Example sentences of "for [prep] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean yes er as I said earlier on it 's just a question for for just a bit more obviously in the readings report th there is there is concern naturally with the by-passes in paragraph two five I mean I have n't had a chance to sort of looking up yet , and I 'd by grateful for County Executive 's advice on that and I thought we as a County Council had agreed a line erm for a by-pass through the West Sussex portion at least . |
| 2 | A dose of flu means you could be off work for at least a week . |
| 3 | Meditate for at least a minute and longer if you can manage it . |
| 4 | WARSAW ( Reuter ) — The Polish Finance Minister , Leszek Balcerowicz , offered Poles a harsh dose of economic austerity yesterday , but said no relief from soaring prices and food queues could be expected for at least a year . |
| 5 | She did notice too that Moran was more carelessly dressed than she remembered and had n't shaved for at least a day . |
| 6 | At the weekend , Ankara revealed plans to divert the water for at least a month from January 13 to begin filling the huge Ataturk dam . |
| 7 | Mr Les Aspin , the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee , warned that US military police units might be forced to stay in Panama for at least a year to help keep the peace . |
| 8 | Dried mushrooms keep for at least a year and 75g/3oz is equivalent to 450g/1lb of fresh ones . |
| 9 | This week Japan 's four leading brokerages ( Nomura , Daiwa , Nikko and Yamaichi ) agreed to stop issuing and underwriting new shares , convertible bonds and warrant bonds by Japanese companies for at least a month . |
| 10 | Japan 's four leading brokerages , Nomura , Daiwa , Nikko and Yamaichi , agreed to stop issuing new shares , convertible bonds and warrant bonds for Japanese companies both in Tokyo and in the Euromarkets for at least a month . |
| 11 | I have not had a letter for at least a fortnight , whereas I used to get one or two every other day or so . |
| 12 | ‘ Nobody has seen hide nor hair of you for at least a month , ’ he was saying . |
| 13 | The tower , it was generally believed , was unlikely to fall for at least a century . |
| 14 | Any good old-fashioned butcher will tell you that beef and lamb must be hung , in a cold store , for at least a week to 10 days . |
| 15 | From the Mexican border to Oregon there is enough to see and do to occupy a full-time tourist for at least a year . |
| 16 | Such a change of emphasis and the need for at least a reduction in the rate of increase of energy consumption in agriculture would require quite different policies . |
| 17 | Campbell concluded that we may not see the effect of economic recovery for at least a year — perhaps not until 1993 . |
| 18 | Driving licences and permits — All drivers must be at least 21 years of age ( 23 in Greece ) and must produce a valid national driving licence , held for at least a year , when taking delivery of the car . |
| 19 | The polarity of the crystal is preserved for at least a year and , in theory , as long as 10 years after power to the cell is switched off . |
| 20 | Quite apart from the question of the right of return , or even the strong feelings which this issue engenders , there are compelling physical and economic reasons for at least a partial return . |
| 21 | He 's won dozens of gold , silver and bronze medals as a distance runner … more recently he has been awarded the MBE in the New Year 's honours list … and now he will be due for at least a service medal , at the end of the Gulf War . |
| 22 | The future of Kedleston was uncertain for at least a decade . |
| 23 | You will feel clumsy and inept at most of the manual skills for at least a year , ; confidence and speed will only begin to appear the second or third time round . |
| 24 | The oldest continuous herd , the Creetown , was founded in 1919 , but the variety was known for at least a century before that , when the feral Ardrossan herd of White Park cattle became extinct in 1820 . |
| 25 | Hold this position for at least a minute . |
| 26 | One thing I do remember was an occasion when the occupants of Hut 4 provided the whole camp , unwittingly , with a topic of conversation which went the rounds for at least a week . |
| 27 | Foreign Secretary David Owen was not keen to support the British Shipbuilder 's tender to supply six Type 21 frigates to Argentina , for at least a billion pounds . |
| 28 | Stay on this diet for at least a month . |
| 29 | Again , you should stay on this diet for at least a month , and longer if you begin to feel partially better . |
| 30 | A dose of flu means you could be off work for at least a week . |