Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [adv] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | It recommends formula milk be heated in volumes of at least 4 oz and that 8 oz bottles should not be heated for more than 45 seconds . |
| 2 | ( In fact it is Grade II starred because it has been inhabited for more than 1,000 years . ) |
| 3 | All these variables , however , were similar to those of normal subjects in the 15 patients re-evaluated after 12 months of gluten free diet as well as in the 35 patients who were treated for more than one year , who were all in clinical , biochemical , and histological remission . |
| 4 | However there are a number of important controlling factors : firstly , the subject fixates centrally ( usually he has to report a digit which is presented in order to confirm this central fixation ) ; secondly , the stimulus is exposed for less than 200 milliseconds to avoid eye movement ; thirdly , the visual angle of the stimuli from the fixation point should be between 2.5° and 5° ( otherwise , confounding effects occur ) . |
| 5 | Should your flight be delayed for more than two hours after the scheduled departure time , Enterprise will provide the following : |
| 6 | He called a meeting of senior Cabinet members and energy ministers in an attempt to get agreement on the proposed white paper on energy , which has been delayed for more than two months . |
| 7 | Later concerning pedestrians , she hopes that a pedestrian requiring an eight second gap to cross a stream of 600 veh/hr will not be delayed for more than 30 seconds . |
| 8 | Ethiopia , whose independence was recognized by the European colonial powers in 1896 , was dominated for more than 50 years ( apart from the period of the Italian occupation from 1936 to 1941 ) by Haile Selassie , who was regent , then King and eventually Emperor until his deposition in 1974 . |
| 9 | Nu was incarcerated for more than four years . |
| 10 | The former Pakistani and Northamptonshire fast bowler was quizzed for more than three hours by detectives at Chelsea after the woman , who has not been named , made a complaint . |
| 11 | It was a bit cross ( and told the Germans so ) when Germany seemed to think it could have a debate about whether Turkey , a NATO member , was entitled to the benefits of the same collective security which Germany has enjoyed for more than four decades . |
| 12 | If you order this program along with NEOPAINT , our professional paint package ( Code : 10460 ) you would have all your DTP problems solved for less than 100.00 for the registered versions . |
| 13 | Example — a vessel insured for $1,500 and following a major casualty it becomes clear that it can not be repaired for less than $1,700 . |
| 14 | The time required for an eye movement is approximately 150 msecs , and so if the stimulus is presented for less than 150 msecs we can be certain that the image is projected only to one hemisphere directly . |
| 15 | The time required for an eye movement is approximately 150 msecs , and so if the stimulus is presented for less than 150 msecs we can be certain that the image is projected only to one hemisphere directly . |
| 16 | Swansea 's Clement will train for the first time since being sidelined for more than six weeks with a stress fracture of the shin . |
| 17 | A 'sell alongside " clause , whereby any offer made for more than 30% or 50% of the shares should be extended to all members , may be appropriate . |
| 18 | The OFT will look at why a cartridge which trade sources say can be made for less than £10 can cost up to £65 . |
| 19 | If the first order is made for less than eight weeks however the balance of this period may be taken up by the second or subsequent orders . |
| 20 | and if er , what they 're trying to do is so that you work say twenty three hours the class contact , you , you ca n't be averaged for more than two hours a week , so you need twenty three hours for the first two terms |
| 21 | If orders are sought for more than one child in the same family , a separate form must be completed for each child . |
| 22 | In this case , a row started over land worth £3.5 million being possibly resold for more than £30 million once the development potential of the closed factory sites had been realised . |
| 23 | If the tenancy was granted for less than seven years , the landlord is , by law , responsible for the repair of the structure and exterior of the dwelling and for keeping in repair and proper working order any basins , sinks , baths , and other sanitary installations , and any installations for supplying gas , water , electricity , for heating water , and for space heating . |
| 24 | For a tenant to claim the benefits of the Act he must show that his tenancy is of a house , that it was originally granted for more than twenty-one years , that the rent payable is less than two-thirds of its rateable value , and that the rateable value is itself not in excess of certain modest limits . |
| 25 | Most have experienced a growth in medium-term lending ( loans granted for more than three years ) , a greater reliance on interest-bearing deposits and increased international banking business . |
| 26 | In recent years it has become the practice in leases granted for more than five years or so to contain some machinery for enabling the rent to be reviewed , either continuously or at periodic intervals . |
| 27 | At least , something which has not been seen for more than 20 years . |
| 28 | With the disposal of the eight Lilley subsidiaries now completed , Price Waterhouse reported that employment has been secured for more than 70 per cent of the Lilley Group 's 2,800 employees . |
| 29 | Village fetes , car boot sales and occasional markets are exempt because they are used for less than five days in any five consecutive weeks . |
| 30 | To describe this as sewing is perhaps slightly flattering to the bird , for the silken thread is never used for more than one stitch at a time . |