Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] for a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they want to go for a longer period , a key worker would go out with them . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ This is one that Alan has had for a long period of time , ’ Mr Cross said . |
| 3 | The governments that result , either a minority party governing with the consent of other parties , or a coalition of two or more parties , tend to last for a shorter period than one-party governments but the difference disappears if reshuffles of ministerial posts within single-party governments are taken into account ( Blondel , 1990 , p. 271 ) . |
| 4 | If this is not possible , your parent might be willing to consider going for a temporary period into one of the short-term homes for the elderly known to the National Council for the Single Woman and her Dependants , or into a home for the elderly run by the social services department of the local authority , while you are away . |
| 5 | A Cabinet was appointed to govern for a transitional period of 2@1/2 years . |
| 6 | Several transplants have been tried before , but this is the first time they have continued to function for a long period , according to the researchers at the University of Alberta , in Edmonton . |
| 7 | As a result , Balder was only allowed to return for a certain period of time , only to disappear and return again . |
| 8 | The British LFS permits temporary workers to differentiate themselves between those engaged on a seasonal , temporary or casual basis and those contracted to work for a fixed period of time or to undertake a fixed task . |
| 9 | Dean Acheson responded that the unhappy stalemate which had existed for a lengthy period could not be extended . |
| 10 | It was something very rarely seen in Britain , or in other democracies : an emergency government — or , in Hoare 's words , ‘ an emergency Committee of public Safety ’ , formed for a specific purpose , and intended to last for a specific period of time . |
| 11 | Your friends usually are the one you have known for a long period of time , for example at work or at university . |
| 12 | A Medau Teacher who teaches a class with Physical or Sensory Disabilities is required to teach for a short period on this day . |
| 13 | There are some 250,000 Salvadoreans now living in regions which the FMLN forces have controlled for a considerable period of time , in some cases for up to three years . |