Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the Ottoman empire declared war on a foreign state its unfortunate representative in Constantinople was very often immediately thrown into the Seven Towers prison there , where he might stay for a considerable time . |
| 2 | In Romania the legacy of the late President Ceausescu 's National Stalinism' will persist for a considerable time and the directions of change can not easily be predicted . |
| 3 | What we did n't know for a long time was that this book is his revenge on his parents . |
| 4 | In times of expansion , developments can be additive , and it is easier for new subjects to become institutionally — as distinct from academically — accepted ( doubts can linger for a long time ) . |
| 5 | Memories of the last will linger for a long time to come . |
| 6 | Do they survive for a long time ? |
| 7 | He would gaze for a long time and , when Gabriel had finished his tasks , would settle again until the ghost reinforced itself somewhere else a few days later . |
| 8 | There is a similar departure from the notion of a fixed sequence of modes of production and their corresponding political and cultural forms in recent works which concentrate their attention upon specific types of political regime which do not necessarily fall within a single time span . |
| 9 | ‘ Lifetime ’ partners do not refer to a finite time period but to partners since first sexual intercourse ‘ so far ’ ; this may be the most inaccurate measure because of difficulties of recall , whereas discrepancies over shorter time intervals are much smaller . |
| 10 | Fourteen two , erm the great problem is it 's easier to get if an afternoon meeting can finish at a reasonable time , then I can probably but erm I think if you , if you 're looking at the clock when home in the evening for a number of reasons it might be then I would this and unless we can sort of put a restricted time on the agenda which is impossible , I can imagine coming down here at two o'clock for the meeting . |
| 11 | Usually parents are permitted to stop using the alarm if the child has had fourteen to twenty-one dry nights , but need to be warned that the child may relapse for a short time . |
| 12 | The difference was that until 1688 loans had been made directly to the King : he ran the government as an extension of his private household and , although he was the richest individual in the country , he was in many ways just a private borrower like any other and a prudent lender would not trust him with a loan that would run for a long time . |
| 13 | Lions are strong but can not run for a long time . |
| 14 | But for most of the workforce this price is relatively high and short-lived ; money will motivate for a short time especially if it is a potentially large sum of money ( e.g. football pools , lotteries , gambling ) . |
| 15 | Innovation may occur after a considerable time interval from invention . |
| 16 | At the latest within three years from the start of the second phase , the Commission and the Council of the monetary institution would report … on the functioning of the second phase and in particular on the progress made in real convergence , in order to prepare the decision concerning the passage to the third phase , which will occur within a reasonable time … |
| 17 | Do n't stick to a single time each day but try to vary it to see if the time of day makes a difference for you . |
| 18 | Er yeah it is Stefan but because you know it 's the first one to come into leaf and the first one to shed , then possibly it will flower at a different time as well I would think and that may be the clue . |
| 19 | The watertable may rise when there is very heavy rain , perhaps to the height of the upper passage and its cavern where the stream will flow for a short time , making that passage just a little larger . |
| 20 | Can I have for a long time . |
| 21 | But that wo n't happen for a long time , says Richard Outcalt , a retail-sales consultant in Seattle . |
| 22 | He simply hopes they will emerge of their own accord , and this may not happen for a considerable time . |
| 23 | A speed which , once it had lumbered up to it , it could maintain for a long time . |
| 24 | The handler should have a basic knowledge of the normal physiology of calving , and what should happen within an accepted time scale . |
| 25 | He would n't have time to save himself ; the splash as he entered the stream would be the most satisfying sound she would hear in a long time . |
| 26 | But apart from limited mineral resources and abundant meat , Kyrgyzstan will struggle for a long time . |
| 27 | One enterprising station-master frequently told all passengers that their trains would not leave for a long time . |
| 28 | Does n't matter I mean , it 'll go for a long time you know . |
| 29 | You know , you may go for a long time and not see any , then you 'll see two or three in possibly a week . |
| 30 | In this case , Lord Denning distinguished Bartlett v Sidney Marcus ( 1965 ) by explaining that if a car does not go for a reasonable time and the engine breaks up , this is evidence to show that the car was not fit for its purpose when sold . |