Example sentences of "for [adv] [adv] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wonder how many of you battled on for much longer than the allocated time or got demoralised and gave up ? |
| 2 | I ca n't remember much about that first talk , but it went on for much longer than the five to ten minutes it was supposed to last . |
| 3 | ‘ Whatever intrigue there was between Lotta Petterson and myself died slowly and painfully and has been extinct for much longer than the six months we have gone our separate ways . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Whatever intrigue there was between Lotta Pettersson and myself died slowly and painfully and has been extinct for much longer than the six months we have gone our separate ways … ’ |
| 5 | I believe that the Government would have kept the matter secret for much longer if the draft letter had not been leaked . |
| 6 | While the EEC did not disintegrate under the conflicting pressures , by the end of 1965 the stalemate could not have been permitted to persist for much longer lest the Community itself be endangered . |
| 7 | And for so long as the honours system continues in operation , there ought to be recognition of citizenship as a criterion . |
| 8 | 8.4 If at any time is at default in performance or observance of any of its obligations under this Agreement , shall be entitled for so long as the default continues , but without prejudice to any other rights under this Agreement , to withhold delivery of the Licensed Software from notwithstanding that orders for the Licensed Software have been accepted by . |
| 9 | The results were all good for so long as the growth in output kept pace with the expansion of the new ‘ money ’ . |
| 10 | Finally I wish to report that Terry Snow , Peter Jacob and Clive Labovitch will be continuing as Chairmen of their respective subsidiary companies for so long as the executive directors remain responsible for their companies . |
| 11 | However , Hercules will still have to make resupplying runs to Saudi Arabia for so long as the air exclusion operation lasts . |
| 12 | They should be accounted for separately only if the instruments are capable of being cancelled or redeemed independently of each other ; otherwise they should be accounted for as a single instrument . |
| 13 | As the sun rose , the sky became perfectly clear and blue all around us , except for directly overhead where the island was creating its own weather . |
| 14 | As well as a mid-day meal , stimulating activities are arranged ; and these , plus the company , can make an enjoyable break for the cared for as well as the carer . |
| 15 | Newcastle 's success is less easy to explain , for as late as the early sixteenth century its main export commodity was wool , although by the reign of Henry VIII it seems to have expanded its trade in coal , iron and lead ( 59 ; 71 ; 75 , p.45 ) . |
| 16 | For as far as the distant bluffs , the land is lost to prairie larks and prong-horned antelope . |
| 17 | She could see twigs scattered along the lane for as far as the car 's headlights reached . |
| 18 | Grazers have the enormous advantage that there is plenty of their favourite food available , all around them , stretching for as far as the eye can see and regrowing time and again regardless of how much they crop it . |
| 19 | And er , on that message , er , it seems , er good enough time to say that 's er , all we have time for as far as the phone calls are concerned on the Breakfast Call this morning . |
| 20 | On hearing this , the king gave orders for the fields around his castle to be planted with almond trees for as far as the eye could see . |
| 21 | Another group of researchers , this time in Sweden , has discovered that this protective effect does n't only last for as long as the baby is breastfed . |
| 22 | It is no good to tie up the property by a series of limited interests for as long as the law will allow , if the bulk of the capital will have disappeared to the Revenue authorities in the meantime . |
| 23 | This worked as a strategy at least for as long as the persons involved lived in the same household and shared their resources . |
| 24 | In this case , it would be hard to find language indicating more clearly that Mr Clayton intended the land to be preserved and managed as playing fields for all time , or at least for as long as the law permitted . |
| 25 | And for as long as the public continue to be wary of , or feel sorry for Down 's children , there will be a considerable social stigma to contend with . |
| 26 | The protection afforded by pellets has already been mentioned , and bone that is left in pellets or scats is protected from many modifying agents for as long as the pellets and scats remain intact . |
| 27 | The bread wards off hunger for as long as the same weight of ordinary bread despite its lower starch value . |
| 28 | Support continues for as long as the parents feel they need it , and is renewed , if they wish , if and when the mother becomes pregnant again . |
| 29 | But the spraying must continue for as long as the temperature remains at freezing point or below , as the energy of the frost must be spent on forming more and more ice outwards . |
| 30 | The guarantee can be made for as long as the manufacturer chooses . |