Example sentences of "for [prep] [adv] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For at least a decade after 1906 relations between the police and headmen were often poor . |
| 2 | Both before the adoption of the principle in the 1945 Family Allowance Act and for at least a decade after its implementation , some women 's organisations were either positively hostile or dis-tinctly lukewarm in their attitudes . |
| 3 | It is always a good idea to keep cakes for at least a day before cutting them to allow the contents to settle . |
| 4 | No problem whatsoever because even their current s The new system they 've adopted allows for P R for at least a quarter of the MPs that are being returned . |
| 5 | Self reported constipation for at least a quarter of the time was more common in whomen who had had hysterectomies than controls ( at 25–49 years , 20% v 9% , NS ; at 50–69 years , 22% v 8% , p<0.025 ) . |
| 6 | The fungi wait for at least a couple of characters to enter before they attack . |
| 7 | One thing we did discuss at committee but I think it ought to be put to the A G M we discussed the increase in the cost of er , admission erm we held our prices down for at least a couple of years we had a heavy outlay on cushions I do feel that erm we ought to put in to the meeting what we discussed at committee that be raised from two fifty and one twenty five to three pounds and two pounds for the concessions including students and erm the youngsters . |
| 8 | They 'd settle for at least a couple of days . |
| 9 | er to go right the way through to Venice and you 've got to stay at Venice for at least a couple of days so oh and it , er , I think er , you 're talking about two thousand at least just for that four days , you know ? |
| 10 | Such a change of emphasis and the need for at least a reduction in the rate of increase of energy consumption in agriculture would require quite different policies . |
| 11 | Kate asked idly , striving for at least a semblance of normality between them . |
| 12 | Third , the plasma has to retain its energy for at least a second in order that enough reactions take place to deliver more energy than was consumed in setting the system up . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | For at least a month before Christmas we were subjected to an endless barrage of ads for fattening festive foods . |
| 16 | ACTOR Mickey Rourke has been separated from his model wife for at least a month by her drug habit . |
| 17 | ACTOR Mickey Rourke has been separated from his model wife for at least a month by her drug habit . |
| 18 | At the weekend , Ankara revealed plans to divert the water for at least a month from January 13 to begin filling the huge Ataturk dam . |
| 19 | Unless you can arrange for someone to come and stay with you for at least a month after your operation , you will not be able to cope . |
| 20 | It is very laborious and time-consuming , involving the researcher full-time for at least a matter of months , and sometimes years . |
| 21 | He should stay for at least a season in the Premier League . |
| 22 | Any good old-fashioned butcher will tell you that beef and lamb must be hung , in a cold store , for at least a week to 10 days . |
| 23 | I thought we were good for at least a point with our second-half display . ’ |
| 24 | Once the fire is out , turn off the heat source and leave the pan to cool for at least an hour before attempting to move it . |
| 25 | The strips were initially placed under 1.0 g resting tension and allowed to equilibrate for at least an hour before the start of experiments . |
| 26 | Meanwhile , in spite of increasing requests in Parliament for at least an inquiry into family allowances schemes , the government did nothing , on the grounds that they ‘ were not aware of the widespread desire among [ employers and workers ] for a system of this kind ’ ( House of Commons Debates , Vol. 345 , col. 40 ) . |