Example sentences of "[verb] for most of " in BNC.
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| 1 | There they will remain for most of April , at least one of the pair on guard at all times on the loch in order to ward off any attempted ‘ take-over ’ , perhaps by young pairs who have n't been able to locate a suitable breeding site . |
| 2 | Both teams 's lack of scoring power always threatened a goalless draw and there was little to suggest the deadlock would be broken for most of the match . |
| 3 | He led for most of the first 60 laps but was forced to make a tyre change . |
| 4 | However , probably his best performance was in the Hennessy Cognac Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown where he led for most of the trip before tiring and finishing fourth behind subsequent Cheltenham hero Jodami , Chatam and General Idea . |
| 5 | She led for most of the way at a terrific pace with Cardwell doggedly staying in touch before making a last-ditch effort in the final 25 metres . |
| 6 | But Carl Prean may not be accommodated on one issue , the exclusion of German Bundesliga results , which account for most of his successes . |
| 7 | Those saying they would ‘ definitely ’ vote number 82 per cent of the total sample and probably account for most of those who will actually go to the polls during today . |
| 8 | In addition there are rehearsals , which account for most of the time spent on music . |
| 9 | This third type is the dominant constituent of the main cloud and also account for most of the opacity . |
| 10 | As levels with ν > 0 are normally not significantly populated , these bands account for most of the intensity in an absorption spectrum . |
| 11 | Not surprisingly , product sales account for most of the transaction applications , with sales of greeting cards , shoes , financial services , car accessories , furnishings and clothes being the among the most popular . |
| 12 | Stretchy long tube skirts are an alternative , but they too are impractical : if you sit for most of the day you will undoubtedly get knee-bagging , and they are not flattering to most posteriors . |
| 13 | Stretchy long tube skirts are an alternative , but they too are impractical : if you sit for most of the day you will undoubtedly get knee-bagging , and they are not flattering to most posteriors . |
| 14 | An internal inquiry has been carried out by Ealing social services , in whose area Christopher lived for most of the last weeks of his life , but no serious professional errors were found . |
| 15 | She can rarely have travelled , for example , more than fifteen miles from Brackley , Northamptonshire , where she lived for most of her twenty-four years . |
| 16 | He lived for most of the time at his family seat at Laxton Hall , Northamptonshire , with his wife and only daughter , and frequented St. Saviour 's Church for the Deaf in London . |
| 17 | He was Charles Longuet Higgins , who was born in Turvey Abbey in 1806 and lived for most of his life in the family home . |
| 18 | Aislabie , who lived for most of his adult life at Lee Place , Eltham , Kent , and at East Park Place , Regent 's Park , died at this latter residence 2 June 1842 . |
| 19 | She and her husband lived for most of their married life in Oxshott , Surrey , moving later to Golders Green . |
| 20 | At the Lefevre there were only four oils , including Fishing Canoe ( Colour Plate XVII ) and Banana Plantation ( Colour Plate XVI ) , both priced at forty guineas , twice the sum asked for most of the thirty-eight watercolours . |
| 21 | And the same goes for most of the members of the club . ’ |
| 22 | Yes , erm , I had in mind that , is there a seconder to that ? my own view is that erm , and that goes for most of the way for dealing with the problem , but I think it would be appropriate for this committee to make it clear that erm , any extension of the maximum aggregate for the current financial year will be met by an appropriate reduction or a corresponding reduction in the expenditure for ninety four ninety five , erm and I 'm not certain that that 's absolutely clear to the public or indeed to all members of |
| 23 | MAI Systems Corp , the Irvine , California maker of small business computers that just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection ( CI No 2,147 ) , listed $26.1m in assets and $145.0m in liabilities ; Brooke Group Ltd , which is controlled by MAI chairman Bennett LeBow , owns 82.3% of MAI 's voting securities ; the largest unsecured creditor listed in the filing was Chemical Trust Co. of California , trustee for $40m of 11.75% senior subordinated debentures ; the obligations listed for most of the other creditors were mostly for $4m or less . |
| 24 | A phased return of responsibility from the army to the civilian police was begun in 1976 and had been completed for most of the region by early 1977 . |
| 25 | Most of the fen drains for most of the time are somewhere in between these two extremes making the whole business a little undecided . |
| 26 | The stormclouds that had been threatening to unload for most of the week finally opened their hatches on Saturday afternoon . |
| 27 | The seascape , dominated for most of the year by grey sky , grey sea , brown sand , was splashed with bright colours today : a white motor-boat whining past dragging a water-skier in a brilliant orange wet suit ; a wind-surfer 's sail bellying out in blue and red stripes , silver heart-shaped helium balloons joggling above the slow-moving crowds ; women in egg-yolk yellow , lime green , shocking pink … . |
| 28 | When their prey species are inactive , cats may as well save energy , because they are unlikely to be successful in hunting , and so they rest and sleep for most of the day . |
| 29 | Moreover , the P cepacia problem has emerged at the same time as social networks have developed between adult patients with CF , and their families ; many individuals have derived great mutual benefit from these contacts , which provide for most of their social activity . |
| 30 | Even for severely ill patients a good long term outlook can be expected for most of those undergoing transplantation ; the overall survival of 70% at a mean of 69 months for those discharged from hospital after such an operation compares favourably with the long term results of cardiac transplantation worldwide . |