Example sentences of "for the [noun] [prep] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er they crossed there to for the mails for years and years . |
| 2 | Eastern winds have brought what had been fair sport back to a normal level for the time of year . |
| 3 | It was cold for the time of year . |
| 4 | Make the most of British pork because prices are low for the time of year . |
| 5 | Motor traders said the slower annual decline in sales continued last month , though sales for the time of year have flattened over the past five months . |
| 6 | If , for instance , there has been a cold wind blowing for several days and the water temperature has been well down for the time of year , then the wind ceases and the sun brings a sudden warmth to the water , you can almost guarantee that the carp will begin to feed . |
| 7 | This will do no good for Amsterdam 's tourist trade and London will be wetter than average for the time of year . |
| 8 | Her father was under clad for the time of year but was sweating heavily . |
| 9 | Assuming unheated ponds , and normal temperatures for the time of year . |
| 10 | As it was unusually cool for the time of year , two great carpets had been unrolled on the porch and a smattering of cushions rested invitingly against the wall . |
| 11 | The weather was not wild and stormy , as has sometimes been suggested , but mild for the time of year . |
| 12 | The rest of the afternoon had been more or less normal for the time of year except that Ted had been following Pete around for most of it , trying to pump him for details of what had happened between him and Diane Jackson . |
| 13 | I wondered whether I had said something that I could n't remember , perhaps had shrieked or whispered that I would n't go back , but Lili said she had heard it was unusually hot for the time of year and unsuitable for a run-down person . |
| 14 | ‘ Nice and heavy for the time of year . ’ |
| 15 | It seemed surprisingly hot in the carriage for the time of year . |
| 16 | The 29 booksellers and stationers responding to the CBI survey were among the disappointed retailers , with 59% reporting sales volume down on a year ago and 57% describing the volume of sales as poor for the time of year . |
| 17 | ‘ Lovely weather for the time of year , eh ? ’ he said , disregarding the fact that it was depressingly grey and damp . |
| 18 | It was not bad for the time of year : February was always her cruellest month . |
| 19 | The temperature will rise to a maximum of about nine degrees Celsius , about normal for the time of year . |
| 20 | Temperatures will level off at a cool eight or nine degrees celsius , that 's forty six to forty eight fahrenheit- although it is Novemver , still cool for the time of year . |
| 21 | A spokesman said the workload is unusually high for the time of year . |
| 22 | Sales volumes in May were up on a year ago for the fifth month in a row but they remained well below normal for the time of year , he said . |
| 23 | Motor traders reported a small fall in sales in the year to May following five months of growth , but business remained below normal for the time of year . |
| 24 | Shop sales grew again in May , but the upturn was relatively modest with sales still well below normal for the time of year . |
| 25 | The survey indicates that sales volumes are up , but they still remain below what retailers would consider to be normal for the time of year . ’ |
| 26 | But nevertheless it 's im important to remember that this is a survey erm which is conducted at the time of year when most compan or many companies raise their list prices and if one looks at the past sort of record of this survey both at the regional level and the national level , one generally does see a bit of an upturn in the pr in the prices numbers at this time of year because people are raising their list prices erm and once you allow for that erm I think these numbers are er very good in terms of prices trends , very low for the time of year . |
| 27 | The weather has been ideal — about 85 in the shade , and not much more , although they say it is unusually ‘ cold ’ for the time of year ! |
| 28 | Well we we should , well yes because I suppose eventually we could have them fo , we 've got one now have n't we , for the end of year eight ? |
| 29 | No familiar McGowran use of the eyes to show for the passing of years . |