Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] for much [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patrick had fallen off a ladder over a year and a half ago and had been off work for much of that time . |
| 2 | Indeed , a striking feature of post-war economic growth has been the increasing importance of techniques of persuasion : only by stimulating wants and keeping consumers in a state of dissatisfaction is it possible to secure high levels of demand for much of the output of modern industrial economies . |
| 3 | The third , and contemporary , phase emphasizes the dominance of the marketplace and the lessening importance of politics for much of the national daily press . |
| 4 | Proposals for the development of a Taurus system have been under consideration for much of this decade . |
| 5 | Moving away from the house there is little point in a large patio as this area will be in shade for much of the day . |
| 6 | By contrast Celtic had a goal in hand for much of the match and put together many passages of the passing game which has been such a feature of recent matches . |
| 7 | There was no real communication between me and my father , who was also on holiday from school for much of this time . |
| 8 | Most of the former National Guards were high-ranking figures from the Somoza regime who had been in prison for much of the last 10 years . |
| 9 | The Lake District National Park is filled to capacity for much of the summer . |
| 10 | Mandru had been away on business for much of the time since Lucien had arrived , so performances had been few . |
| 11 | Other important elements included the student body at Tehran University and oil-industry workers in Khuzestan ( where most of the oil operations were located ) , who were intermittently on strike for much of 1978 . |
| 12 | He was away at sea for much of the following year , and frequently thereafter , on voyages to the Mediterranean and North America . |