Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [adv] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All had been clinically stable for over three weeks . |
| 2 | The result is that the rate of labour-force participation by women in Latin America has hovered around 20 per cent and remained fairly stable for over twenty years ( ECLA 1975 ) . |
| 3 | The only severe check came in 1625 when plague killed one in twelve people and raised the death rate to three times the annual norm ; after that the population remained stable for almost 150 years . |
| 4 | You need to understand how to get your Mainframe to talk directly to your customers ' PCs , how to integrate voice , data and image systems , that OSI is the international standard with 7 vital layers which makes it possible for previously isolated systems to talk to each other , and that GOSIP is the US and UK Governments ' OSI profile . |
| 5 | Within a large warren complex it is possible for as many warreners to work independently as there is surface space for them to use . |
| 6 | By 4 January 1927 , the full force of Nizan 's anger , repressed for so many years , could no longer be held in check : The effect of the solitude at Aden is that I am storing up a violence that was unknown to me … |
| 7 | For this reason , both the GCSE and records of achievement are likely to require a much wider range of assessment techniques to be employed than was normal for more knowledge-based examinations , with oral and practical components figuring significantly . |
| 8 | The tank has an undergravel filter and a internal filter and has been running problem-free for about four months . |
| 9 | As I enjoyed the stew I looked at my watch , it was just after mid-day ; I had been asleep for nearly four hours . |
| 10 | The heavy lunch and the wine had made her sleepy , and she took to her bed the minute they returned , only awakening when the hunger pangs assaulted her stomach , to see that she had been asleep for over three hours . |
| 11 | ‘ But if it 's the giants you 're wanting to fool , then it 'd be the grand old Draoicht Suan , ’ said Pumlumon , and the Gnomes nodded sagely and said that would be it , the Draoicht Suan it would be , the spell that had kept the Trees fast asleep for so many years now , and was n't it a powerful strong spell and Pumlumon the fellow to be spinning it for them all ? |
| 12 | She felt as though she 'd been asleep for about five minutes ! |
| 13 | The typical full-term infant can be described as asleep for about seventeen hours out of the twenty-four . |
| 14 | So even when prices do fall very low for quite long periods of time , alright , farmers will still maintain production , even they 're making losses . |
| 15 | I ran through the fields , laid low for about two hours , then I made my way to the motorway and hitched it to Birmingham . |
| 16 | However , Miller only advised budding for less vigorous roses or where more than one variety was required on the same plant and then a compatible growth habit was essential . |
| 17 | It used to be the custom that the issue of the writ should be moved by chief whip of the party in the House of Commons a member of which had held the seat prior to its vacation , but this practice was occasionally the subject of abuse by the moving party being reluctant , by reason of its unpopularity in the country and consequent fear of being humiliated in a poll , Constituents in one instance were left unrepresented for over nine months . |
| 18 | There was no mention of hair , though Rufus knew hair could persist intact for far more years than those bones had been in the grave , and there was nothing about clothing . |
| 19 | Thus demand will be strong for more family-oriented facilities . |
| 20 | Incredibly , Jeremy had managed to stay alive for nearly 13 days before the effects of hypothermia , combined with minor neck and head injuries , had overcome his strength and determination to survive . |
| 21 | Later in the same year the MWCo was instrumental in having a receiver appointed to run the railway — a move which may well have helped to keep the BCR alive for so many years . |
| 22 | He has been a professional for almost two years and has a ring record of nine wins out of 10 contests , his lone defeat coming when he was out-pointed by Manchester 's Russell Davison for the Central Area title . |
| 23 | Alternatively , the commission charged for the sale may make a scheme impractical for very small amounts although Fleming , for instance , will allow family holdings to be lumped together in one transaction . |
| 24 | From birth the child is dry for increasingly longer periods . |
| 25 | to understand that be sorry after about five minutes . |
| 26 | So I played bass for about four years in that group with Stevie . |
| 27 | He remained imprisoned and untried for nearly two years , eventually being found not guilty after a trial on 28 January 1795 . |
| 28 | Third , visit popular attractions during lunch ( 12 to 2 ) , or when the afternoon or evening character parades are on ; these are entertaining for very small children , but a bit slow for adults . |
| 29 | ‘ I was unemployed for nearly two years before I came here , I do know what it 's like . |
| 30 | Things certainly look better than back in the late Eighties , when he went unemployed for nearly two years . |