Example sentences of "for [adj -er] [noun] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Towards the end of the research most of the children referred had been in care for shorter periods of time and were still in more or less meaningful contact with members of their natural families . |
| 2 | Moreover , manual workers tended to be paid benefits for shorter periods of time and they received smaller amounts than non-manual workers . |
| 3 | Other European countries use prison sentencing much less than Britain , and use it for shorter periods of time . |
| 4 | As accuracy and speed increase , the pad is shown for shorter intervals of time . |
| 5 | Borrowers generally require guaranteed funds for longer periods of time at the lowest possible cost . |
| 6 | But , whatever form they make take , language demands will almost certainly be greater than in the past ; more pupils will be studying foreign languages for longer periods of time , and children 's perceptions of foreign languages are likely to change . |
| 7 | Dwyer is a leading proponent of adopting the South African dispensation — legalised lifting in the line-out , as demonstrated by Leonard — to ensure cleaner possession from the line-out and keep the ball in play for longer periods of time . |
| 8 | However , progress on all these scores is being made , and , if it is maintained into the 1990s , should help the oldest individuals to maintain their independence — and their health — for longer periods of time . |
| 9 | Borrowers , on the other hand , often need to borrow money for longer periods of time , as in the case of industrial investment or house purchase . |
| 10 | This process whereby financial intermediaries lend for longer periods of time than they borrow is known as maturity transformation . |
| 11 | They may be for longer periods of time , for various investment purposes . |
| 12 | This study included EEG/EOG recordings during sleep , and it is interesting to compare the sort of sleep that these subjects were getting after months of sleep reduction with subjects who have reduced sleep for briefer periods of time . |