Example sentences of "[noun] for a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | You will also receive a 5-Day Plus Super Pass allowing you unlimited entry into the Magic Kingdom Park , Epcot Center , Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park and a variety of Disney attractions : plus £800 spending money for a fabulous time in Florida . |
| 32 | I sold it and used the money for a good time . " |
| 33 | Then suddenly he sees Piquet go into a spin and does n't get back into the field for a long time . |
| 34 | The snag is , scientists do not yet know whether patients taking the drug for a long time are better off with a little testosterone , or none . |
| 35 | He sat over breakfast in a cafeteria for a long time , reading the Sunday papers . |
| 36 | They 're both pale and passionate these days and she has n't mentioned Napoleon for a long time . |
| 37 | Although out of action for a long time , an internal iron water wheel survives . |
| 38 | The final French losses were seven ships of the line , with about 2500 men killed in action or drowned , and another four vessels , trapped in the Vilaine , unfit for action for a long time . |
| 39 | But after being knocked out in the first round of the English Derby the dog injured a hind muscle and was out of action for a long time . |
| 40 | Can you tell me why , on returning to normal drive after 4WD , I experience severe jumping in the steering action for a brief time before everything returns to normal . |
| 41 | Ryan 's proposal for a program for automatic story generation which fulfils her three criteria of creativity , aesthetic awareness and understanding will probably remain beyond the boundaries of feasibility for a long time , but it does demonstrate both the need for a greater contribution of ideas from poetics and narratology to developments in artificial intelligence , and the insights that can be gained from the attempt to shape one 's ideas about narrative into a form that can be learnt and applied by computers . |
| 42 | well those people have them in stock for a long time |
| 43 | He fondled her between her long legs for a long time , and she remained still for him . |
| 44 | and manager Smith plans to be at the Manor for a long time too … he 's brushed away speculation about going to Stoke … he 's happy at Oxford … well he will be when they start winning |
| 45 | Try increasing the pump speed for a short time to shift the blockage , or drain down the system so it can be flushed through , and refill with clean water ( and a corrosion inhibitor ) . |
| 46 | I 've known Becky for a long time and I never thought she 'd go public with what is a private afffair … it may in part be naivity … but I think some of it was vengence . |
| 47 | Most sufferers do n't realise their chiggers have departed because the eschars remain itchy for a long time afterwards . |
| 48 | Aids dementia is more common in those who have had AIDS for a long time , and in some instances the dementia is probably due to other organisms attacking the brain . |
| 49 | ‘ We 've acted for the club for a long time and have always had a good relationship with them . |
| 50 | I just felt like I would have given my right arm to be there with a camera — and that stayed in my mind for a long time . ’ |
| 51 | I 've been in this frame of mind for a long time , but no one seems to notice . ’ |
| 52 | His mind for a long time before this crisis arose had been turning to the idea of a new party orientation and government by what he called a Council of State … |
| 53 | I needed a break and a ticket to Corfu was the medicine I 'd had in mind for a considerable time . |
| 54 | ‘ I think that I have n't played a Test for England because I 've carried too much weight for a long time , ’ Carrick said . |
| 55 | On the other hand the arts lobby which has wanted such a department for a long time , is now worried that Mellor , known for his dynamism , strong views and unceremonious manners , could take an interventionist and populist approach , particularly in relation to the Arts Council . |
| 56 | Barry Stewart , defending , said Watson and Paul Cocker had had the offences hanging over their heads for a long time , adding : ‘ It was Darren Cocker 's godfather who was the tragic victim of crime . ’ |
| 57 | Vadinamia has its own ultra-tight security that has been frustrating spies for a long time . |
| 58 | In addition to , the appearance of APGPR in serum was mirrored by its detection in urine suggesting not only that the peptide can survive immunoreactively intact in the circulation for a suficient time to allow systemic dispersal but also is rapidly excreted by the kidney . |
| 59 | She had looked at Sylvie for a long time before speaking . |
| 60 | Thirdly , some of the legislation has been on the statute books for a considerable time , perhaps long after the original and primary intention of the law had been forgotten , e.g. the Vagrancy Acts of 1824 and 1838 . |