Example sentences of "continue for several " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rationing of sweets , like food and clothing , was continued for several years after the war was over , and people like me with a sweet tooth used to bemoan the meagre ration of sweets and chocolate we were allowed . |
| 2 | The act of grinding , which could be continued for several hours , resulted in the insoluble starting material being reduced to very small fragments which were distributed on the surface of the lactose particles . |
| 3 | When a roll is continued for several bars the note must be tied over to avoid a fresh attack on the succeeding first beats : |
| 4 | The debate on these issues continued for several centuries and the proposed solutions were very varied , but all of them had the ultimate implication that only the civilized Christian Europeans deserved to be rated as true men in a fully human sense ; all other " men " being variously rated as sub-human animals , monsters , degenerate men , damned souls , or the product of a separate creation . |
| 5 | By their very quality and integrity they continued for several years after I had been graduated from the post of Talks Producer to higher echelons of musical and dramatic productions . |
| 6 | He continued for several months experimenting with both successes and failures . |
| 7 | On the doctor 's advice she was put to bed , and her illness continued for several months . |
| 8 | The Eritrean People 's Liberation Front ( EPLF ) staged a major attack on the strategically vital port of Massawa on Feb. 9 , overrunning much of the town and the surrounding area , although fighting in the vicinity continued for several weeks . |
| 9 | In the follow-up work , which continued for several weeks , the class worked on the design of castles inventing all manner of ingenious devices to prevent unwanted intruders or attackers getting in , went on a site visit to a castle , produced drawings and models and carried out a great deal of oral work , all inspired by the original story . |
| 10 | This retardation effect continues for several growing seasons and produces an indented conical depression . ’ |
| 11 | The secretion of HCO 3 - is of clinical importance as the high amount of HCO 3 - in cholera stools may lead to metabolic acidosis when diarrhoea continues for several days . |
| 12 | Similarly the pensions holiday will continue for several years . |
| 13 | The agreement to increase wages in eastern Germany by 18% ( see page 80 ) seems likely to ensure that the high cost will continue for several years . |
| 14 | The most effective way of combatting river blindness until fairly recently was by spraying the breeding grounds with insecticide , a process which will continue for several years yet . |
| 15 | The Russian government amended its original plan to make the rouble fully convertible by Aug. 1 , 1992 , saying that a unitary floating exchange rate , due to be introduced from July , would continue for several months before the rouble was fixed within a 7.5 per cent fluctuation band either side of a central rate . |