Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the negotiations between the three publishers jostling for position went on for over a year without reaching a conclusion : ‘ It was very difficult to find common ground and make sure that everyone had their fair share . ’ |
| 2 | I 've got ta try hand it on for over a year then I went to live again . |
| 3 | A major Cabinet dispute rumbled on for nearly a year . |
| 4 | He 'd had to walk on for quite a bit after that and it was quite late in the day when it occurred to him that the villagers had probably been just having a joke with him and that they would no doubt be feeling anxious by then and starting to worry . |
| 5 | The Factor named a price , Antinou countered and so it went on for quite a while . |
| 6 | This went on for quite a while before it spoke again . |
| 7 | Efforts to find a suitable site for the Vintage & Rotary Wing Collection , with workshops in Stoke-on-Trent , have been going on for quite a while , but the reaction has always been negative — we even had the comment that ‘ We do n't want an aircraft scrapyard here ! ’ |
| 8 | But this was this big case was on you know , and it went on A big lawsuit it went on for quite a while . |
| 9 | oh I 've had a bit of a day or erm ooh , whatever it is , and erm I said to myself I am making allowances for being tired and getting , getting on a bit , you know , and that went on for quite a while actually until I said to myself I 'm making up allowances you know , I 'm |
| 10 | But we kept this on for quite a number of years . |
| 11 | The power struggle went on for about a minute , then the Archon sat down . |
| 12 | I think it was probably a ring , that sort of like went on for about a minute or so , |
| 13 | It was not until the bombing had been going on for almost a week that the Iraqi foreign minister issued a protest . |
| 14 | When large crowds gathered for an illegal rave last year at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire , some critics suggested the easy availability of benefits was one factor in allowing the event to drag on for almost a week . |
| 15 | When large crowds gathered for an illegal rave last year at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire , some critics suggested the easy availability of benefits was one factor in allowing the event to drag on for almost a week . |
| 16 | But , er , so hopefully Michelle will get this next Tracey 's position , and obviously sort of in in the meantime and providing her position comes up they are bringing in a Telesales County Secretary , which was n't gon na come in for about a year cos they wanted to sort of like , trial it , but now they 've decided if that 's what they want the position to do erm it 'll probably happen in the next two months and they said for me to go for it from our division , so I said right , okay . |
| 17 | The first time you use your Steamatic in the bathroom you could be in for quite a surprise . |
| 18 | The company came in for quite a bit of stick with their new version of the Escort and if the Mondeo had not been well received they could have been in real trouble . |
| 19 | They have come in for quite a bit of stick , particularly when they 've been dealing with rape cases . |
| 20 | Meanwhile , those officials in the finance ministry and the Bank of Japan who still equate a strong yen with a strong economy may be in for quite a shock . |
| 21 | ‘ She 'll be in for quite a shock on her wedding night , poor little kid . ’ |
| 22 | They have n't been in for quite a while . |
| 23 | I stood looking him over for about a minute and then went round the room . |
| 24 | Nine months or a year 's time we may have a different animal working in that office and it may well be some person who has who does some J L O work to supplement John and does some project work , now er Jackie has indicated she 'd love to fill that role , and we all know what project she 'd want to be doing it , but er if we do put somebody in that role they will be project officer as well and on the wall will be a year planner and it 'll have things like crucial crew gala day and all these major major things and that particular officer will work quite closely with the new Pat and they 'll be able to take some of the weight off our shoulders so when we start planning for something like crucial crew you can delegate some of the work to the project officer and perhaps the other sergeant Now I know things do n't always work out quite that straightforwardly but you know the last year has been a bastard of a year for us in terms of sickness , four S L O's have been on long-term sick we 've lost Pat for all that time Jed was off for quite a while |
| 25 | Anyway she 's been going out on and off for quite a while now . |
| 26 | The first person soon flew gracefully to the bottom of the hill , staying up for over a minute . |
| 27 | And it fucked it up for about a second or three seconds afterwards . |
| 28 | It 's been lying up for about a year and a half |
| 29 | The wire hangers rang together like bells and kept it up for almost a minute . |
| 30 | Actually , Ms Onoue also seems likely to stack up for quite a bit short of a billion when it comes to payback time . |