Example sentences of "[conj] for [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A police landrover followed the car to the gates and for about a mile after it turned . |
| 2 | Gubberford Lane is a winding country lane and for about a mile it is without footpaths . |
| 3 | The study did not spring into being overnight of course , and for over a decade a number of community groups throughout Appalachia have tried to combat the worst excesses of a pattern of landownership which breeds power without responsibility . |
| 4 | In August , she was still working at Chessington-Harris as Leo 's secretary ; but for over a year their relationship had been considerably warmer than any of their colleagues realized . |
| 5 | But for about a year certain pieces of late Roman coinage and art have been cropping up in unexpected places in the international market . |
| 6 | ‘ I need help getting on and off the train and British Rail provides a ramp for this , but for about a month it 's only been possible for me to arrive or leave the station before 3.15pm . |