Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [verb] for an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes because y if you 've used all your hot water you ca n't have that boiler going for an hour or two can you ? |
| 2 | This session allows for an in depth examination of the drinking diaries over the last five weeks — identifying the risky circumstances or situations … . |
| 3 | May it be made clear for the record that my hon. Friend the Member for Redcar ( Ms. Mowlam ) , who is a junior Front-Bench spokesman , wrote to the Secretary of State this week asking for an inquiry ? |
| 4 | The sensitivity needed in this area calls for an emphasis on certain points before the more controversial ones are attempted . |
| 5 | Each flag stood for an ‘ incident ’ , green for Moslem-inspired ones , red for those initiated by Copts . |
| 6 | ‘ Nevertheless , I thought two such discrepancies called for an explanation . |
| 7 | All these ingredients make for an outpouring of love and care when she is confronted by a terrified Behrendt one day . |
| 8 | When techniques are applied in the classroom and their effects are monitored , the question arises as to whether and to what extent these effects call for an adjustment of the techniques as realizations of a particular principle , or for a reappraisal of the principle itself . |
| 9 | All these features make for an excellent package . |
| 10 | For example , the individual organisations might explain why many firms opt for an expansionist policy in times of recession . |
| 11 | Many firms pay for an employee ( and spouse ) to visit the new area to assess its suitability . |
| 12 | She was just one of the many petitioners waiting for an audience with the Queen or her sheriffs . |
| 13 | Another general election was not due until May 1994 , and with the amended law perceived as likely to benefit the ND , the opposition had less incentive to press for an early election . |
| 14 | Robert Green went further in his services to the trade , hiring out to the smaller undertaker those items required for an up-market funeral . |
| 15 | In the meantime , he says , clients of conservators also need to act responsibly when they entrust a work of art to someone : ‘ They spend more time and more effort looking for an auto mechanic than they do finding someone to restore a work of art ’ . |
| 16 | In this scenario , the Diet took a subordinate role only until the socialist and communist parties accepted the system of liberal democracy and spent less time arguing for an alternative . |
| 17 | All that wagon needs for an over-wintering is a little wife to warm it . ’ |
| 18 | It was not only in schooling that pressure came for an end to segregation . |
| 19 | This means that these 43 people have lost any right to apply for an exit visa , whereas normally Jews waiting to leave keep on applying hoping that eventually the visa will be granted . |
| 20 | There is a small cover charge per pupil and any teachers looking for an interesting visit for their classes should book directly with the Southport Railway Centre . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm sure you have enough boots to provide for an army , ’ she said jokingly . |
| 22 | In expressing his regret at the violence Roman reinforced the Romanian government 's commitment to minority rights , at the same time pleading for an understanding of the views of Transylvanian Romanians , who had suffered greatly between 1940 and 1944 when northern Transylvania had been under Hungarian rule . |
| 23 | Most classes last for an hour or perhaps an hour and a half . |
| 24 | Such a financial obstacle would send most people looking for an easier option , but Dreamflight has been helped enormously in recent years by Spar supermarkets who have raised £350,000 . |
| 25 | Both ships stopped for an hour while repairs were made to the launch 's engines . |