Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have come in for quite a bit of stick , particularly when they 've been dealing with rape cases . |
| 2 | Not expected back for quite a while yet , I suppose ? |
| 3 | The company came in for quite a bit of stick with their new version of the Escort and if the Mondeo had not been well received they could have been in real trouble . |
| 4 | It was not until the bombing had been going on for almost a week that the Iraqi foreign minister issued a protest . |
| 5 | Efforts to find a suitable site for the Vintage & Rotary Wing Collection , with workshops in Stoke-on-Trent , have been going on for quite a while , but the reaction has always been negative — we even had the comment that ‘ We do n't want an aircraft scrapyard here ! ’ |
| 6 | He 'd had to walk on for quite a bit after that and it was quite late in the day when it occurred to him that the villagers had probably been just having a joke with him and that they would no doubt be feeling anxious by then and starting to worry . |
| 7 | It 's been lying up for about a year and a half |
| 8 | Title V rules out for ever a return to the alternative : a degree of foreign-policy alignment reflecting the reality of diverging national interests and a European Community whose members express their friendship and community of interests by cooperating through the most effective available means . |
| 9 | The first person soon flew gracefully to the bottom of the hill , staying up for over a minute . |
| 10 | We have , we have had that form kicking around for quite a long time and it 's never really been |
| 11 | I was quite pleased to be back home but I missed the excitement of the trips and wanted to go back for just a few more days . |
| 12 | A major Cabinet dispute rumbled on for nearly a year . |
| 13 | Actually , Ms Onoue also seems likely to stack up for quite a bit short of a billion when it comes to payback time . |
| 14 | He did n't , you did n't take out for nearly a year though in n it Bedge ? |
| 15 | Nevertheless , the negotiations between the three publishers jostling for position went on for over a year without reaching a conclusion : ‘ It was very difficult to find common ground and make sure that everyone had their fair share . ’ |
| 16 | The war went on for over a thousand years . |
| 17 | The power struggle went on for about a minute , then the Archon sat down . |
| 18 | I think it was probably a ring , that sort of like went on for about a minute or so , |
| 19 | That went on for quite a long time |
| 20 | The Factor named a price , Antinou countered and so it went on for quite a while . |
| 21 | This went on for quite a while before it spoke again . |
| 22 | But this was this big case was on you know , and it went on A big lawsuit it went on for quite a while . |
| 23 | oh I 've had a bit of a day or erm ooh , whatever it is , and erm I said to myself I am making allowances for being tired and getting , getting on a bit , you know , and that went on for quite a while actually until I said to myself I 'm making up allowances you know , I 'm |
| 24 | The door was solid and would hold up for quite a long time . |
| 25 | But , er , so hopefully Michelle will get this next Tracey 's position , and obviously sort of in in the meantime and providing her position comes up they are bringing in a Telesales County Secretary , which was n't gon na come in for about a year cos they wanted to sort of like , trial it , but now they 've decided if that 's what they want the position to do erm it 'll probably happen in the next two months and they said for me to go for it from our division , so I said right , okay . |
| 26 | A pond that is iced over for just a few days will come to no harm , but in a prolonged freeze , the fish may suffer unless you take precautions . |
| 27 | They will be standing up for quite a long time . |
| 28 | When large crowds gathered for an illegal rave last year at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire , some critics suggested the easy availability of benefits was one factor in allowing the event to drag on for almost a week . |
| 29 | When large crowds gathered for an illegal rave last year at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire , some critics suggested the easy availability of benefits was one factor in allowing the event to drag on for almost a week . |