Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CONTROVERSIAL plans to redevelop a dilapidated shopping arcade in a town centre have been delayed for at least a year . |
| 2 | WARSAW ( Reuter ) — The Polish Finance Minister , Leszek Balcerowicz , offered Poles a harsh dose of economic austerity yesterday , but said no relief from soaring prices and food queues could be expected for at least a year . |
| 3 | No product is expected for at least a year . |
| 4 | The hearing will take place in Ipswich on April 6 , but a final decision is not expected until at least a month later . |
| 5 | The depth and fervour of public response seriously threatens the stability of a new and uncertain government committed to at least a show of support for the US . |
| 6 | The indications are that this site may have been exploited for at least a year . |
| 7 | This state is characterised by a full differentiation of the individual as a person ( through the ego process ) from objects which can then be valued for their own sake and can be related with in both a giving and receiving fashion . |
| 8 | Each one had missed by at least a yard . |
| 9 | Can you see items on your shelves or in your cabinets which you have not used for at least a year ? |
| 10 | Whether or not there is a bust this year , in the long term China 's prospects are excellent , which could prove the best economic news the world has had for at least a century , and the best news China 's people have ever had . |
| 11 | The polarity of the crystal is preserved for at least a year and , in theory , as long as 10 years after power to the cell is switched off . |
| 12 | But there is a reverse to this , for wider security concerns require that neighbourhood men accomplish community policing equipped with at least a side-arm , sometimes more , flak jacket and baton , as well as personal radio . |
| 13 | The creation of some form of consultative body had been promised since at least a year earlier . |
| 14 | The oldest continuous herd , the Creetown , was founded in 1919 , but the variety was known for at least a century before that , when the feral Ardrossan herd of White Park cattle became extinct in 1820 . |
| 15 | Not that it ever really came up to her expectations , but this year — spending it at the vicarage with Mark and Sophia and her mother — she had hoped for at least a glimpse of Rupert Stonebird . |
| 16 | The three two lurchers and a Staffordshire bull terrier are being cared for now by the RSPCA workers who believe they had n't eaten for at least a month . |
| 17 | She did notice too that Moran was more carelessly dressed than she remembered and had n't shaved for at least a day . |
| 18 | The pipe is then twisted into the fitting and left for at least an hour while the cement ‘ melts ’ the surface of the pipe and the fitting , fusing them together . |
| 19 | I said ( having gushed for at least an hour ) , I 'm talking too much . |
| 20 | This work will not be done in a vacuum , but for a problem that has existed for at least a lifetime a few more months of thought might lead to better outcomes , and ones that will be more readily accepted . |
| 21 | And if in fact we have n't got anything and we 've advertised in the Yellow Pages , Evening Press , we 've advertised in in quite a number of other er bridal magazines , but have we got information as to the the the benefits derived from each one of those ? |
| 22 | Driving licences and permits — All drivers must be at least 21 years of age ( 23 in Greece ) and must produce a valid national driving licence , held for at least a year , when taking delivery of the car . |