Example sentences of "for an [adj] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sure he was in hospital for an indefinite period anyway . ’ |
| 2 | Most of the passengers were either up on deck to watch the ship arrive or they 'll be frantically getting organised for an early breakfast so that they can get ashore . ’ |
| 3 | In the Elizabethan Restaurant the shift has changed and tea is being prepared ; the duty staff will be in for an early meal shortly . |
| 4 | Everything must be ready for an early start tomorrow . |
| 5 | They 'll go for an extra check up with the medical staff , a couple of weeks before their operation . |
| 6 | Historians and political scientists like Arthur Schlesinger and Clinton Rossiter repeatedly made the case for an all-powerful president well able to provide effective leadership not only in international affairs , but on the domestic front as well . |
| 7 | It was n't that she had n't been talking to Mandy , it was just that she had let her displeasure over that application be felt for an entire week now . |
| 8 | On Nov. 8 a UN human rights panel asked for an official explanation why the Oufkir family and the left-wing leader Abraham Serfaty were still imprisoned . |
| 9 | Students may register for an additional module up to the end of week 1 of the relevant term ( week 2 for new students in their first term ) , and must officially delete modules by week 6 ( about to be brought forward to week 4 ) of the current term . |
| 10 | But for those who want a guaranteed fixed return , there is a fixed deposit account on a minimum balance of US$20,000 , for an agreed period usually of between one and 12 months . |
| 11 | Even where such process does not demonstrate the incompatibility of the firms seeking a merger it will frequently happen that the actual merger will need to be delayed for an agreed period so as to phase in the new arrangements . |
| 12 | he should ask Scott for an accurate estimate now , when he could still withdraw . |
| 13 | From the moment Galwey won his first international cap against Namibia two years ago the experts claimed he was too short for an international lock forward , too slow to be an effective No 8 . |
| 14 | Then , medal safely tucked away , it was time for an impromptu picnic out of the boot of the limosine , and do a little celebrity spotting . |
| 15 | It is worth going to Eira da Serrado , just above Curral das Freiras , for an amazing view down onto the village of Curral das Freiras which nestles in a spectacular deep valley . |
| 16 | Frau Nordern gazed at him for an icy moment then stalked into the bedroom . |
| 17 | Equally , the electricity will be needed for an automatic switch on lights to fool burglars . |
| 18 | For external use a moisture content of perhaps 20 per cent may be suitable , for an unheated building about 15 per cent , and for a steam-heated environment about 8 or 10 per cent . |
| 19 | Considerable skill in getting plants established was also required — it is only too easy for gaps to appear , or for an odd man out in flower colour to pop up , as anyone who has ever tried to grow a complete row of vegetables or lay out a bedding plan , will know . |
| 20 | Is it a sort of bonus approval for something that has been done particularly well or approval for an ordinary job well done ? |
| 21 | I have never been competent in an emergency , and time was lost as I tried to figure out whether to dial 999 , or 9 for an outside line then 999 . |
| 22 | ‘ There 's a vacancy for an assistant doctor there . |
| 23 | Policeman says : He tried to dip his headlights for an oncoming car then saw horses in the road and just could n't stop in time so ploughed into them . |
| 24 | We must always remember that there is nothing that compels anybody to work for an individual company even in an era of high unemployment . |
| 25 | He saw the opportunity to play the peace card and the moderate rearmament card at the same time , fortified by the prospect that in times of trouble the public would prefer to vote for an established Government rather than a peculiarly unknown opposition . |
| 26 | Firstly , if more than one explanation could reasonably account for an apparent effect then sufficient doubt remains . |
| 27 | Well I think a lot of women are looking for an equal partnership really erm where the rules are laid down and they know where they stand , you know . |
| 28 | In 1981 Israeli aircraft nevertheless destroyed Iraq 's big Osirak nuclear reactor , near Baghdad , on the grounds that Iraq was producing material for an atomic bomb there . |
| 29 | A torrente is a river which usually flows only after rain or the melting of the snows ; most of the rivers that descend from the Apennines towards the Po and the Adriatic are torrenti , more or less dry in summer except for an occasional pool where you could swim in those far-off days without much danger to your health . |
| 30 | At the age of 83 , Mr. Collar had just taken some ladies to the village hall for an over-60s afternoon when he collapsed in the car park . |