Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Zombie ( played by a well-known Horror Film Specialist ) had walked for a thousand years in a subterranean cavern which was broken open by an earthquake in Lisbon . |
| 2 | He was born in another age , the age when we played not for a million dollars in prize-money , or television sets , or holidays in the sun , but for the simple , exhilarating pleasure of golf itself . |
| 3 | The training committee was wound up by Vic Machin , the chairman and the BMC secretary Derek Walker some months ago — but they have yet to inform the committee : a clear snub to the many volunteers who banged their heads against a wall with only limited success for a dozen years in a genuine attempt to impart some credibility to the BMC 's involvement in mountain training . |
| 4 | The Modernists had enjoyed a brief life as a London group after Pound settled there for a dozen years in 1908 ; Bloomsbury was already one , first in Cambridge and later in London and Sussex , sharing not just a range of assumptions and convictions but an intimate web of social and amorous relations . |
| 5 | But the natives were friendly except for a few incidents in Skye . |
| 6 | Sat and glowed with satisfaction for a few hours in silence , studying their effect . |
| 7 | We stopped for a few hours in Aberdeen , long enough to allow Father to take us to see the house we had lived in until 1939 : Stranathro , at Muchalls , perched high on the cliffs by the road to Stonehaven . |
| 8 | Snow settled for a few hours in the Dundee area , causing traffic problems . |
| 9 | You can work full-time , part-time or for a few hours in the evenings . |
| 10 | He called a sudden halt to his crowded agenda at lunchtime and crashed out for a few hours in the adjacent chamber , throwing the timetable into disarray . |
| 11 | To wash our dishes , for instance , requires placing them for a few hours in a rattan basket in the swift-flowing stream deflected through the kitchen to the left of our house . |
| 12 | Most of the houses in the village were quite large , with shutters which were only opened for a few hours in the mornings ; if there was a breeze long lace curtains could be seen gently moving . |
| 13 | Already their affair was like marriage , with its own dispiriting routine , this shabby coming together for a few hours in the shabby office . |
| 14 | Sprinkle the yeast over the water in a cup and leave to stand for a few minutes in a warm place before stirring to completely dissolve the yeast . |
| 15 | They walked for a few minutes in silence . |
| 16 | In order not to dull your pleasure I intend to only speak for a few minutes in case we all get snowed in/melt away in the heat ! |
| 17 | The blow would have killed him instantly — at least , he might have lived for a few minutes in a technical sense , but he would have been unconscious and effectively dead . |
| 18 | He turned on the guards who held Harry between them , and looked at his prisoner for a few minutes in silence . |
| 19 | She drove for a few minutes in silence , then she said , ‘ You know what I 'm going back to ? ’ |
| 20 | He bought the painting for a few pounds in the nineteen fifties . |
| 21 | Do you consider that the inspector is right to assess emoluments on the director , and if so is it correct to charge emoluments for the whole year when the director only uses the property for a few weekends in each year ? |
| 22 | Move to the Right , accept Witte 's or Stolypin 's terms for a few posts in the cabinet , and they risked becoming hostages in a regime over which they would exercise no control . |
| 23 | I 'll bet that 's made for a few tensions in Schreider Sterne Inc. ! ’ |
| 24 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |
| 25 | As they gathered outside the wire waiting for their guard to open the gate into the camp , they were suspended for a few moments in a sort of limbo . |
| 26 | Now that Elizabeth had exhausted the topic of Martha , they sat for a few moments in silence , one each side of the fire with a cup of tea . |
| 27 | Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said . |
| 28 | After I had been kept waiting for a few moments in an ante-room , I was ushered into the main boardroom where Dr Barton and six colleagues were seated around a long , rectangular , polished table . |
| 29 | Once or twice , when Harry and Fleury had had to leave her to her own devices for a few moments in order to fight off the sepoys , she had become very upset and had made little attempt to conceal the fact . |
| 30 | Her eyes were held for a few moments in the lazy gaze across the desk , then with a conscious effort she blinked herself free , looked down at her notepad . |