Example sentences of "[noun sg] for [adj] length of time " in BNC.

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1 It said that inherently bad foundations and faulty construction meant that the cost of maintaining the old building for any length of time ‘ must be necessarily large ’ , and even at the time of his examination the building was undergoing further repairs .
2 If either of these conditions is not met locally , the search algorithm will have to pursue a number of hypotheses in parallel for some length of time .
3 If you 're anything like me , you 'll be hopeless at budgeting money for any length of time .
4 If she 'd been staying on the boat for any length of time it would have been necessary to find somewhere to go for a shower or a bath , but it did n't look as if that particular problem would arise .
5 There appears no civilised pale where they can remove their armour and let down their guard for any length of time .
6 His ability to A function as a surveillance office and B to function as a armed officer after being maybe in the er in a vehicle for that length of time er is both dangerous to the public and dangerous to him .
7 Before you leave your desk for any length of time you load Back Soon which gives you a choice of messages to display .
8 To relieve you of any worries you may have about your monthly repayments if you are unfortunate enough to be off work for any length of time , or if you die unexpectedly , we have a comprehensive insurance Protection Plan .
9 It was suggested in Chapter Four that people who possessed three specific characteristics would have been highly unlikely to remain at home for any length of time .
10 It may or may not have been his home for any length of time , but it is certainly the only survivor of that contemporary period of timbered houses with thatched roofs which frequently caught fire and were eventually forbidden .
11 A low vision aid must be held at the correct distance from the material to be viewed for maximum magnification to be effected , and it can be difficult to sustain this with a hand-held magnifier for any length of time .
12 He found it impossible to keep in his head for any length of time that Bella was n't still his wife .
13 This air bladder does not allow the fish to remain out of water for any length of time .
14 And we could n't You could n't just swim on the surface because if you let any part of your body above the water for any length of time , I mean it just burnt .
15 Yet in one of his letters he comments , ‘ how far from easy a thing is virtue , how difficult its simulation for any length of time ! ’
16 The intention of a Gift Aid scheme is to encourage giving without the donor being tied to a particular charity for this length of time .
17 I think , then what on earth does he want to be on the phone for that length of time for .
18 When you have used a certain rod for any length of time you become accustomed to its ‘ feel ’ .
19 Well it 's not because , because I object to the phone being taken out of commission for that length of time
20 As it is made of lead , an indication of its age is the white powder which covers the surface after being buried in the ground for any length of time .
21 Dr Einon says : ‘ What is absolutely certain is that playing the game for this length of time did not make his scores worse . ’
22 This quotation does , however , sum up what many people might expect of the consequences of going without sleep for any length of time .
23 In a world of perfect competition it would not be possible for managers to deviate from the profit-maximization norm for any length of time even if they were tempted to pursue their own rather than the shareholders ' interests .
24 The Regional Council Roads Department staff are the people you must contact if you want to leave a skip on the road for any length of time .
25 However , he would have to keep a close eye on our movements from now on , never allowing both of us to disappear from his sight for any length of time .
26 Most have bodies with a skin so soft , thin and permeable that if they are exposed to direct sunshine for any length of time they dry out and die .
27 One of England 's big problems recently is that they have n't put opposing teams under pressure for any length of time , so all their attacking has been spasmodic .
28 Until the mid-seventeenth century the essential distinction ( oversimplifying somewhat ) was that between ambassadors , either ordinary ones resident for some length of time or extraordinary ones sent for some special and limited purpose , and lesser diplomatic representatives referred to by a variety of different titles — resident , minister , agent , etc .
29 A home tutor is a teacher employed to teach children at home when they are unable to attend school for any length of time , for instance because of illness .
30 Why not get used to doing this stretch throughout the day — especially if you have been sitting in the same position for any length of time ?
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