Example sentences of "it [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When one day I tidied up and cleared out this cupboard , I realised that I had ignored everything in it for over a year . |
| 2 | Michael had a nice fiddle going , and he 's been at it for over a year now . |
| 3 | You have n't owned it for over a year . |
| 4 | After instruction in the regulations of the ‘ prison ’ the volunteers were placed in it for nearly a week , and their reactions and behaviour observed . |
| 5 | Moyer spoke in support of it for almost an hour . |
| 6 | I lose count of the lengths ; she 's at it for almost an hour , with her mind as empty as she can make it . |
| 7 | Even if you think you 're only h leaving it for only a minute . |
| 8 | It is a surprising answer , and we have known and understood it for only a century or so . |
| 9 | We delayed it for only a moment or two , remembering the fluffy chick waiting below for its supper of regurgitated fish . |
| 10 | He took it , but held it for only a moment . |
| 11 | I stuck it for about a year and then moved on to another , slightly better hotel to do the same thing for marginally more money . |
| 12 | I mean when I moved I had stuff in here before the upstairs was used , I had it for about a year or so , before I opened it up . |
| 13 | So you do n't finish up with a battery that as soon as you 've used it for about a minute , that 's it ca n't get any more |
| 14 | Erm he 's had it for about a week and a half now . |
| 15 | Food is not only essential but can also be an exciting part of the afternoon 's entertainment , and most people arrange it for about an hour after the first children arrive . |
| 16 | Even after sitting and playing it for quite a while , I did n't find myself warming to it , and believe me , I wanted to . |
| 17 | He was at it for quite a while . |
| 18 | Oh , making it for quite a while |
| 19 | But there were men in it for quite a while , I was wondering when that kind of faded out . |
| 20 | He 's been doing it for quite a while now has n't he ? |
| 21 | but this diet is the one that Shelly , she lost quite a lot and Jill went on it for quite a while |
| 22 | they sold it for quite a bit of money and |
| 23 | if it 's here it 's not much point leaving it for once a year . |
| 24 | Sancha 's publicity guru , Max Clifford , is quoted as saying : ‘ Her idea is to write a book and then turn it into either a television drama or a documentary . |
| 25 | Say no to sweets in the privacy of your kitchen and they may accept it with scarcely a murmur . |
| 26 | First , major constitutional and political pronouncement though it was , certain to be studied and analysed for years to come , he delivered it with hardly a note . |
| 27 | Stok drained it without even a pause to say thanks . |