Example sentences of "[verb] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I joined Dateline then and went out with one person I met for two years , but then I moved away with my work . |
| 2 | Responding to the resolution , the Prime Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met for preliminary talks in the Georgian capital , Tbilisi , on March 30 . |
| 3 | On average , we met for three hours every ten days , constantly revising , exchanging and criticising so that in the end we had both had a hand in everything . |
| 4 | Commonly , sales forecasting for a period of up to one year ahead is differentiated from sales and market forecasting for longer periods . |
| 5 | For a right of participation to be meaningful it would obviously require as free a flow of information as possible and the development of institutions securing equality of access and influence for all participants . |
| 6 | ‘ They should select a side for the Tests and then pick for one-day games , ’ Doshi said . |
| 7 | If this is not possible ( and it usually is n't ) , the golden advice at the present time must be to sell first rather than risk lumbering yourself with the crippling expense of having to borrow for several months or possibly longer . |
| 8 | Gregarious , flocks often hawking for flying insects and spiralling up to perform aerobatics . |
| 9 | Any well-drafted transfer will therefore provide for the transfer of the right to sue for such breaches . |
| 10 | Remaining stocks ( in electrical equipment , mostly ) are being burned , but traces will remain for many years . |
| 11 | They can remain for many years in cold and hostile environments while retaining their toxicity , and they have a tendency to remain in living organisms . |
| 12 | I have not met many Scottish people who wish to be left exposed to the nuclear blackmail that could come from the huge nuclear arsenal which will remain for many years on the continent and in Russia . |
| 13 | The alternative , according to response competition is : ‘ Ricky will remain for longer periods in his place doing what he is supposed to ’ . |
| 14 | The following aspects of policy are insufficiently studied and will remain for some years central preoccupations of the Group : |
| 15 | Mix to a smooth dough , knead for 10 minutes , the cover with a damp cloth and leave for 1 hour . |
| 16 | Turn onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until smooth . |
| 17 | with money to spare for small luxuries ; |
| 18 | A nearby stream was polluted for 1,000 metres and 20 fish died . |
| 19 | Ca n't think for one minutes if for instance was interested in a deal with that he , that er that he would n't , only just to have flick his fingers and would crap themselves |
| 20 | There 'll be a great big clamour I sho I should think for those seats ! |
| 21 | As it happened , this queen mother was the most remarkable and able of them all , and it is therefore something of an irony that she had to wait for twelve years , until 1554 , and stage a successful coup , before obtaining the place which earlier queen mothers had immediately enjoyed . |
| 22 | The answer I tend to get off a lot of places is that I have to wait for twelve years |
| 23 | He had to wait for fifteen minutes before he was admitted to the Agency 's annexe . |
| 24 | Forbes thus had to wait for fifteen years or so before the coveted post came up ; during this time Jameson sometimes teetered but always recovered , and his courses and museum fell behind the times . |
| 25 | It is not uncommon to wait for 5 hours for the result to be obtained . |
| 26 | The temptation for a band may be to say that there is too much hassle attached to gigging in the Soviet Union and to wait for better times . |
| 27 | After the concert she had to wait for four minutes before McCartney could rejoin her … while he accepted a standing ovation . |
| 28 | Aszal had all the documents required from a returning immigrant , but he was questioned for four hours and made to wait for four hours and then told he could go . |
| 29 | They also pointed to an incident during which a patient had to wait for four hours for an anaesthetist . |
| 30 | ‘ The only mistake we made was to wait for four years before trying to sort out our lives , ’ Julius replied in an unruffled tone . |