Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a limited period they 're being offered an alternative to prosecution … it 's a short , sharp lesson on the dangers of speeding . |
| 2 | For a separate amount they purchased the exhibition package from Memphis including cases , mounts , architecture , logo , transparencies , etc . |
| 3 | For a married couple they were reckoned to be between 50 and 60 per cent of post-tax earnings in France , Germany and the United States , about one-third in Britain and Italy , and probably barely one-fifth in Japan . |
| 4 | For a long minute they seemed as one , then , abruptly , the spell was broken . |
| 5 | For a long time they just held each other there under the stars . |
| 6 | For a long time they treated the question of political power as wholly subordinate to the social struggle . |
| 7 | For a long time they had led a life of measured grace ; regular sedate walks with their mistress , superb food in ample quantities and long snoring sessions on the rugs and armchairs . |
| 8 | And then er a and then after they had been in hay ricks for a long time they were brought up to the farm and built into a bigger stack , a bigger thing . |
| 9 | For a long time they did not speak . |
| 10 | Finally her arms went gently round his waist , and for a long time they sat there , while he listened to the sounds of the party , and felt — against his side , and within the perimeter his arm made around her — the gentle ebb and flow of her breath , Please , please , do n't come now , Mrs Hunter . |
| 11 | For a long time they clung together so until , with a haggard shaking of her head , Emilia freed herself from the embrace , struggled for , and found , a measure of composure . |
| 12 | The characteristic of all those areas is that for a long time they have been Labour controlled , although Conservatives have been in control in Brent for the past year and the Liberal Democrats have recently been in control in Tower Hamlets . |
| 13 | Afterwards she clung to him , the tears wet on her cheeks , and for a long time they lay together in silence as the light of the October evening faded around them . |
| 14 | Luce buried her face against Michele 's neck and for a long time they sat without moving or speaking . |
| 15 | For a long time they thought it might have been dysentery , but thank goodness it did n't turn out to be that serious . |
| 16 | For a long moment they stood facing each other . |
| 17 | For a long moment they gazed silently into each other 's eyes , and she felt the familiar tug of longing deep in her stomach . |
| 18 | He turned to look at her again , and for a long moment they stared at each other , irreconcilable strangers either side of a barrier ; and yet Sara had the odd feeling that some part of her longed to understand Matthew Preston , to agree with him , to acquiesce in his decisions . |
| 19 | For a long moment they stared at each other and it was as if the body language they had shared in the pool had ceased to be a game and the strained politeness of the last week had never been . |
| 20 | For a long moment they both stopped eating , and looked across the table at each other . |
| 21 | For a long moment they lay and she gazed down at him , their eyes locked . |
| 22 | Inside Nottingham 's Ritzy club in the middle of the afternoon TV production assistants are busy organising blindfolds for a new game they 've just dreamt up called ’ Kiss , Cuddle And Feel ’ for the evening 's show . |
| 23 | No I I 'm recording people 's conversations for a new dictionary they want |
| 24 | For a differential drill they are placed side by side and drilled across to highlight the difference between them . |
| 25 | He asked his Chairman for a private chat they retired to the gents and Gould who had no contract said he was finished . |
| 26 | Also , when families are providing care for a disabled relative they usually want to continue to do so if this is at all possible . |
| 27 | So long as there was no hunt for a missing girl they had felt themselves reasonably safe . |
| 28 | For a little while they were silent and Sara 's feeling of contentment had imperceptibly increased . |
| 29 | Sometimes it was important to spoil oneself — Helena had written a piece on it for the last issue of Athene , explaining that when women felt the need for a little luxury they should give in to it , that pampering oneself created an inner glow which proclaimed that this was a Special Woman . |
| 30 | For a large cichlid they must be classed as unaggressive and certainly they do not try to rearrange their surroundings . |