Example sentences of "[noun prp] for [art] duration [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | During three weeks ' leave in England he resigned his Trinity scholarship and made a conscious decision to return to Spain for the duration of the war . |
| 2 | The horizon cleared , and the dark outline of an anchored vessel developed into the clear grey shape of one of 51 Port Squadron 's Ramped Craft Logistic ( RCL ) , which had been attached to 52 Port Squadron for the duration of the exercise . |
| 3 | Eyles managed to get his officers to eject his rival , with the result that Franklin stood directly in front of Eyles for the duration of the service . |
| 4 | " All men fought ; all men in England had been to India for the duration of the last war , leaving behind them a country of women . |
| 5 | Leeds City will get enough revenue from the visitors to Leeds for the duration of the competition . |
| 6 | Another source of unwelcome attention came from agency reports of a rumour that the Iraqi president 's family had been packed off to Algeria or Mauritania for the duration of the war . |