Example sentences of "[adv] for [art] [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local hire is possible for those on shore holidays who can go ‘ there and back ’ , and just wish to potter locally for an hour or two . |
| 2 | After primary fermentation the beer is stored ( the German word is ‘ lagered ’ ) for a short time but rarely for the month or more that is standard abroad . |
| 3 | As they became confident , she moved them into faster and more daring exhibitions , inciting them to dive skilfully for a titbit or a ‘ lure ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ He 's sly enough for a Quaker or that newfangled Methody . |
| 5 | The only other low-cost option is to take a colour photograph of the screen and whilst this might suffice for business charts it certainly wo n't be accurate enough for a designer or architect . |
| 6 | It is like those cases where women were , perhaps are , discriminated against because they were not ‘ strong ’ enough for a job or part of a job ; but most people would prefer for such a task a strapping wench to a seven-stone male weakling , who gets the sand kicked into his eyes by the beach bully , courtesy of the Charles Atlas advert . |
| 7 | This does n't mean that you have to spend a fortune on tools , but beware of cheap spanners and screwdrivers which may not be strong enough for the job or of cheap hammers which may lose their heads . |
| 8 | ‘ At the most , they are confined only for a century or two . |
| 9 | Aunt knew her at school ; Aunt went to a posh boarding-school — only for a year or two — and she likes you to know it . |
| 10 | Cover the treatment bath to prevent the fish jumping out , even if the bath is only for a minute or two . |
| 11 | I 'd met Laura 's husband only for a minute or two , but he seemed like a regular guy . |
| 12 | I was frightened , of course , but only for a second or two . |
| 13 | At first , he was infinitely gentle and loving , his fingers moving over her body in an exploratory , almost hesitant manner , lightly caressing her , lingering only for a moment or two on her face or breasts before moving onwards again to touch her skin , most delicately and teasingly . |
| 14 | A gust of wind caught it and it slid towards the ground , but only for a moment or so . |
| 15 | He returned home only for a week or so each month and spent most of his time in his bathroom , which contained a colour television , telephones and a fully stocked cocktail bar . |
| 16 | It 's only for a week or so . ’ |
| 17 | After that for six days little smoke columns seemed to be sprouting up all over the forest , now here , now there , but only for an hour or two . |
| 18 | ‘ Only for an hour or so , ’ said Joe . |
| 19 | She regarded him thoughtfully for a moment or two . |
| 20 | She stared thoughtfully for a moment or two . |
| 21 | In some instances members may wish to offer employment , perhaps for a month or two , at an agreed wage . |
| 22 | Another kind of formal link between sentences is the substitution of words like do or so for a word or group of words which have appeared in an earlier sentence . |
| 23 | So much so that even when I had abandoned hopes of luring her into my narrow and uncomfortable bed , we frequently got together for a drink or a cheap meal . |
| 24 | If she would like the family and close friends to gather together for a meal or light refreshments after the service and committal , you will of course have prepared for this beforehand . |
| 25 | On the summer 's day that Michael Caine was being interviewed , he and the researcher sat and watched Wimbledon on the telly together for an hour or so before they got down to work . |
| 26 | At the same time , it often seems well nigh impossible — especially for the tyro or greenhorn — to visit a museum and learn anything that serious educators would agree to describe as significant or ‘ worthwhile ’ . |
| 27 | Sometimes she would stay away for a day or two . |
| 28 | She told him in fact that Dinah had gone away for a day or two , but shortly a letter came . |
| 29 | For once the preciseness of the words did not irritate Aggie , and she answered gently , ‘ I 'm sorry , love , but … but she 's had to go away for a day or two . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 've been away for a day or two ; I lost me father . ’ |