin , and big enough for a terrified Gurder with the two of them pulling on his arms .
14 Workers in a place like Spiralynx can only be organised if there is an explosion of anger and discontent inside the factory strong enough for a large number of workers to take a stand , at the risk of losing their own jobs .
15 On the third attempt James Dougal brought the lifeboat close enough for a heaving line to be thrown to the divers .
16 The likeness was remarkably good , certainly enough for a quick check at Immigration .
17 So much for a daring display of primitive combat !
18 Thank you so very much for a lovely evening on Friday , it really was delightful .
19 The University acts as a magnet not only for a wide range of able students from across the UK , but world-wide .
20 One limitation of this as a punishment is that it may not be very severe — it may imply a moderate loss of profit relative to the collusive agreement — and so may support collusion only for a small set of discount rates .
21 But it is an agreement which is " restrictive of trade " in this sense , that it requires a man to give his services and wares to one person only for a long term of years to the exclusion of all others .
22 Hyde mentions a program that can automatically provide precis of news stories , but does not point out that it can attempt to do this only for a restricted range of stories .
23 If a group wittingly shares an attitude over a relevant issue but does so only for a limited period of time before falling into disarray , it would be difficult to refer to the group as an elite in any meaningful sense since the outcomes would be insignificant .
24 The battle of the Catalaunian Plains was proof that the imperial policy could work , if only for a limited period of time .
25 However he remained with the Wellington unit only for a short time before being posted to Control Office duties at Luqa .
26 Whether or not these jobs were available only for a short period of time , they were regarded by their holders as temporary .
27 But they do , they get paid a lot of money but only for a short period of time .
28 It seems that Gainsborough produced such works as favours for important clients , but only for a short period in his career , later preferring oil on paper for smaller portraits of this sort .
29 Only for a short period in the mid-1980s , when commodity prices and demand for semi-conductors slumped , did Malaysia risk hitting its borrowing ceiling .
30 The City of London Police ( who are responsible only for a square mile at the centre of London ) are controlled by a committee of elected councillors .
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