Example sentences of "[verb] for any length of time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Incomes policies were seen as crucial to help solve our problems , yet over and over again governments found that political pressures made these very difficult to sustain for any length of time . |
| 2 | The advent of commercial and domestic freezing equipment means that what we eat is no longer limited by the time of year — although whether you consider the flavour of food which has been deep frozen for any length of time to be as good is another matter . |
| 3 | If lost , the ferret can not survive for any length of time . |
| 4 | It is almost impossible to keep such a tight regime going for any length of time . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , household expenses do n't go away just because you 're in hospital or ca n't work for any length of time . |
| 6 | Military adventures abroad that extend for any length of time depend on the legislature being willing to provide the necessary funding and the Senate 's approval of treaties can , by no means be taken for granted . |
| 7 | Here , the ocean is the only large store of water and the only place where a water molecule stays for any length of time . |
| 8 | Yet they are the only animal known in whose bloodstream the AIDS virus survives for any length of time . |
| 9 | Whatever type of path you intend to lay , you will have to give it a proper foundation if it is to last for any length of time . |
| 10 | Once you 've injected for any length of time , there 's no point in snorting or chasing . |
| 11 | She turned to the bookcase : ‘ Those were his books , but after he had his stroke he could n't read for any length of time without tiring his eyes and I used to read to him . |
| 12 | The binoculars should be powerful enough for you to see what you want but not so bulky that you find them too heavy and awkward to hold for any length of time . |
| 13 | Leather is perhaps most comfortable to hold for any length of time , although colourful nylon leashes have become very popular during recent years . |
| 14 | Slurry stored for any length of time undergoes anaerobic fermentation — and becomes very unpleasant when disturbed . |
| 15 | You should try to find a copyist … wherever you stay for any length of time . |
| 16 | The movements of wintering birds and passage migrants clearly overlap , but the records suggest that comparatively few of the birds recorded from August to October and in April stay for any length of time . |
| 17 | Claudia started more coffee , reflecting that if Dana was going to stay for any length of time she would need fresh supplies . |
| 18 | If she was going to stay for any length of time , she was going to need some furniture at least , she thought frowningly . |
| 19 | It was normal , moreover , as in earlier generations , for a diplomat going to one of the more out-of-the-way capitals , if he expected to stay for any length of time , to equip himself with a mass of essentials which might be difficult or impossible to obtain at his destination . |
| 20 | When standing for any length of time , remember that a wide base is more stable than a small one . |
| 21 | This is not too strong and if the ferret should by any chance be lost for any length of time the muzzle rots through and , instead of starving , the ferret is able to hunt and kill for itself . |
| 22 | It is difficult to point to any experiments in egalitarian social life which have abolished stratification , and have survived for any length of time . |
| 23 | Some analysts were gloomily looking to the FT-SE 100 index to fall below the 2,200 level if the 15 per cent base rate is maintained for any length of time . |
| 24 | The only caller who stayed for any length of time said nothing at all . |