Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [modal v] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following such treatment , there was a significant change in the numbers of these organisms in the patients ' bowels and this change could last for many weeks or months , during which time the patient continued to improve . |
| 2 | This preserve will keep for three months . |
| 3 | This course should last for three weeks — if a monthly period occurs during this time , the pessaries should be continued throughout the period . |
| 4 | As well as advising on death duties and acting as executor of wills , this division will provide for those who need help in managing their own affairs , arrange retirement benefits and advise on tax reduction . |
| 5 | The process of completion and deepening of this Community will continue for many years into the future . |
| 6 | This development will call for detailed research in order to establish clearly and unambiguously the skills and understandings testified by a given level of achievement . |
| 7 | This locomotive will stay for one week only . |
| 8 | This argument will run for some years . |
| 9 | While this method may work for some differences , it will not be sufficient to account for major variations in a word 's pronunciation such as the — and , or for — and . |
| 10 | This realignment may last for 9 to 12 months , depending on the health of the child and whether the domestic arrangements for caring for the child are resolved . |
| 11 | This belief will call for radical changes in employment , management and corporate strategy . |
| 12 | The amount of work required to obtain this information may be inferred from knowing that this project will run for 9 years and cost 100 million US dollars . |
| 13 | This scheme would call for 10 hydroelectric plants along a 1,000 km stretch of river and would be one of the largest ever hydro-electric undertakings . |
| 14 | This production would run for six months , if not a year . |