Example sentences of "[pron] for [adj] and a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But nothing prepares you for four and a half hours climbing up crumbling ice . |
| 2 | Only three housewives had paid domestic help at the time of the interview : two for six hours a week and one for five and a half hours a fortnight . |
| 3 | The Judge held that George was responsible for instigating the crime and jailed him for four and a half years . |
| 4 | ‘ We have watched him for three and a half years and see nothing . |
| 5 | Jailing him for three and a half years Judge Richard Lowry described his behaviour as a dreadful crime . |
| 6 | I 've been seeing her for 3 and a half years . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been taking it for two and a half years . |
| 8 | I 've been restraining myself for six and a half years ! |