Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mothers and calves may remain together for many years , from 3–6 or even 8 years . |
| 2 | Maybe this idea could catch on for older properties ? |
| 3 | ‘ Now , will everyone act sensibly for five minutes ? ’ he said . |
| 4 | TELL your friends that you are going to the Cape Verde Islands and , in all probability , their eyes will glaze over for several seconds while they frantically try to recall their long-forgotten school geography . |
| 5 | ‘ Leaseholders wo n't hang around for 16 years in a pub , because leases can be sold on . |
| 6 | Nor do they know why for many years , almost to this day , footprints were to be found in a field near to the earthworks of the castle where a famous duel was said to have been fought between two brothers during the Civil War and where no seed would grow . |
| 7 | If you had £50 , perhaps you would stay away for three months . |
| 8 | It is not my intention to discuss medical politics , but as it turned out this was not an unhappy solution , notwithstanding that it married two firmly conflicting beliefs which have continued to operate , sometimes rather awkwardly , side by side , and may do so for many years . |
| 9 | If Hand could not do so for 65 theses , then tracing 550 authors of Scottish geology theses would have been even more daunting , and there would have been difficulties in selecting a statistically valid sub-set for a questionnaire . |
| 10 | Yes , I think whenever one makes judgment about therapy being better or worse you have to say er on what criteria and there are certainly certain criteria on which group therapy would do better for certain problems like us making feel people feel better if they had a symptom or problem which erm make them feel worse because , because they felt isolated from the community , so it means other people who have got the same problem makes you feel better erm and er certainly suggestion therapy can produce dramatic results especially in the short run . |
| 11 | It can also spread to the neck , arm or jaw and does n't usually ease off for several hours . |
| 12 | ‘ I already wear a lot of Joe Bloggs ’ stuff because I do n't dress up for special occasions . |
| 13 | is n't there a risk that if we do n't keep a reasonable balance between employment and employment demand and employment supply in North Yorkshire , we shall finish up for different reasons with a need to regenerate the economy of Yorkshire , North Yorkshire ? |
| 14 | A34 ; do watch out for that problems at Yarnton where they 're re-surfacing but no reported problems though it might just cause you a little bit of delay . |
| 15 | And do watch out for those roadworks on the M four just by the M twenty five junction . |
| 16 | Under this custom the colt 's owner paid a shilling over and above the actual cost of shoeing so that the men could send out for six pints of beer as a reward for the extra effort involved . |
| 17 | Denmark has traded its Scandinavian independence for an ability to trade within the EC and should do well for innovative designs ; |
| 18 | Some species will swim there for two seasons , others for up to five . |
| 19 | Even when the soil is virtually dry , spadefoot toads can remain underground for prolonged periods by maintaining their blood concentration at the correct level . |
| 20 | ‘ Ca n't you stay still for five minutes ? |
| 21 | Because we believe in stable democratic government supported by a majority of the British people , we shall not only campaign wholeheartedly for fair votes in the coming weeks , we also make a pledge for the period after the election . |
| 22 | First , individuals do not work only for pecuniary rewards . |
| 23 | ‘ George Duffield let her breeze along for six furlongs on Saturday morning and she just flew . |
| 24 | It was not worth the sulk and you 're ashamed of me are n't you that he could keep up for three days when required . |
| 25 | I 'll er look out for some tubes , for you . |
| 26 | However , although it is the ideal course of action for John — allowing him to take advantage of some of the excellent schemes around at the moment as well as releasing cash that has been building up in his home over the years — he should look out for excessive costs that a remortgage can incur . |
| 27 | Modern cook-chill processes , using liquid nitrogen , chill partly cooked food very rapidly to just above freezing point at which temperature it will keep perfectly for several days . |
| 28 | Signalling by diffusion can work well for small organisms , but it is limited ; diffusion of chemical signals over long distances is slow and inefficient , as it can not be specifically targeted to ensure that the signal arrives only at the cell it was intended for . |
| 29 | Of course , people do not work simply for economic rewards , and there may be other social and psychological losses on retirement ( though equally there may be gains ) . |
| 30 | Eat self-blanching celery as soon as possible as it does not keep well for long periods . |