Example sentences of "[adv prt] for a [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
| 2 | So the search is on for a more durable , ‘ horizontal ’ resistance to a variety of races of a pest . |
| 3 | The second is how to elicit people 's preferences , and though score sheets , questionnaires and semantic difference scales have been widely used , the search is still on for a more effective method ( Propst and Buyhoff , 1980 ) . |
| 4 | Oh she 's alright , she just had double nappies on for a very long time |
| 5 | It seemed to go on for a very long time . |
| 6 | You 're talking about some forms of abuse which went on for a very very long time indeed to pull the average up like that . |
| 7 | They get typically twice or two and a half times the salaries that our people get and that 's being going on for a very long time . |
| 8 | ‘ I should love to see them sometime , ’ said Charles , ‘ but I wonder if I might sit down for a little ? |
| 9 | Anyone who seems suitable will receive an informal visit and then come down for a more formal interview . ’ |
| 10 | These simply involve inviting a handful of neighbours in for a fairly informal plate-on-your-lap spaghetti meal . |
| 11 | But if you went over the hill , after school time , then you were in for a fairly rough time the other end , you were challenged and all sorts of things . |
| 12 | A paint-effect wall makes a beautiful backdrop , whether you try your hand at sponging or go in for a more adventurous colour-wash finish . |
| 13 | We 're in for a very difficult time and we must be prepared for it . |
| 14 | Holiday parks in which you can camp , or stay in a chalet or caravan are now remarkably good — so much so that if you have n't tried this kind of holiday for a few years you could be in for a very pleasant surprise . |
| 15 | Dorrainge was in for a very big shock . |
| 16 | Either that , or he was in for a very sticky evening indeed . |
| 17 | As environmental health officers become more aware of the implications of poor canopy design , manufacture and maintenance , and their own staffing levels and training improve , many kitchen operators are in for a very rude and expensive awakening ( in most cases the cost of replacing an inefficient system is considerably higher than fitting that same system from the outset ) . |
| 18 | ‘ Mr Adam Burns , you 're in for a very long wait ! ’ |
| 19 | She might be in for a long wait : Bella did n't break her routine for anyone . |
| 20 | Besides , what makes you think I 'm in for a long wait ? ’ |
| 21 | John spends every spare moment watching Swift Tuttle , as it rockets past the earth , knowing that on its next return , mankind may be in for a much closer encounter . |
| 22 | Make no mistake , you 're in for a really hard time , and it 's not made any easier by the baddies who wander across the screen . |
| 23 | After the first couple of minutes I thought we were going to be in for a really entertaining game . |
| 24 | erm If United can play as well as they did this afternoon and Oldham perform as well as we know they can , we 're in for a really tremendous game of football . |
| 25 | I 'd lastly like to say a thank you to Kevin , because I think , as a man , it is obviously more difficult for him to broach this subject , and he 's been pursuing this through APEX through for a very long time , and has worked extremely hard , so I 'd like to say thank you to him , and thank you to you now for taking the message back home . |
| 26 | ‘ You could let Rose take over for a little . ’ |
| 27 | The expense of necessary heating and drying is not only considerable , but is ultimately hopeless — it is not a tax which in any way augments a person 's living standards , but , like protection money , merely staves off for a little longer an absolute loss . |
| 28 | With no back-up flap system the aeroplane is set up for a slightly flatter flapless approach at 130 knots . |
| 29 | That victory set the Swede up for a seemingly difficult task against the 6th seed Wheaton , who had beaten Edberg 's former doubles partner Anders Jarryd , in the other semi-final , 6–3 , 6–4 . |
| 30 | ‘ I developed the pin curl looks about two years ago and have since changed the technique by dressing the hair more with back-combing and pinning it up for a more avant-garde finish . |