Example sentences of "[vb pp] for a [adv] [adj] [noun sg] " 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 | That was calculated for an infinitely long line charge too . |
| 7 | Unkindly , I laughed and told him that that sounded just about the worst idea I had heard for a very long time . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Charlie could have wished for a more cloudy night . |
| 12 | All other lorries will have to steer clear of streets originally designed for a more traditional form of transport . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Terry Empson , director-general of the Historic Housing Association , said Althorp was not only virtually impossible to value but almost certainly unsaleable : ‘ Nobody in their right minds would want a ducal palace designed for an entirely different age . |
| 15 | But then he had already had enough to keep him and many others occupied for a very long time . |
| 16 | Welcome back : The drought is being blamed for an unusually high number of injuries at a traditional cheese rolling competition . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 ) . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | They had the easy familiarity of two people who knew each other very well indeed , and had done for a very long time . |
| 22 | It was something he had not felt for a very long time . |
| 23 | In the spring of 1976 I decided to act on a need I had felt for a very long time . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 ! |
| 27 | Eleven tricks made for a very good score , as several other declarers had actually contrived to go off in the same contract . |
| 28 | Larger family size alone usually made for a very different situation from that of a grandchild brought up alone by a grandparent today . |
| 29 | It all made for a very happy family wedding . |
| 30 | 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 . |