Example sentences of "for longer [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alamena knows we ca n't stay in each other 's company for longer than a minute or two without quarrelling . ’ |
| 2 | Nevertheless , Griffin et al found in 10% of their patients that oxygen saturation dropped below 90% for longer than a minute even when supplementary oxygen was used and only modest doses of sedative had been given . |
| 3 | Even if her scheme permits her to make additional pension contributions to make up for missing years of service , such payments will cost her more than would be the case for a man of the same age and salary status , since the arrangements assume that a woman will live longer and therefore claim benefits for longer than a man . |
| 4 | She had always been too conscientious , never spared herself , been afraid to leave him for longer than a day , she deserved a rest , a holiday . |
| 5 | Bellsdyke unit requires nursing staff to inform medical staff and the ICN if three or more patients have symptoms of enteric illness , or if an individual has diarrhoea for longer than a day . |
| 6 | The total number of people waiting for NHS treatment in the UK rose to more than one million in March 1990. 25% of inpatients wait for longer than a year for treatment . |
| 7 | A study of people using a shelter in Boston found that although 30 of the 68 respondents were suffering from a psychosis , only five had been admitted to hospital for longer than a year in total . |
| 8 | A survey of 124 homeless men using a Salvation Army hostel found that over half were suffering from mental disorders but only seven had been admitted to hospital for longer than a year . |
| 9 | To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many in-patients are waiting for longer than a year for treatment ; and what was the corresponding figure for 1979 . |
| 10 | Moreover , in July 1991 unemployment benefit was to be abolished and replaced by a short-term " job search " allowance and a " new-start " allowance for those unemployed for longer than a year . |
| 11 | If you want to head off into the higher mountains , cross-country skiing is n't the best sport for children : the effort , though not strenuous , is constant , and children under ten could tire if asked to ski for longer than a half-day . |
| 12 | When the AccuCard detects an interruption in power , it warbles , gives you the ‘ brownout ! ’ message , and if the condition continues for longer than a second it 'll save the disk . |
| 13 | I did manage to lose half a stone ( 7lb/3kg ) , but I was so hungry all the time that I would not keep the diet up for longer than a month . |
| 14 | I never stayed in one job for longer than a month . |