Example sentences of "[be] extended for a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The detective chief-inspector said he was aware a superintendent had authorised the defendant 's detention to be extended for a further 12 hours . |
| 2 | The government had originally announced on Feb. 14 that the election would be held on March 28-29 ; on March 28 it was announced that polling would be extended for a further day on account of heavy rains which had led to voters being discouraged by transport difficulties . |
| 3 | It was also reported in December that a 10 per cent wage reduction for public-sector employees , introduced in the 1989 budget and strongly opposed by the trade unions , would be extended for a further year . |
| 4 | After a Cabinet meeting on Sept. 21 it was announced that the mandate under which the multinational rapid reaction force was stationed in south-east Turkey was to be extended for a further 90 days from Sept. 30 . |
| 5 | The force 's mandate was for six month , and could be extended for a further year at most . |