Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] for a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , as regards durability , the goods should last for a reasonable time and any breach should be regarded as occurring at the time of supply rather than when the lack of durability became apparent . |
| 2 | When the Ottoman empire declared war on a foreign state its unfortunate representative in Constantinople was very often immediately thrown into the Seven Towers prison there , where he might stay for a considerable time . |
| 3 | Does n't matter I mean , it 'll go for a long time you know . |
| 4 | THE Queen might last for a considerable time but people are going to be questioning the role of the monarchy more and more . |
| 5 | Well they 'll last for a long time |
| 6 | Usually parents are permitted to stop using the alarm if the child has had fourteen to twenty-one dry nights , but need to be warned that the child may relapse for a short time . |
| 7 | A speed which , once it had lumbered up to it , it could maintain for a long time . |
| 8 | You know , you may go for a long time and not see any , then you 'll see two or three in possibly a week . |
| 9 | He would gaze for a long time and , when Gabriel had finished his tasks , would settle again until the ghost reinforced itself somewhere else a few days later . |
| 10 | The difference was that until 1688 loans had been made directly to the King : he ran the government as an extension of his private household and , although he was the richest individual in the country , he was in many ways just a private borrower like any other and a prudent lender would not trust him with a loan that would run for a long time . |
| 11 | At the most he could try to plead some implied term into the contract that the goods would last for a reasonable time after delivery to allow him a reasonable period of trouble-free use . |
| 12 | Always ready to look on the bright side she expected that the remission would last for a long time , and there was a conspiracy between Maureen and her mother to conceal Julia 's suffering from her . |
| 13 | In Romania the legacy of the late President Ceausescu 's National Stalinism' will persist for a considerable time and the directions of change can not easily be predicted . |
| 14 | Memories of the last will linger for a long time to come . |
| 15 | But for most of the workforce this price is relatively high and short-lived ; money will motivate for a short time especially if it is a potentially large sum of money ( e.g. football pools , lotteries , gambling ) . |
| 16 | The watertable may rise when there is very heavy rain , perhaps to the height of the upper passage and its cavern where the stream will flow for a short time , making that passage just a little larger . |
| 17 | But apart from limited mineral resources and abundant meat , Kyrgyzstan will struggle for a long time . |
| 18 | It seems doubtful that any strong moral reaction can now set in although some backlash is already evident ; a dissident minority and a good many of the elderly will continue for a long time to object to what they see as moral decay . |
| 19 | No doubt controversy will continue for a long time , and no one will ever convince the superstitious mother . |
| 20 | We are now in a second slump , which will continue for a long time yet , and unemployment is rising . |
| 21 | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The Hon. Gentleman was not a member of the Standing Committee , so he may be unaware that the disposal programme will start in the autumn and will continue for a considerable time . |
| 22 | Corley says a ‘ base level of services may continue for a long time ’ although 88open 's staff has shrunk to four persons , five if you count European director Steve Heath , who is reportedly employed directly by Motorola . |
| 23 | Corley says a ‘ base level of services may continue for a long time ’ although 88open 's staff has shrunk to four persons , five if you count European director Steve Heath , who is thought to be employed directly by Motorola . |
| 24 | Although it may cry for a short time , it should settle down and sleep before long . |
| 25 | In times of expansion , developments can be additive , and it is easier for new subjects to become institutionally — as distinct from academically — accepted ( doubts can linger for a long time ) . |