Example sentences of "[vb pp] for a [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Prost had come cheap — virtually free for the first year — and Niki had re-signed for a very large sum indeed .
2 It 's been arranged for a very long time . ’
3 The author craves to be forgiven for a very brief self-quotation in illustration of this from a work of his own :
4 It seems that human attention can only be sustained for a very limited time by any subject , even the prospects of its own destruction .
5 The constable was treated for a badly bruised nose at Broomfield Hospital , Chelmsford .
6 Unkindly , I laughed and told him that that sounded just about the worst idea I had heard for a very long time .
7 We were sitting there waiting to hear what the guy at the other end of the phone thought about it and he came back saying , It 's the worst thing anyone here has heard for a very long time — actually I think he was a little more abusive than that , but he went on — I do n't like it and I do n't know anyone else who would .
8 We were sitting there waiting to hear what the guy at the other end of the phone thought about it and he came back saying , It 's the worst thing anyone here has heard for a very long time — actually I think he was a little more abusive than that , but he went on — I do n't like it and I do n't know anyone else who would .
9 As Minister of Defence between 1955 and 1957 , Zhukov had vigorously pressed for a less onerous regime of Party supervision and for greater General Staff autonomy in military — technical matters .
10 Charlie could have wished for a more cloudy night .
11 All other lorries will have to steer clear of streets originally designed for a more traditional form of transport .
12 Compressors in heat pumps need to give high efficiency over a wide range of operating temperatures , but those developed for refrigeration tend to be designed for a comparatively narrow range .
13 But then he had already had enough to keep him and many others occupied for a very long time .
14 Nor can any general law of ‘ radicalisation as a result of mobilisation ’ be regarded as valid solely on the basis of the war 's impact : we may recall that at the end of the First World War the electorate voted for a substantially Conservative Parliament , albeit under the leadership of Lloyd George , the wartime Prime Minister .
15 Bevin , impressed by Soviet intransigence during the foreign ministers ' conference at the end of 1947 , decided that the time had come for a more overt display of Western unity .
16 Yet ironically , recent government policies have created a situation where more and more prisoners serving life and other long sentences have rather less to lose , for it has now been decreed that various categories of serious offender will not normally be considered for parole , or not considered for a very long time ( see Chapter 6 ) .
17 It was built relatively late , between 1844 and 1845 , and destined for a relatively short working life , but it did provide a good deal of employment for several decades .
18 They had the easy familiarity of two people who knew each other very well indeed , and had done for a very long time .
19 It was something he had not felt for a very long time .
20 In the spring of 1976 I decided to act on a need I had felt for a very long time .
21 It has been suggested that the starkness of early Wesleyan theology made for a rather close match , with local preachers assuming something of the role of conjurer .
22 But to see the delight on the players ' faces on their return to the headquarters marquee after each day 's match for a glass or two of DB export and sumptuous food made for a highly successful occasion .
23 Mind you , the combination of a few too many pints before the game and only being able to see about 3/4 of the pitch would n't have made for a very comprehensive report anyway !
24 Eleven tricks made for a very good score , as several other declarers had actually contrived to go off in the same contract .
25 Larger family size alone usually made for a very different situation from that of a grandchild brought up alone by a grandparent today .
26 It all made for a very happy family wedding .
27 Pierre Le Rue may not have mega sales or an exceptionally large following behind him , but the combination of the band 's musical ability and his stage presence made for a very enjoyable evening .
28 Removing the ‘ job weeds ’ from my life has made for a less stressful lifestyle and I actually look forward to every day .
29 In the Cabinet , Callaghan 's open methods and refusal to countenance conspiracies made for a more harmonious atmosphere than ever prevailed under Harold Wilson ( now Lord Wilson of Rievaulx ) .
30 This has not made for a smoothly running society , whose members all feel part of a common enterprise .
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