Example sentences of "[adv] and for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rate of economic growth in Britain slowed down and for a period was in absolute decline . |
| 2 | Halling had to wait until the 1939–45 war when a military bridge was erected and a road laid down and for a few years the people of Wouldham and Halling were able to move freely between the villages , which was a great asset to the people of Wouldham who used the bridge to get to work on this side of the river , but it was certainly the death knell of the ferry . |
| 3 | I peered down and for a moment believed that I had come on Percy Bysshe Shelley . |
| 4 | However , on May 31 there were reports of widespread support among civil servants and soldiers for the military rulers to step down and for a rapid handover of power to a civilian government . |
| 5 | The hijackers jumped down and for a minute it looked as if they were going to try to fight their way out . |
| 6 | She had set off from Margate before eight o'clock and for a short time she fell asleep in his arms . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh ! ’ said Fenella and stood still and clasped her hands together and for a moment forgot entirely about being in danger in the house of an ancient and evil sorcerer . |
| 8 | Ramsey was sent to two dames ' schools in succession but learnt so little that his parents took him away and for a year he was taught at home by his mother . |
| 9 | The Ford driver gave nothing away and for a moment it looked as if there would be a confrontation with a juggernaut coming from London . |
| 10 | The amendment by an expatriate Scot , George Cunningham ( Labour , Islington ) , by ensuring that a 40 per cent vote of the electorate ( not simply of those voting ) would have to be achieved for a devolution bill to go through and for a repeal order not to be tabled , made devolution , at least for Wales , virtually an impossibility . |
| 11 | His lace assumes a natural look he 's able to sit up and breathe more normally and for a time seems well My dear Dr Dunstaple , perhaps you could explain to us why , if the symptoms are caused , as you seem to believe , by damage to the lungs or by a poison circulating in the blood and depressing the action of the heart … why it 's possible that these symptoms should thus be suspended by an injection of warm water holding a little salt in solution ? " |
| 12 | One is to see if adventurous buying , lavish displays and good service ( which includes opening until 7pm and for a half-day on Sunday ) will galvanise the public . |
| 13 | The figures for black youngsters excluded indefinitely and for a fixed period were also above average . |
| 14 | His eyes narrowed dangerously and for a split-second Polly held her breath . |
| 15 | So unless your customer is particularly devious , and is good at it , the chances are that he can be found quite quickly and for a reasonable fee . |
| 16 | Rose tried to throw her off and for a moment they became an indistinguishable tangle of clawing arms and jerking feet . |
| 17 | He looked at the photo , and then he looked at Carl carefully and for a long time . |
| 18 | Then he looked up and for a moment he was so amazed that he forgot the misery . |
| 19 | I wake up and for a moment I think I 'm at home or at Caroline 's . |
| 20 | Perhaps , but temporarily and for a well-attested reason . |
| 21 | The estimate allows for increasing incidence around middle age or later and for a much higher incidence among those who are physically disabled than among the able-bodied . |
| 22 | Generally though , use special effects cautiously and for a specific purpose . |
| 23 | Passive verbs are sometimes necessary , but they should be used sparingly and for a purpose . |
| 24 | He smiled reassuringly and for a moment his expression softened . |
| 25 | He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings . |
| 26 | And , lastly , if you went into space and you really went very fast and for a long , long time , would you ever reach an edge ? |
| 27 | So there is a steady blossoming of congregations ( such as the Chinese Christian Churches in London , Birmingham and Oxford ) initiated by and for a particular ethnic minority group . |
| 28 | Instead , she sits there and for a moment contemplates the prospect of her party , the gathering of her guests . |
| 29 | It was not like Karr to use his privilege so crudely and for a moment he had been concerned by his friend 's behaviour . |
| 30 | But then the alien disease , like a parasite , takes hold again and for a time destroys everything in its path : all hope , all trust , all honesty , all love , all relationships . |