Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the good ones might remain for only a matter of months . |
| 2 | Well let's think for just a moment , you know , we 've been talking over these last three or four weeks about faith and that , erm , let's just think , perhaps and we should have done this sooner , but I du n no , it it fits in th this morning , er perhaps just what , what faith is . |
| 3 | He would stay for just an hour or so and then gather up the equipment and disappear . |
| 4 | Thus , the first ischaemic episode primarily translocates PKC into the membranes , where it will stay for about an hour . |
| 5 | Still searching for perfection , she has no plans to retire for quite a while yet , when will she quit ? |
| 6 | The band plays for quite a bit . |
| 7 | The baby sleeps for about an hour from 11 till 12 — I 'm afraid I read a book then — I do n't do very much housework ! |
| 8 | PC superstores account for nearly a quarter of the total market in the US , and they 're beginning to make inroads into the UK market as well with the likes of PC World and the Business Superstore . |
| 9 | Japanese companies already account for nearly a quarter of the 5,000 foreign-based companies operating in New York . |
| 10 | New York , New York : Japanese companies already account for nearly a quarter of the 5,000 foreign-based companies operating in the city |
| 11 | Specific grants have increased in importance since 1974 and now account for approximately a quarter of current grants ( excluding the housing benefit scheme ) from central government to local authorities . |
| 12 | Altogether , these groups account for about a quarter of all sales by Japanese firms . |
| 13 | American and European paintings , prints and sculptures , account for only a fraction of the museum 's 100,000 objects which range from American Indian material , African art , and musical instruments , to Nabataen sculpture from Jordan , Egyptian and classical antiquities , Asian art , costumes , and 300 American , English and Continental portrait miniatures . |
| 14 | Again , there was a slight hiccup when the entire Leyland Class 155 fleet were withdrawn for almost a year with door troubles ; they opened while the train was running . |
| 15 | And I read for about an hour . |
| 16 | Cheshire is actually sold when it is one to two months old , but it can be matured for over a year . |
| 17 | She heard the question and did n't answer for quite a while , just looked at me . |
| 18 | I think I think it is a good idea though to erm oh right er to y'know kind of break it up a bit er particularly if at an early stage you 're intending to y'know kind of go through erm and get people to go through quite a lot of questions erm as a by way of er y'know kind of the first stages in in er developing this thing . |
| 19 | As Ascension Day is always on a weekday , the passers-by on their way to work are able to enjoy the singing which , as the church itself is on very high ground , can be heard for quite a distance . |
| 20 | The effect that evening was that it hurt , especially as my supper was delayed for over an hour by blocked jets . |
| 21 | I must have been walking for nearly an hour , he thought . |
| 22 | After walking for approximately a quarter of a mile he stopped outside a small detached cottage on his left . |
| 23 | I carry on walking for quite a bit . |
| 24 | She just wanted to collapse on to the bed she had spotted in the corner and sleep for about a week . |
| 25 | The concept of entities that appear for only an instant and then disappear was used by Buddhists to prove that all is merely appearance and that absolute reality does not fall within the domain of the intellect . |
| 26 | You could then include a breeding pond ( occupied for only a fortnight or so each year ) . |
| 27 | The Society has for over a year objected strongly to the plan under which the current arrangements for remunerating solicitors on the basis of work actually done are to be replaced by a standard fee scheme from April . |
| 28 | Both women died instantly but Mark , who was trapped for almost an hour in the wreckage , was taken to Wexham Park Hospital , Slough , Berks , with severe chest and leg injuries . |
| 29 | But fortunately most people who are asked to help in surveys are prepared to accept that they are appropriate people to answer questions on the survey for which they are approached , and particularly where people feel that they are being asked to give ‘ expert ’ information this can be seen as rather a compliment : ‘ If you want to know about how a housewife organizes her day I can tell you everything you need to know . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ He 's very thick with the new master , Humphrey Morris , which counts for quite a lot , ’ Bridget said thoughtfully . |