Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb base] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I feel better about the market now than I have for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 2 | ‘ I saw Everton more times in the last few months of last season than I have for a long time . ’ |
| 3 | So erm I 'm looking forward to this season much more than I have for a long time , so I ca n't wait , wherever I end up , we 'll have to see , but erm I 'm looking forward to it anyway . |
| 4 | ‘ It is important for the children to be medically fit to go , so I ask for a full report from their doctors , ’ says Dr Holmes-Smith . |
| 5 | If you hope for a better world then maybe if you try hard enough , it can be achieved . |
| 6 | Bear in mind however , that if you opt for a natural wood finish your mistakes will all be seen ! |
| 7 | The rules on incorrect scores are simple and Draconian : if you sign for a score which is lower than your actual score you are disqualified ; if you sign for a higher score than your actual , the higher score stands . |
| 8 | If you go for a Black Orc Mob you 'll be able to include Black Orc characters too and this is well worthwhile if you 're worried by animosity or by your army 's generally low leadership levels . |
| 9 | And yet if you go for a top job in the city or anywhere an and start talking in the southern dialect they 'll you . |
| 10 | If you go for a ten year fix , Bank of Scotland are doing it at about eight point nine nine . |
| 11 | The price you see is the price you pay — even if you wait for a late booking ! |
| 12 | If you wait for a few minutes , and it really can be that long , you might be surprised to discover that Windows un-freezes of its own accord . |
| 13 | If you work for a large company , with plenty of in-house techies to repair a computer if it goes wrong , or you are competent — and confident — enough to fix it yourself , then you could be justified in buying cheap and taking a risk . |
| 14 | If you work for a large commercial firm , you will almost certainly be involved in this . |
| 15 | And if you think for a single moment that there 's going to be a repeat of tonight then think again . |
| 16 | But if you want real change , if you long for a better future for yourself , your family , your community and your country , then read on . |
| 17 | If you care for a relative or close friend on a long-term basis and feel unable to return to full-time work it may still be possible to make alternative arrangements in order to work for one or more days or nights a week . |
| 18 | If we go for a single currency because we wish to protect , above all , the position of the City of London — still the premier financial centre of Europe — and if we also concede ground on foreign policy , in terms of majority decision making , and on defence policy by creating effectively a defence community , and if we allow the Commission to issue visitors ' visas , we shall be on a slippery slope . |
| 19 | If we allow for a stochastic element in lifetime income , then individuals may respond rather differently , having for example a lower propensity to consume out of windfall or ‘ entrepreneurial ’ gains . |
| 20 | If you entertain a lot you may well prefer to have your kitchen separate from the dining area , unless you opt for a large and deliberately-for-dining kitchen . |
| 21 | We know , too , that we exist in the fourth dimension , time , because we live for a certain number of years ; besides , the fact that we can move in three dimensions implies our existence in the fourth , because movement requires time . |
| 22 | The three tenants evicted this afternoon are staying with friends while they search for a new home . |
| 23 | The three major schemes — the Library of Congress Classification Scheme , the Universal Decimal Classification Scheme and the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme — are treated in most detail , since they account for a good proportion of classification practice . |
| 24 | Well ca n't you just talk cos it 's not long , just a couple of minutes just talk before you revise for a little while ? |
| 25 | A rest , a quick conflab and we decide to do another twenty miles and reach our tent before we stop for a long rest . |
| 26 | To have self-confidence is great and it helps when you apply for a new job , but to eat up your seed corn because you 're sure all will turn out for the best is foolhardy . |
| 27 | When you shop for a new bed make sure you try out lots of models . |
| 28 | We use the same word for a quality of material things as we use for a bodily sensation . |
| 29 | As we prepare for a new week 's challenges , may we too be contented , for the same reason as Paul , because our relationship with God is one of close fellowship ‘ in ’ Him . |
| 30 | The Liberal Democrat candidate for Caerphilly yells after us as we sprint for a non-political platform . |