Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] for several [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ethnicity is not , however , always marked by linguistic distinctiveness , Labov 's work with Italian and Jewish speakers in New York City shows that such distinctiveness may persist for several generations , or conversely may disappear with the first generation of native-born speakers who nevertheless maintain a strong sense of ethnicity ( Labov 1972b : 281 ) . |
| 2 | Although the clinical signs are abating the bronchi are still inflamed and residual lesions such as bronchial and peribronchial fibrosis may persist for several weeks or months . |
| 3 | Climbing expeditions into the peaks themselves have also left behind piles of rubbish , and Cullen ( 1986 ) points out that the problem is compounded by the fact that in such a high Alpine environment decomposition rates are very slow so that discarded materials may persist for several years if not decades . |
| 4 | The resulting smooth glazed finish should last for several days . |
| 5 | These are very useful and should last for several seasons . |
| 6 | The finish should last for several years . |
| 7 | Cordless tools tend to be more expensive than their mains powered counterparts , but if looked after should last for several years , even on the original battery . |
| 8 | At most observation posts , though , the Sections could work for several weeks without relief . |
| 9 | The summer peak could last for several months , considerably longer than that at Christmas . |
| 10 | The Russian government amended its original plan to make the rouble fully convertible by Aug. 1 , 1992 , saying that a unitary floating exchange rate , due to be introduced from July , would continue for several months before the rouble was fixed within a 7.5 per cent fluctuation band either side of a central rate . |
| 11 | In agreeing the format of the talks on May 9 , both sides agreed that they should be completed " as quickly as possible " , although no deadline was agreed and many observers predicted that they would last for several months . |
| 12 | Such substantial stratospheric ozone depletion would last for several years and the initial survivors of a nuclear war would have to face a great increase in biologically active UV-B radiation . |
| 13 | It will keep for several days in the refrigerator . |
| 14 | In theory , most essential oils ( except orange , lemon , grapefruit and lime ) will keep for several years . |
| 15 | A dried , uncooked ham will keep for several months in dry cool conditions . |
| 16 | All home-made creams and ointments will keep for several months if stored in a cool dark place . |
| 17 | Similarly the pensions holiday will continue for several years . |
| 18 | The agreement to increase wages in eastern Germany by 18% ( see page 80 ) seems likely to ensure that the high cost will continue for several years . |
| 19 | The most effective way of combatting river blindness until fairly recently was by spraying the breeding grounds with insecticide , a process which will continue for several years yet . |
| 20 | Holly is the best , and a good log will burn for two days ; a really good green one will last for several days . |
| 21 | These continuous blasts may last for several hours , and in that time they eject large volumes of ash , which is always new magmatic material , rather than shattered bits and pieces of old rock . |
| 22 | The theory that amplexus is a form of ‘ mate guarding ’ by males , preventing others from mating with the same female , is confirmed by comparing the duration of amplexus in explosive breeding European common frog , only one out Among explosive breeders , competition between males for females is intense and amplexus may last for several days or even for the entire breeding period . |
| 23 | BREASTFEEDING — Suckling ; a still nearly universal way of feeding infants and young children in most developing countries , first exclusively by lactation ( full breastfeeding that often lasts about three to six months ) , then introducing supplementary food ( partial breastfeeding that may last for several years until weaning ) . |
| 24 | Drills may fail for several reasons . |
| 25 | These organs are , simple lungs and with their aid , the lungfish can survive for several months , even years . |
| 26 | All popular kinds of decorative pond fish can survive for several months during the winter without feeding , as their body processes slow down in much the same manner as a tree or shrub in the garden becomes dormant . |
| 27 | Certainly it 's one small car which I can drive for several hours at a stretch and step out feeling refreshed . |
| 28 | You can drive for several days and never leave the state . |
| 29 | With good care and feeding , the small animals can live for several weeks in the mini-aquarium maybe even longer . |
| 30 | The shrimps can live for several years and the average mortality rate in adults within a population is a good predictor of the proportion of individuals within a population which will change sex . |