Example sentences of "[vb base] for [det] [subord] a " in BNC.

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1 Other costs seem equally hard to cut ( staff costs account for less than a third of the total ) .
2 If junior creditors account for more than a third of the creditors , they can force concessions from their senior partners .
3 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 .
4 Such comparison can not justify that performance — nothing can justify leaving 20,000 properties empty for more than a year .
5 The identities of chemical units that normally exist for less than a microsecond are important clues to how reactions take place .
6 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 .
7 If your symptoms persist for more than a few days , then contact your doctor for advice .
8 Call your doctor for advice if symptoms persist for more than a few days .
9 If your symptoms persist for more than a few days , then contact your doctor for advice .
10 Call you doctor for advice if symptoms persist for more than a few days .
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