Example sentences of "the [noun] for [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | F-one-eleven fighter bombers have been flying from the base for more than twenty years . |
| 2 | A company is often in danger of losing the expertise for ever if the expert retires , dies or changes employment . |
| 3 | He was said to be super-strong and super-virile , invulnerable to mortal harm , and had occupied the throne for more than two centuries . |
| 4 | Judge Richard Groves discharged the jury after it had considered the case for more than six hours . |
| 5 | As far as I know , Sainsburys have n't yet taken that decision they 've they 've hung on the brink for more than six months now . |
| 6 | Our father who art in heaven hallowed be thine name , thy kingdom come , thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven , give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil , for thine is the kingdom , the power and the glory for ever and ever amen . |
| 7 | In a large study of isonazid associated hepatitis , 54% of patients presented after having received the drug for more than two months and several received the drug for more than 12 months before presentation . |
| 8 | In a large study of isonazid associated hepatitis , 54% of patients presented after having received the drug for more than two months and several received the drug for more than 12 months before presentation . |
| 9 | A third of all prescriptions for cimetidine were given to patients with unproven peptic ulceration , and furthermore , half of these had used the drug for more than five years . |
| 10 | Michael Holly had been a prisoner of the camp for less than one month , and already he believed that he could walk this path with his eyes closed . |
| 11 | Even if you are working or have been away from the University for more than two years you can still have Current Vacancies mailed to you for a small charge . |
| 12 | A 34-YEAR-OLD man is expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court today in connection with an incident in a house in Argyle Street , Glasgow , during which the police isolated the building for more than six hours . |
| 13 | Rixi Markus was the author of a dozen books , and was bridge correspondent of the Guardian for more than three decades . |
| 14 | Glaisdale almost certainly needed that outing for he had been off the course for more than three months . |
| 15 | Pat Williams told me she thought they were' a load of tripe' , but it was tripe that brought people into the cinemas for more than two decades and Ken became the staple part of a diet for which at one time the public seemed to have an insatiable appetite |
| 16 | These experimental findings may be relevant to humans , as similar submucosal glands have been described in the oesophagus for more than 80 years . |
| 17 | In addition it was to be hoped that Max could come up with some fairly definite cause of death ; and it was even possible ( if only just ) that the surgeon might throw caution to the wind for once and volunteer a tentative approximation of the time it had actually happened . |
| 18 | UDT has been selling car loans through the mail for more than 60 years and it will continue to sell loans through the post . |
| 19 | Mr Jack said strains which met EC requirements — those bred to contain low narcotic levels — had been grown on the Continent for more than 20 years without any problems . |
| 20 | Of twenty-eight new signings for Aston Villa in 1893–4 half never played and only one continued with the club for more than three seasons . |
| 21 | Mrs Archer has been a member of the club for more than 25 years and during that time has held office as a committee member , treasurer and chairman . |
| 22 | He has appeared in charity shows at the club for more than 20 years and we well-known throughout the area for his untiring efforts for worthy causes . |
| 23 | Now Slazenger , which has been linked with the sport for more than 100 years , has produced a new racket design with women , and teenagers in mind . |
| 24 | Carewscourt has stood successfully against the elements for more than two hundred years . ’ |
| 25 | A prisoner who 's been on the run for more than six months has been recaptured . |
| 26 | The DSS said last week local authorities would be expected to negotiate with home owners on how to make up the gap in funding for residents who have to be away from the home for more than six days . |
| 27 | Single hoop tents need to be pitched with the pole pointing into the wind and have the flexibility for more than one entrance and porch |
| 28 | The much-thumbed book is deeply moving , and sets the tone for a walk round this glorious building , which has seen the christenings , marriages and burials of the folk of the village for more than 600 years . |
| 29 | Fire-fighters were on the scene for more than three hours after the call at 12.47pm . |
| 30 | The typical appellate judge will be at least 60 years of age , white , male and educated at public school and at Oxford or Cambridge and have lived in the insular world of the Bar for more than 30 years . |