Example sentences of "for [prep] [adv] a [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Direct sampling of the dust at various landing sites has indicated that it extends downwards for at least a metre or so . |
| 2 | Leigh says : ‘ I honestly thought I was going to be on my own for at least a decade but I did n't know the Twiglet was going to come on the scene . |
| 3 | Dried mushrooms keep for at least a year and 75g/3oz is equivalent to 450g/1lb of fresh ones . |
| 4 | The polarity of the crystal is preserved for at least a year and , in theory , as long as 10 years after power to the cell is switched off . |
| 5 | He also promised unilaterally to reduce Soviet strategic nuclear warheads to 5,000 , rather than to 6,000 as required under the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ( START ) [ see pp. 38320-21 ] ; challenged the USA to open negotiations to effect deeper cuts , i.e. a further 50 per cent reduction , in the strategic nuclear arsenal of both countries ; and called on the USA to join the Soviet Union in imposing a ban on nuclear testing for at least a year and to renounce the " no first use " nuclear strategy . |
| 6 | Meditate for at least a minute and longer if you can manage it . |
| 7 | Thirty-six of these families ( 44 per cent ) had lived in Wigston for at least a century and fifteen or sixteen ( 20 per cent ) had been there for 200 years or more . |
| 8 | A 2.25 cu m ( 500 gallon ) cesspool could fill up in as little as a week with a family of four living in the house ; a 18 cu m cesspool would last for at least a month and is the minimum size recommended . |
| 9 | The men had been dead for at least a week and speculation is mounting that they had suffocated after locking themselves in the container . |
| 10 | It reminded me how quiet my rocky tooth had been for at least a week or two now … |
| 11 | I sat in my pew and heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half . |