Example sentences of "from [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This method — removing an aggressive nursery school child from play for a period of one minute — was compared by researchers with a scolding and orders not to hit and with a further method of distracting ( i.e. redirecting ) him to other play . |
| 2 | THIS amazing vehicle is an idea from FORD for a less oil dependent future . |
| 3 | Newport Borough Council is close to withdrawing its Private Usk Barrage Bill from Parliament for a second time . |
| 4 | The government 's decision to free prices on some foodstuffs , from July 1 , led to demands from parliament for a vote of no confidence [ for June vote see p. 38975 ] . |
| 5 | Some of the wilder allegations involve the colourful Mr De la Rosa , who resigned from Torras in May 1992 , with , he says , glowing praise from KIO for a job well done . |
| 6 | In a complex transaction , Delion bought Chestvale from UPH for a total of £6.75m . |
| 7 | This could , depending on the gravity of the matter , suspend the individual from practice for a period of time or even permanently . |
| 8 | One of the smallest village schools in the country has been spared from closure for a second time , but there 's a catch . |
| 9 | Is not the ultimate in short-termism the Government 's failure to listen to the widespread demand from industry for a long-term industrial policy for Britain ? |
| 10 | Schering Chemicals v Falkman [ 1981 ] 2 WLR 848 provides perhaps the most extreme example of the obligation of confidence arising from disclosure for a limited purpose . |
| 11 | ‘ Why do n't you slip away from lover-boy for a late-night drink ? |
| 12 | If you are away from work for a lengthy period , or for short spells at frequent intervals , your job may be at risk . |
| 13 | If you are going to be away from work for a period in the future , you will have to pay the full rate when you return to paid employment , so it might be as well to start now , and build up the maximum benefit . |
| 14 | The average time away from work for a woman who leaves to raise a family is eight years , and 30 per cent of women attending the Dow-Stoker Returners courses have been away from the workplace for over fifteen years . |
| 15 | Mike and Joanna , both dentists , arranged to be away from work for a year : Joanna sold her practice and Mike employed a locum . |
| 16 | We were talking earlier , and I understand you liked to ride at the weekends , and you 're often competing on your horse , er , ha , if you were to have a fall , and erm , you had a back injury , or erm , you sustained an injury that would you keep you from work for a substantial amount of time , er , how would you feel , would you be able to pay your premiums ? |
| 17 | Glaxo Group Research says it does not have a career break scheme because it believes that ‘ it would be too difficult for our scientists to keep up with the pace of change if they were away from work for an extended period ’ . |
| 18 | If I get a movie script which means that I 've got to be away from home for a long period then I turn it down . ’ |
| 19 | Shetland , for example , is 338 kilometres ( 210 miles ) north of Aberdeen and attendance at a mid-week meeting on the mainland could involve five days away from home for a councillor from the northern isles ( Wheatley 1969:292 ) . |
| 20 | In 1937 , 15 million people ( one-third of the population ) were holidaying away from home for a week or more . |
| 21 | Your child has just appeared at a Children 's Hearing and the members of the Panel have decided that your child should be placed on supervision to a social worker and that he/she should live away from home for a time . |
| 22 | Erm now you said you went away , you lived away from home for a bit , when you when you were eight |
| 23 | Did you say you lived away from home for a bit ? |
| 24 | He may be required to live away from home for a period as part of the " treatment " programme devised by the supervisor . |
| 25 | Turning from aromatherapy for a moment , one good example of the natural clearly winning over the synthetic is to be found in the case of insulin . |
| 26 | A project is at risk from failure for a number of reasons . |
| 27 | Now there had been a great shortage of messages from heaven for a very long time . |
| 28 | The approved income of the company will be exempt from tax for a period of up to five years with a possible extension of a further five years after that . |
| 29 | FROM CASH FOR AN OPTICAL CHECK UP … |
| 30 | It 's immediately clear that Andrew does n't regret his slip from fame for an instant . |