Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Americans and British , intent on not getting stuck in the town , wandered in and out talking of electricity and sanitation , then said they would send a few soldiers for a short time . |
| 2 | Nevertheless physicists have known about these effects for a long time ; indeed , measurements of splitting using radio frequency techniques ( with correspondingly low-energy photons ) provided the first direct evidence of non-spherical nuclei . |
| 3 | ‘ They will also prevent me from selling these pieces for a long time to come ’ , he said . |
| 4 | And that 's rather a pity because we 've been doing these holidays for a long time now , and I think , those people have enjoyed themselves ? |
| 5 | Do n't ask a babysitter to look after several children for a long time — for example , a whole day . |
| 6 | Hundreds and hundredal arrangements persisted in most areas for a long time , eventually emerging as the administrative units of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries ( until 1974 ) . |
| 7 | Mr. Charles Vaughan took on the role until 1961 when Micky Watson assumed both halves for a short time until the arrival of Mr. G.T. Edwards as Secretary , on an honorarium of £200 per annum . |