Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Paddock grazing ’ , in which the grassland is divided into small paddocks , grazed hard for a short period and then rested for up to three weeks , is a very good system for the control of parasite worms , the life cycle of which is broken during the rest periods . |
| 32 | When each Evangelist recorded the stories about Jesus he did so for a particular purpose . |
| 33 | She went up to the bedroom to see Anna and they spoke together for a long time . ’ |
| 34 | FARMERS voted yesterday for a tough licensing system to curb straw burning , after complaints about smoke pollution at the end of this year 's harvest . |
| 35 | Boro battled well for a hard-earned point in a poor game and they remain six points behind Cambridge but with four games in hand . |
| 36 | She competed successfully for a post-doctoral research fellowship at one of the less fashionable women 's colleges . |
| 37 | ‘ After paying for the carpet we still had enough for a small celebration . ’ |
| 38 | But the court chairman , Valery Zorkin , left yesterday for a two-week trip to the United States . |
| 39 | Supertop ran well for a long way in the season 's opener at Doncaster . |
| 40 | I prefer the consistent VIKING ROCKET , who ran well for a long way behind Captain Dibble in the Scottish National at Ayr . |
| 41 | All the work in connection with these facilities was carried out in Hong Kong and the cost thereof was included in the sub-licence fee unless a customer asked specifically for a separate invoice . |
| 42 | On my first visit , we sat together for a long time , talking of this and that . |
| 43 | From Pforta in 1864 he went to the University of Bonn to read classical philology and theology , but he stayed only for a single year . |
| 44 | Martha stood patiently for a long time while her mother tried one dress after another on her , hoping to find a colour that made her skin seem paler and a cut that disguised her skeletal proportions . |
| 45 | They sat there for a long time , drinking their milk , gazing out at the grey drizzle while the Bārakotes told them stories about their home in the south , about the brightly coloured saris that the women wear , about the bazaars , and all the shops and stalls with beads and bangles , oranges , lemons , spices , chilli . |
| 46 | Sat there for a long time , her mind blank . |
| 47 | She sat there for a long time rocking backwards and forwards and giving herself up to howling , letting her gasps for breath shake her to pieces and leave her shuddering . |
| 48 | ‘ Oh , dear , ’ Sophie said inadequately , then sat silently for a long minute . |
| 49 | Katherine sat silently for a long moment , her eyes growing perceptibly wider , the colour draining from her cheeks . |
| 50 | She stayed there for a long time . |
| 51 | He stayed there for a long time . |
| 52 | He stayed there for a long time , until he was sure that the dogs had gone , then he came out . |
| 53 | She stood there for a long time , thinking the whole thing out . |