Example sentences of "[to-vb] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Leather is perhaps most comfortable to hold for any length of time , although colourful nylon leashes have become very popular during recent years . |
| 5 | Claudia started more coffee , reflecting that if Dana was going to stay for any length of time she would need fresh supplies . |
| 6 | If she was going to stay for any length of time , she was going to need some furniture at least , she thought frowningly . |
| 7 | 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 . |