Example sentences of "for [Wh adv] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 THIS is a mighty year for your life direction , and it seems that you are not solely responsible for how well you do .
2 p.p.s have I got the figures about right for how much we payed for players — Beeney ( .35m ) , Kelly ( 0 ) , Dorigo ( 1.3 ) , Fairclough ( .6 ) , Wetherall ( .15 ) , Strach ( .3 ) , Speed ( 0 ) , Macca ( 1.3 ) , White ( 1.25 — this is the one I 'm most unsure of ) , Wallace ( 1.6 ) and Deane ( 2.9 ) ?
3 There is no real rule of thumb for how much it costs to convert a barn .
4 In reality they are mercilessly small when you realize for how long they have to be eked out !
5 Their manpower requirements were planned in detail and they knew exactly when and for how long they needed additional workers .
6 Why they moved and for how long they stayed in Charlotte Square , however , is a mystery .
7 For how long they operated in the Coniston Fells is not known .
8 Why they do it and for how long they have , are anyone 's guesses .
9 He noted that " we can not say for how long we will be in charge of the state administration " but that " it might be five years or 10 " .
10 [ In talking about continued home care ] I can stand the strain at the moment , but I do n't know for how long I can go on .
11 Normally a knight expected to serve for about forty days a year at his own expense ; the terms of his service might also be restricted — when and where he served , and for how long he would stay after the forty days if the king paid him .
12 For how long he had dwelt there Allen was unable to find out .
13 Although Traherne held the living of Credenhill until his death in 1674 , it is not clear for how long he actually acted as minister there .
14 Andrew Houston marshalled them unto one group in a roadway well away from where the inrush of peat had occurred ; it was a place still free from sludge but they wondered for how long it would be so .
15 He gave no indication of when the parliament would be formed or for how long it would sit before elections were held .
16 But if the feeling persists then see your doctor or health visitor and let them know just what you 're feeling and for how long you 've felt it .
17 But if the feeling persists then see your doctor or health visitor and let them know just what you 're feeling and for how long you 've felt it .
18 ‘ And as for how long you 've known him , you can hardly expect me to tell you that that makes any difference .
19 The nurse who admits new patients needs to explain whether or not they have been allocated to her in a patient allocation scheme ; if so , for how long she will be on duty ; and the staffing arrangements that will be made for the other two shifts .
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