Example sentences of "[vb infin] for [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I began to realise that life like this could not last for ever and so I asked to go back to the Cheshire Home for a holiday . |
| 32 | After all , hinges do n't last for ever and it 's not as if they were trying to cram a bulky parcel through a small space , just a slim package . |
| 33 | But unfortunately this did not last for long as we came to a narrow , shallow strip of the river . |
| 34 | The practices did not last for long and soon we were off . |
| 35 | But it can not last for long because at this level our exporters ca n't compete for sales across the Atlantic . |
| 36 | The other countries in Central America and the Caribbean will account for less than 10% of total energy demand growth . |
| 37 | In most developed countries , cooking would account for less than 5 per cent of national energy consumption . |
| 38 | Lotus Development Corp president Jim Manzi says that the company 's flagship 1-2-3 spreadsheet may account for less than 50% of total revenues this quarter , for the first time in the company 's history — it accounted for 74% in 1991 ; he also says that lower marketing and development costs should allow the company to deliver an operating margin of 15% to 18% next year . |
| 39 | A year ago , applications software made up less than half Microsoft 's sales ; this year it will account for more than 60% . |
| 40 | Contemporary observers were quite clear that the modest decline in marriage around 1870 could not account for more than 10 per cent of the fall in births ( Yule 1906 ) . |
| 41 | As regards content , the convention established that , where practicable , a majority of European works should be screened ; as regards advertising , it established that advertisements should not account for more than 15 per cent of daily transmission time . |
| 42 | Holdings of unlisted shares must not account for more than 15 per cent of total investment . |
| 43 | The British-based company is working on a nifty two-seater convertible that will retail for less than £10,000 . |