Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | If you could qualify either for a reduced pension of your own or a dependant 's addition , the higher of the two would be paid . |
2 | In the gravityless environment of the hulk any unexploded bolts or similar projectiles could ricochet unpredictably for a long time within a confined space . |
3 | You know then we thought right , we 're not just gon na forget about this you know , we 'll we 'll carry on for a little while longer and then as soon as the ball really started rolling , er personally I thought well you ca n't back down now , . |
4 | Damien and a companion of his choice can now head off for a fabulous hero 's weekend in London . |
5 | AS SOON as she arrives back from her American lecture tour tonight , Mrs Thatcher will head straight for a glittering parlour in central London . |
6 | He 'd speak out for a poor helpless old man like Donny , just as he did for Ireland . ’ |
7 | All of this does not mitigate well for a prospective owner to take on the airframe in an easily-delivered and/or operational manner . |
8 | Well that 's what you can spend now for a good one . |
9 | We could not sensibly plan ahead for a doomsday-type catastrophe . |
10 | And while she 's on the job , she 'd better look round for a well-born filly for Timothy to marry . |
11 | When inflation falls , industry can plan again for a profitable future . |
12 | It may be worth investing in a course of vitamin supplements — they ca n't make up for a poor diet but they can provide a useful boost occasionally . |
13 | 45133 and 50015 will then move on for a short period to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway before returning to Butterley . |
14 | If they are unusually anxious or irritated , they may find the noise just too much to deal with and stalk off in a feline sulk rather than squat down for a good meal . |
15 | On employment , the Labour party would sign up for a massive extension of Community competence and majority voting in the name of the social charter . |
16 | The Government warned that it would apply only for a short period . |
17 | We could also decide on points where the accompaniment could take over for a brief period , or perhaps form a dialogue with the melody . |
18 | Do they go on to buy other stock , or do they sell quickly for a swift profit ? |
19 | Together with a partner , one lucky reader will jet off for a luxury £600 Paris weekend . |
20 | ‘ I do n't think that will happen again for a long time , ’ said Davis , who comes to Goffs for this year 's event with confidence boosted by triumphs in the British and European Opens . |
21 | ‘ That woman friend of the boss who clings to his arm in the moonlight — do you think she will stay here for a long time ? ’ |
22 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
23 | History shows it can go on for a long time , as deficits and surpluses did during the golden age before the First World War . |
24 | The list could go on for a long time . |
25 | This is another list that could go on for a long time . |
26 | The argument will go on for a long time . |
27 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
28 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
29 | Well that practice did go on for a long number of years where the the riveter was the was the boss of the squad and on the Friday night , when er where it came knocking off time , he would collect the wages and he would divide that up between the squad which would be , a holder-on , a rivet boy , er maybe a putter-in , er again in my time , that was mostly a squad . |
30 | It will go on for a long time but lost it is already . ’ |