Example sentences of "[adj] for more than [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But it emerged that it was unlikely the child was on her own for more than a day , as neighbours volunteered to look after her . |
| 32 | THE WONDER STUFF are back on the vinyl trail with their first single for more than a year . |
| 33 | If you have any surplus seeds such as peas , beans , lupins — all nitrogen fixers — then sow them if the ground is going to be vacant for more than a few weeks . |
| 34 | The fire had been dead for more than a day . |
| 35 | In fact , a draft of the report of group I — on the effects of acid rain on the environment — has been ready for more than a year . |
| 36 | Everyone had been waiting on tenterhooks on the platform , as they had been technically ready for more than a day . |
| 37 | It frightens me , sir — I 've been frightened for more than a week now , and I just ca n't go on any longer . ’ |
| 38 | Suzanne , 16 , was stripped naked and set alight after allegedly being kidnapped and held captive for more than a week in a house in Moston , Manchester . |