Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] for [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the houses in the village were quite large , with shutters which were only opened for a few hours in the mornings ; if there was a breeze long lace curtains could be seen gently moving . |
| 2 | Unfortunately the cup was only awarded for a few years before that too disappeared . |
| 3 | Central Office tried to keep the local parties alive , for the party truce was only renewed for a few months at a time and parliament was prolonged beyond its five-year term only for a few months at a time too . |
| 4 | Notoriously strong , due to enforced national service , and generously funded for the same reason , French Army sides of the past have launched international careers like that of Eric Vergniol , who this year switched to rugby union . |
| 5 | Her lot had not been a happy one : the husband whom she had only ever seen for a few precious weeks in all since their marriage had now left her a widow , without support and with a child and step-children to fend for . |
| 6 | He stood there slightly bent for a few seconds holding his stomach and then he staggered and slowly fell to the floor . |
| 7 | A ban on strike action which was also proposed for the same period , with heavy fines for offenders , had been dropped by the parliamentary labour committee when it became clear that it would receive no support , but fines for unofficial strikes were increased . |
| 8 | An office was opened in Nairobi in an attempt to sell advertising time to commercial companies operating from there , and a London representative was later appointed for the same purpose . |
| 9 | Any tail string which uses the divergent node number is also removed for the same reason . |
| 10 | Travis had raised himself out of his despair to quip that she and his cousin both worked for the same firm , but the message that had come across to her from the dark steely look of Naylor Massingham was that that might be true now , but , since she had chosen not to heed his warning , one of them would not be working for the same firm for very much longer ! |
| 11 | It had responsibility for two institutions within five miles of each other , both established for the same function and both less than half full . |
| 12 | Overall the event was a major success and has already been provisionally booked for the same venue year . |
| 13 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |
| 14 | Another phrase that 's often used for the same thing is your statutory rights . |
| 15 | Even if Clinton sends a health-care bill to Congress soon , the 1993 legislative session is too far gone for the many lengthy hearings that must take place so that all can have their say . |
| 16 | In spite of the vast array of clinical and pathological features which help predict patient outcome , individual tumour behaviour can still not be accurately determined for the most patients who fall into Dukes 's stage B and C1 , with 77% and 41% 5 year survival respectively . |
| 17 | And Eagle Star has been badly hit for the same reason ; their profits are down 170,000,000 to just 9,000,000 . |
| 18 | In 1986 , when leading , he hit a four-iron into it , his confidence seemingly shattered for a few years after . |
| 19 | Beeney was well positioned for the few shots he had to take . |
| 20 | Q I recently became the owner of a pond which I planted and then left for a few weeks before I put the fish in . |
| 21 | As a result , the council having declined to give an undertaking , the interlocutory injunction was discharged ; and your Lordships were informed that the interlocutory injunctions granted in about 100 other cases were likewise discharged for the same reason . |
| 22 | In addition , while many , if not all , children are likely to take GCSE examinations in the most popular subjects of Maths and English , the examination is primarily designed for the same population as covered by O-level and CSE , namely the top 60 per cent or so . |
| 23 | Local information suggests that it was occasionally worked for a few years after this , but by the 1950s had stopped completely . |