Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A hundred thousand soldiers seems to have been the maximum any Hellenistic state was able to gather together for a decisive battle . |
| 2 | These have led colleges , departments and individual staff members to recognise the need to provide effectively for a multi-racial and multi- lingual student body . |
| 3 | The way I was doing the deal , everyone was going to have to work together for a long time . ’ |
| 4 | Their manifesto says that the government ‘ will continue to work strenuously for a political solution acceptable to all parties ’ , which is to say for a gravitational system in which apples fall upwards . |
| 5 | We will continue to work strenuously for a political agreement which is acceptable to all the parties involved in the talks which the Secretary of State has had during the past year with the main constitutional parties in Northern Ireland the Government of the Republic of Ireland . |
| 6 | She said : ‘ Try and persuade him to come home for a special tea . |
| 7 | Five years ago , increasingly concerned about the environment , he decided to work directly for an environmental group . |
| 8 | A good negotiator can make a customer feel satisfied after they have had to work hard for a small discount . |
| 9 | When a particular task requires expatriates to work overseas for a short period of time , it is common for employers to hire people with the necessary skills on short , fixed-term contracts . |
| 10 | The visitors continued to search desperately for a late equaliser , but Ipswich dug deep and hung on to book a quarter-final tussle at home to Sheffield Wednesday next month . |
| 11 | If England were to decline to tour India on the grounds of safety , other countries might not be so willing to visit there for a one-day jamboree . |
| 12 | Candidates liable to pay the Overseas Fee , who apply for a University Studentship , are required to apply also for an Overseas Research Student ( ORS ) award . |
| 13 | We are urgently searching for a set — I 've been informed that some surviving sets are twisted — and if it means that we have to look abroad for a new set in Poland than so be it ! |
| 14 | The complexity was intended to last only for a transitional period . |
| 15 | In the bite-shaped hollow , a small mound of viscous lava was growing and continued to do so for a long time afterwards . |
| 16 | And a fair bit left over to put away for a rainy day , I daresay . ’ |
| 17 | Lovers of good beer — well deserved of course after a hard day 's exercise — wo n't have to go far for a fine pint . |
| 18 | By sheer grace God will not permit us to live even for a brief period in a dream world … . |
| 19 | If you had the additional capital to go all-out for a new start I 'd say it was almost a certainty . |
| 20 | If the child shows a habit of prolonged crying then instead of expecting him or her to sit there for a long period of time , the first break in crying after a few minutes should be taken by the parent as an opportunity to allow the child to get up . |
| 21 | One would generally expect to pay less for a private company than for a similar public company . |
| 22 | A vacuum is then created because new employers have not been given a chance to develop sufficiently for an orderly takeover and employees have not been given opportunities for retraining . |
| 23 | If they 've had to stay indoors for a wet break they 'll want to do something physically very active . |
| 24 | My own plans are somewhat uncertain because of the move , but I do plan to get away for a short break some time towards the end of the month , and I will keep you informed . |
| 25 | Establishments were obviously catering for a different market in the evening , and it can be assumed that customers were prepared to spend more time and to pay more for a different ‘ meal experience ’ . |
| 26 | Customers will expect to pay more for a reputable brand , but they will also expect the price charged to be consistent with their perceptions of the product ; * the amount and style of advertising and sales promotion ( Promotion ) will influence the consumer 's perception of the product , which in turn must influence on-going company product and brand development activities ( Product ) . |
| 27 | The City is no longer confident enough to pay blithely for a new trading system being developed by consultants at Arthur Andersen . |
| 28 | I hope to stay here for a long time . ’ |
| 29 | We all think it 's going to stay there for a long time and , and there are varieties now , bred specially to be immune from er T M V and er , we use things like Counter or Curabell , or one of my favourites of course Shirley . |
| 30 | erm many people came to Kuwait to work for a short term and after a while they realised it 's fine so they continued to stay there for a long time , and that is the haven that we were talking about . |