Example sentences of "[vb -s] for [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The band plays for quite a bit . |
| 2 | The baby sleeps for about an hour from 11 till 12 — I 'm afraid I read a book then — I do n't do very much housework ! |
| 3 | From forty thousand pounds worth of designer garden to patio displays for just a few pounds — there 's something for everyone . |
| 4 | The Society has for over a year objected strongly to the plan under which the current arrangements for remunerating solicitors on the basis of work actually done are to be replaced by a standard fee scheme from April . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's very thick with the new master , Humphrey Morris , which counts for quite a lot , ’ Bridget said thoughtfully . |
| 6 | I know that the Consolidated Fund Bill allows for only a short debate , but there will be other opportunities for raising the matter , including tomorrow . |
| 7 | Nothing happens for quite a while , then the rod-tip trembles , so I hold the rod in one hand and the line in the other . |
| 8 | Also the grass grows for only a short-season , and the amount of hay which can be cut and dried varies from one year to the next . |
| 9 | According to that theory everything exists for only an instant and is then replaced by a facsimile of itself , so that it is but a series of momentary existences like the successive frames in a cine-camera film . |
| 10 | One such person who a number of us were worried about just did not answer letters or telephone calls for over a year . |
| 11 | And it does so in syntax which calls for quite a feat of structuring and interpreting . |
| 12 | The futuristic hopper calls for quite a bit of disguising . |
| 13 | Michael Silverman himself , who handles assignments in the firm 's property sector — which now accounts for over a quarter of its business — has also established a reputation in the retail industry . |
| 14 | Scotch Whisky accounts for over a third of UK food and drinks exports , and its contribution limited the total food and drink ( F&D ) trade deficit to £4 bn in 1991 . |
| 15 | NEUE MITTE is in the centre of the town of Oberhausen ( population 225,000 ) , which is itself in the state of North Rhine Westphalia , the largest of the German states both in population ( 17.5 million ) and economic power , where it accounts for over a quarter of Germany 's gross national product . |
| 16 | Japanese industry now accounts for nearly a third of sales . |
| 17 | It is early days yet and the first division contains only nine teams ( next season the number will be upped to 11 ) which accounts for only a small percentage of Ireland 's playing strength . |
| 18 | Firm mobility usually accounts for only a small proportion of employment growth in any area , with most coming from existing or new indigenous firms ( Cross 1981 ; Watts 1981 ) . |
| 19 | After all , ’ she added as he looked back at her impassively , ‘ it accounts for only a fraction of your business interests . |
| 20 | Although cardboard accounts for only a small fraction of waste produced by the company , it has the advantage of being easily recycled . |
| 21 | The latest move comes at a time when ICI 's £1.2bn a year pharmaceutical division , which accounts for around a fifth of group trading profits , is set to emerge from a relatively fallow period . |
| 22 | But it 's the establishment front runner in the US , where Dell pioneered the direct marketing of PCs , which now accounts for almost a third of the total market . |
| 23 | This means that it accounts for perhaps a third of the sales of ICI Chemicals & Polymers — about the same proportion as does the latter in the whole of ICI . |
| 24 | Social security accounts for about a third of total public spending in most western states . |
| 25 | Groundwater accounts for about a third of the public water supplies in Britain ; in the south and east of England dependence on supplies from groundwater is locally much greater . |
| 26 | Industry experts say this booming cottage industry now accounts for about a quarter of the X-rated video market . |
| 27 | Overhauling an industry that consumes $100 billion a year and accounts for about a seventh of the national economy merits delay . |
| 28 | Each partnership authority has a different spending pattern , but overall expenditure on social projects such as recreation and personal social services accounts for rather more than two-fifths of the total ; that on economic projects , such as site works , accounts for about a third ; and that on environmental projects , such as restoration of derelict land and housing , for a quarter . |
| 29 | But Keebler , the troubled biscuits and snack maker , which accounts for about a third of UB sales , has been caught short by price competition in a recession-stricken US market . |
| 30 | Total investment , which includes spending on all types of capital goods by firms , accounts for about a fifth of total expenditure in the United Kingdom . |