Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] for [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after walking for about fifty yards we came to another thinner wall of barbed wire with a gate in it . |
| 2 | After walking for about 20 minutes he saw two red pinpoints ahead of him , the tail-lights of a car . |
| 3 | After driving for about ten minutes Jed looked away to the right . |
| 4 | After pressing for about twenty seconds you remove your hand and , as you do so , you remove the coin but take it upwards so it can not be seen , look at the forehead as if the coin is still there and start everyone counting . |
| 5 | After living for about eighty years , they become ill and miserable . |
| 6 | It is an inevitable reality now after waiting for over nine months for the Commission for Racial Equality to investigate and take appropriate action . |
| 7 | He stayed on a ventilator but died after surviving for just 14 hours . |
| 8 | Gooch , after batting for almost four hours and hitting 13 boundaries from 183 balls , edged a perfect leg-break from Shane Warne behind . |
| 9 | There was little danger that his pictures ( which were valued at hundreds of pounds ) would devalue the currency or be torn out of their frames and passed off as real banknotes : his jury acquitted after retiring for only ten minutes . |
| 10 | I took a small class of Bermondsey Girl Guides , and realized the nobility of girls who after working for so many hours in bad conditions were still loyal . |
| 11 | The harsh measures of the transitory period are expected to lower the standard of living for about 20 per cent of the population . |
| 12 | In spite of accounting for only 0.2 per cent of a beer 's cost , this is naturally felt to be wasteful and undesirable . |
| 13 | It was all she was capable of saying for quite some time , for he had captured her lips again and was kissing her with a deeper intensity . |
| 14 | Hans has announced his intention of fighting for as big a settlement as he can get . |
| 15 | Driving under the influence of alcohol , although the subject of campaigning for over 20 years , continues to be of concern particularly in regard to young drivers and a hard-core of drinkers . |
| 16 | Erm , what I 'll also do , we 'll only sort of talk for about twenty five minutes , about the essay , and then we 'll look at sh writing short answers er , for the exam , |
| 17 | There was something unique about a hospital over the Christmas period , and most years he 'd made a point of working for as much of it as he could . |
| 18 | However , the figure also shows that if we fall asleep when the body temperature is about to begin to fall ( about 6 o'clock in the evening ) , there is the possibility of sleeping for about 12 hours . |
| 19 | If the directives were to be criticised , it would have to be on the basis that any use of the power would damage the reputation of the British broadcasting authorities for independence and that that price was not worth paying for so small an effect . |
| 20 | As the emphasis for caring for mentally ill and demented patients moves to the community , they can act as a useful link between hospital and home , especially if they have a community remit . |
| 21 | Comments : Large school hall with seating for over 200 people . |
| 22 | Comments : Large wheelchair accessible hall , with seating for around 150 people . |
| 23 | Large hall used for public meetings , with seating for around 150 people , and a small hall used for exhibition . |
| 24 | The services on offer from the Community Relations Branch include the ‘ blue lamp disco ’ , a title evocative of George Dixon and consensus policing ; the organization of disco-dancing competitions and football tournaments with children from other police divisions in Belfast ; nature rambles ; access to outward-bound centres , some in Great Britain , the cost of attendance being borne by the RUC ; swimming lessons , including swimming for visually handicapped children ; and the provision in schools of classes on first aid , safety , and law , and of other general campaigns aimed at children , like the ‘ Say No To Strangers ’ campaign . |
| 25 | His official car was intercepted in the centre of Vilnius , and he was taken in handcuffs to the OMON headquarters outside the city , where he was held for questioning for nearly 12 hours before being released . |
| 26 | Finally , it should be remembered that in looking for linguistically significant aspects of speech we must always be looking for contrasts ; one of the most important things about any unit of phonology or grammar is the set of items it contrasts with . |
| 27 | The goals of this movement were to seek minimal economic improvements while preventing campesinos from looking for more radical solutions . |
| 28 | In striving for more respectable customers the exhibitors learnt that it was not just the most affluent who liked to be treated with dignity and style . |
| 29 | The author , who has been in hiding for over four years , said : ‘ It is crucial to show Iran that we mean business . |
| 30 | We therefore have some justification in hoping for more constructive cooperation between specialists in language study and pedagogy , which should lead in turn to a clearer conception of the role that linguistics can perform in helping teachers to increase their understanding and effectiveness in the classroom . |