Example sentences of "[adj] and for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was one there that was empty and for a long long while . |
| 2 | This integrating combination has a long time-constant and for a momentary pulse output from IC2 does not allow the voltage across capacitor C5 to rise much above the ground . |
| 3 | His was the quiet type of a Christ-lived life , and his influence was marked for good and for a strong quality of wisdom which left its mark upon many whom he came in contact with from day to day . |
| 4 | A partnership can , I believe , be temporary and for a fixed purpose . |
| 5 | It happened almost overnight and for a long time nobody even heard of him . ’ |
| 6 | With things like art nouveau and Edwardian furniture , when David started buying them , I went and got books to get my act together in order that I knew what he was into , but with drugs , I did n't know , added to which David was very secretive and for a long time I was n't aware that he was having a problem , not necessarily from cocaine addiction , which everybody loves to tell you is not addictive , but it is in terms of the fact that you rely on feeling up to cope — you just become more and more paranoid . |
| 7 | Our consciousness merge , one with the other and for a fleeting moment in time , it touches the unmanifested half in the other , creating an inner union of perfection . |
| 8 | Dan 's face was scarlet and for a fleeting second Kate felt ashamed of herself . |