Example sentences of "[adv] for a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A significant contemporary manifestation of that belief , and a vivid instance of how ‘ modern ’ sexuality became a surrogate religion , somewhere for an essentially religious notion of integrity to survive in a mutated and displaced form , was at the prosecution for obscenity of D. H. Lawrence 's Lady Chatterley 's Lover ( 1960 ) . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | So the search is on for a more durable , ‘ horizontal ’ resistance to a variety of races of a pest . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ It seemed to go on for an awfully long time . |
| 8 | It proved enough for a most handsome victory over decidedly off-colour Ontario and it was an enormous pity that Rod Snow , the dynamic Newfoundland no.8 , sustained a neck injury that kept him out of the final . |
| 9 | This is not really good enough for a supposedly authoritative special publication under the RSC 's banner and I feel that , overall , a more convincing book might have emerged had all the papers been independently refereed . |
| 10 | But only for a very short time . ’ |
| 11 | But only for a very short time . ’ |
| 12 | They saw the animal only for a very short time . ’ |
| 13 | She was hit by a wave of familiarity ; the sudden realisation that this was the man with whom she had shared so much , if only for a very short time . |
| 14 | Only when this phase has been completed , and perhaps only for a relatively brief period at the height of a crisis , can a second phase of overt conflict between proletarians and capitalists become manifest ( Przeworski , 1977 ) . |
| 15 | Becker and Engelman combined only for a pleasantly smoochy encore by David Jaeger , composed this year and arranged by Engelman from a piano accompaniment to the viola . |
| 16 | The size and weight of the larger models would suit them only for a fairly hefty boat . |
| 17 | He raised his eyes , morosely , as Morse took Dixon 's seat opposite him and pulled another chair alongside for a very blonde young WPC , who amongst other accomplishments was the only person in St Aldate 's HQ with a Pitman shorthand qualification for 130 w.p.m . |
| 18 | Dirk Coetzee did n't have to wait long for a really big job . |
| 19 | Anyone who seems suitable will receive an informal visit and then come down for a more formal interview . ’ |
| 20 | However , such boards are difficult to turn and in large waves can nosedive , so for a more manoeuvrable design the rocker line would be made more curved . |
| 21 | I have thought so for a very long time . ’ |
| 22 | She says here in Stanton Harcourt there 's been gravel working for more than 30 yearsand that means lorries , dust , noise and a general loss of amenity … so for a very long time people face the loss of the countryside around them . |
| 23 | So for a sufficiently large number of matter particles , gravitational forces can dominate over all other forces . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | These simply involve inviting a handful of neighbours in for a fairly informal plate-on-your-lap spaghetti meal . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Either that , or he was in for a very sticky evening indeed . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 ) . |
| 30 | Dorrainge was in for a very big shock . |