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Example sentences of "[verb] for [det] an [noun] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Why had she had to wait for such an education ?
2	at half past three or you can say if you 'd like to , if you 'd like to wait for half an hour , we 'll get a giro cheque to , issued to you or if you 'd rather you can come back at half past three and collect it .
3	A HANDMADE Lonsdale skipping rope is standard issue for boxers and will dramatically improve fitness and stamina — skipping for ten minutes is equivalent to jogging for half an hour .
4	They just sit there mesmerized for half an hour and then
5	As there is a great deal of pressure on our subsequent debate , I shall allow questions on the statement to continue for half an hour , until 4.20 pm , but we must then move on .
6	Since the Short Courses are intended for such an age group it is appropriate to consider the following :
7	On April 6 Brightness was lasooed and after struggling for half an hour was ignominiously hauled from the water .
8	They came up and fought for half an hour till they was both flat on their backs , on the waste land there .
9	There was such disruption at the entrance to Olympia that the start of the meeting had to be delayed for half an hour .
10	Sometimes you long for half an hours
11	We stopped for half an hour in Reading to wait for a connection . ’
12	‘ Could it possibly wait for half an hour , sir ?
13	King : Sweet Emma , you remember far too well The jeers and cat-calls mingled with the praise When you did sing and dance for half an hour In your own TV show .
14	To flap for half an hour and turn to a crust
15	Staff were split into quality teams , meeting for half an hour each week , with team leaders meeting weekly , also for half an hour , to discuss suggestions raised by staff .
16	Sultry singer N' Dea added : ‘ We played for half an hour , jumped in our van and got out fast . ’
17	The specific term used for such an exercise is ‘ one-step semi-free sparring ’ .
18	The consent of the seller is not needed for such an assignment .
19	The large amounts of data needed for such an analysis were obtained by means of a participant observation method which allowed the investigator to record speakers over a long period , returning to collect more data if specific gaps emerged in the course of the analysis ( cf. 3.1 ) .
20	Then they meet for half an hour and get reconciled .
21	She touched the flowers , looking at them with the steady , close , and intent gaze that Annie Laval also reserved for such an occasion .
22	The chief motive which would naturally encourage Christian thinkers to look for such an alternative is that Lessing 's horizon necessarily scales down to merely relative and passing significance the events on which Christian faith itself depends — the history recorded and interpreted in the Bible , and in particular that of Jesus himself .
23	Nothing happened for half an hour so I asked where the nearest Young Women 's Christian Association hostel was .
24	When the big wigs arrived , however , they were barely acknowledged by a dour receptionist , told to sit in a grubby waiting area strewn with cigarette ends and empty coffee cups , and kept waiting for half an hour without either apology or explanation .
25	When you call at reception , you 're not kept waiting for half an hour , and the receptionists do n't even forget your name .
26	Rules 6.172 to 6:177 set out the procedure for the application for a public examination , requisitioning the official receiver to apply for such an examination , at the hearing itself and the expenses of it .
27	Over three days , each of the twenty bands played for half an hour .
28	Throughout the academic year she campaigned for such an appointment to be made until the local authority provided additional money for this post to be advertised .
29	They talked for half an hour and suddenly upped and went .
30	The constitution had provided for such an alternative — the Cabinet Council in which ministers met without the president under the chairmanship of the prime minister .