Example sentences of "[vb base] for [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Malcolm 's return brought him a straight push for three and a ninth Test hundred , but he immediately drove half-heartedly at Hemmings and gave Gooch a simple catch at mid-on . |
| 2 | It is difficult to come to terms with the fact that I mean it 's people that you 've worked with for a week , at a time and I mean for three and a half years every second week you 're working with that guys in a confined space , you get to know them really well . |
| 3 | Other costs seem equally hard to cut ( staff costs account for less than a third of the total ) . |
| 4 | If junior creditors account for more than a third of the creditors , they can force concessions from their senior partners . |
| 5 | Although recorded annually there is no regular winter population , and birds rarely remain for more than a few days except in severe winters , when considerable influxes occur . |
| 6 | Such comparison can not justify that performance — nothing can justify leaving 20,000 properties empty for more than a year . |
| 7 | Roll them in salt and bake for one and a half hours ( or until they ‘ give ’ when pressed ) in a moderately hot oven ( 190 ° , 375 ° F , Gas Mark 5 ) . |
| 8 | The total number of people waiting for NHS treatment in the UK rose to more than one million in March 1990. 25% of inpatients wait for longer than a year for treatment . |
| 9 | No less than three supporters , all before opening time , have told me that they know for certain that a League chairman has been watching me in recent weeks . |
| 10 | The identities of chemical units that normally exist for less than a microsecond are important clues to how reactions take place . |
| 11 | In semelparous forms , which breed only once , there is often a sudden loss of function after reproduction ; adult mayflies live for less than a week , and male Pacific salmon show catastrophic senescence after their single breeding attempt . |
| 12 | If your symptoms persist for more than a few days , then contact your doctor for advice . |
| 13 | Call your doctor for advice if symptoms persist for more than a few days . |
| 14 | If your symptoms persist for more than a few days , then contact your doctor for advice . |
| 15 | Call you doctor for advice if symptoms persist for more than a few days . |