Example sentences of "[vb infin] for 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 | 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 . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | Lions are strong but can not run for a long time . |
11 | 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 ) . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | Can I have for a long time . |
14 | But that wo n't happen for a long time , says Richard Outcalt , a retail-sales consultant in Seattle . |
15 | He simply hopes they will emerge of their own accord , and this may not happen for a considerable time . |
16 | A speed which , once it had lumbered up to it , it could maintain for a long time . |
17 | But apart from limited mineral resources and abundant meat , Kyrgyzstan will struggle for a long time . |
18 | One enterprising station-master frequently told all passengers that their trains would not leave for a long time . |
19 | Does n't matter I mean , it 'll go for a long time you know . |
20 | You know , you may go for a long time and not see any , then you 'll see two or three in possibly a week . |
21 | 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 . |
22 | She did n't breathe for a long time . |
23 | This is the best I 've seen them play for a long time Leicester |
24 | Having chosen your leather corals carefully , and provided them with a good aquarium environment , they should grow steadily and live for a long time ( ten years has been reported ) , and possibly even reproduce . |
25 | Old man are you gon na live for a long time ? |
26 | Susie did not reply for a long time . |
27 | At the most he could try to plead some implied term into the contract that the goods would last for a reasonable time after delivery to allow him a reasonable period of trouble-free use . |
28 | Second , as regards durability , the goods should last for a reasonable time and any breach should be regarded as occurring at the time of supply rather than when the lack of durability became apparent . |
29 | Many are a temporary condition but there are certain types which are difficult to treat and last for a long time . |
30 | Always ready to look on the bright side she expected that the remission would last for a long time , and there was a conspiracy between Maureen and her mother to conceal Julia 's suffering from her . |