Example sentences of "run [prep] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are to be distinguished , therefore , from the green lanes that run for more considerable distances , which are portions of through-roads dating from prehistoric times . |
| 2 | The one I selected guaranteed 10 minutes of power backup , but I found it could run for over 20 minutes before it signalled that it was out of storage capacity . |
| 3 | It will run until 6pm each day over the Bank Holiday and 5pm on Tuesday . |
| 4 | ITV ratings for individual programmes can run from under one — less than one per cent of adults viewing — to 40 or 45 , and occasionally even higher . |
| 5 | More sober advocates are content to imply that in Britain a Conservative constituency party would field a wet , a damp and a dry candidate , whilst Labour candidates would range from deep crimson to shell pink , and the Liberal Democrats would presumably run at least one ex-Liberal and one ex-SDP candidate . |
| 6 | For one thing , a plan based only on the rebate probably needs to run for about five years to be practical , otherwise the charges will eat up too much of the benefits . |
| 7 | the experiment would need to run for very many years to demonstrate any difference . |
| 8 | To work this correctly you would need to keep the welt almost as wide as the main part of the sweater and have the narrow cables running between only two or three plain stitches . |
| 9 | However , the West Yorkshire branch can boast a longer established society that has been up and running for over nine years . |
| 10 | ‘ OPTIONS ’ has been running for over ten years in America , four years on the UK mainland and over two years in the province . |
| 11 | Both have now been running for over 12 months , and the operating figures indicate that in addition to encouraging returns from food sales , drink sales have increased by approximately 10 per cent . |
| 12 | Yesterday , however , villagers were celebrating a decision which they hoped would mark the end of another local controversy which has been running for almost eight years . |
| 13 | The computer system at the Budapest Stock Exchange has now been up and running for about two weeks , and according to chief system analyst Andrei Bagi , there has been only one minor teething problem . |
| 14 | Cray Computer says that at least one prototype has been running for about three weeks and hopes to have one ready to demonstrate by the end of this summer . |
| 15 | First , get a copy of your local quarter mill map ( preferably laminated ) and find a suitable road-route running for about 25 to 40 miles ( quite sufficient for a first attempt ) from somewhere close to your base airfield . |
| 16 | been running for about half an hour or so , you know when you come to a junction flicking on and off . |
| 17 | It was also stated that a ‘ scam ’ had been running for quite some time prior to the defendants ' involvement . |
| 18 | The trend towards later marriage and childbearing , especially among career women , has sharpened interest in how far children can be deferred before running into seriously increasing risks of sterility . |
| 19 | As I turned forward again I saw with alarm that we were running into apparently broken water . |
| 20 | During the campaigns , the parties maintained next to no profile in the states , running with virtually non-existent programmes . |
| 21 | A small pilot is running with very few governing bodies . |
| 22 | The teaching year extends from August/September to June the following year , with classes running from either 9.15 to 12.30 or 13.20 to 16.35 or 18.30 to 21.30 . |
| 23 | Erm want to run to about half past eight or |
| 24 | The population of this hospital was double that of Powick , running to nearly 800 patients in 1979 . |
| 25 | With our new store opening programme running to around 20 locations a year , it has taken relatively little time for the idea of the supermarket bakery not just to gain credence , but to become remarkably successful . |
| 26 | running to about three foot back . |
| 27 | Such engines would be able to run at very high temperatures , with high efficiencies — but the difference between the expansion rates of metal and ceramic components is a big obstacle . |
| 28 | 3,000 youngsters , approximately , will participate and audiences are likely to run at around 15,000 , most of whom will be young people . |
| 29 | With inflation expected to run at about 5 per cent , these boosts represent real gains . |
| 30 | Estimates of actual job reductions seem to run at about 30 per cent . |