Example sentences of "and for a [adj] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems as certain as anything can be that the absolute numbers of the old , and for a long time also their number relative to the whole population , will be far higher in future than anything experienced in the past . |
| 2 | It was the most exciting , extraordinary experience he had ever had , and for a long time afterwards he would bend any ear he could find on the subject . |
| 3 | I attended the funeral and for a long time afterwards we , as a family , used to take flowers to the grave . |
| 4 | All models are supplied with a large 50 litre capacity solid grass box and for a limited period only this offer includes a 9in ( 23cm ) comfort trimmer to provide a perfect edge to your lawn or finish off difficult areas to reach . |
| 5 | In April , a month after the ‘ moderate ’ right had come together in the ominously powerful and well-financed form of the CEDA , local elections provided encouragement both for the right and for a Radical Party now hungry for power . |
| 6 | She joined in their laughing and talking , and for a short time almost forgot her shame . |
| 7 | Once it had dispersed , Bunting was allowed to hold a meeting in the Diamond and for a short time afterwards there was tension as rival groups of teenagers faced each other , but police and DCAC stewards persuaded them to disperse before any trouble broke out . |
| 8 | The basic Income Support rate , including allowances for two people , their dependent children and the family or lone parent premium , from April 1991 are as follows : for a couple with two children under 11 is £97.30 per week , and for a lone parent over 18 with one child under 11 £63.05 per week . |
| 9 | For external use a moisture content of perhaps 20 per cent may be suitable , for an unheated building about 15 per cent , and for a steam-heated environment about 8 or 10 per cent . |