Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [vb infin] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the County Court grants a new lease to the tenant it may do so for a period not exceeding 14 years . |
| 2 | That light rain will soon clear away tomorrow morning and it 'll brighten up for a time . |
| 3 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
| 4 | ‘ I would roll over on my ankle and it would pop out for a few seconds and click back in again ’ . |
| 5 | The Government warned that it would apply only for a short period . |
| 6 | If the hull is tilted to the right it will steer to the left whilst it will veer right for a leftward tilt . |
| 7 | It will go on for a long time but lost it is already . ’ |
| 8 | History shows it can go on for a long time , as deficits and surpluses did during the golden age before the First World War . |