Example sentences of "[vb base] for [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | PC superstores account for nearly a quarter of the total market in the US , and they 're beginning to make inroads into the UK market as well with the likes of PC World and the Business Superstore . |
| 2 | Japanese companies already account for nearly a quarter of the 5,000 foreign-based companies operating in New York . |
| 3 | New York , New York : Japanese companies already account for nearly a quarter of the 5,000 foreign-based companies operating in the city |
| 4 | Specific grants have increased in importance since 1974 and now account for approximately a quarter of current grants ( excluding the housing benefit scheme ) from central government to local authorities . |
| 5 | Altogether , these groups account for about a quarter of all sales by Japanese firms . |
| 6 | American and European paintings , prints and sculptures , account for only a fraction of the museum 's 100,000 objects which range from American Indian material , African art , and musical instruments , to Nabataen sculpture from Jordan , Egyptian and classical antiquities , Asian art , costumes , and 300 American , English and Continental portrait miniatures . |
| 7 | She just wanted to collapse on to the bed she had spotted in the corner and sleep for about a week . |
| 8 | The concept of entities that appear for only an instant and then disappear was used by Buddhists to prove that all is merely appearance and that absolute reality does not fall within the domain of the intellect . |
| 9 | Marinate for only an hour or so in the same marinade as before or use just olive oil , lemon juice salt and freshly ground black pepper . |
| 10 | BJORN BORG who , at 36 , is still contemplating a return to Grand Slam tournaments , faces Olivier Delaitre , of France — ranked 44th in the world — when he plays his first official men 's singles match for almost a year in Nice tomorrow . |
| 11 | If automobile technology had advanced as fast as computer technology over the same period then the current equivalent BL car , the Metro , would now cost 45 pence to buy , and run for over a year on a gallon of petrol . |
| 12 | Residential homes and hospitals cater for only a minority of dementia sufferers and this situation is likely to continue for the foreseeable future . |
| 13 | 100 students , cater for only a quarter . |
| 14 | In the United States , parties are usually shorter and last for about an hour and a half . |
| 15 | ‘ We drive for about an hour . |
| 16 | Like the desert after a flash flood , Freshers ' Fair is decorated by societies which bloom for just a day . |
| 17 | — From Adkin St Clements Office at the Plain Roundabout take the second exit into the Cowley Road proceed for approximately a quarter of a mile and turn left into Jeune Street . |
| 18 | Statajack was David 's first win for nearly a month and the big time could come with Seattle Rhyme who reappears against Derby third Silver Wizard and Jeune at Kempton on Saturday . |
| 19 | Leave for about an hour basting frequently . |
| 20 | Now , if any of you get terribly tense at the back of shoulders which we all seem to do nowadays , if you come for just a back and shoulder massage , we actually work on the back of the neck and along the shoulders using massage movements which helps to relax you , which helps to actually break down the lactic acid that builds up in the muscles that causes you pain . |
| 21 | The feast over , both groups descend into the valley where they dance and sing for about an hour . |
| 22 | Soften for about an hour in the fridge before serving . |
| 23 | now if I tape for about an hour and a half or an hour and then rewind it , it 'll go |