Example sentences of "kept for a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a hospital or a bank , where records have to be kept for a long time , the files would not be deleted routinely , but stored in archives until the expiry of the prescribed storage period . |
| 2 | Only a small minority of the wines are kept for a long time as vintage wines . |
| 3 | The cost need not be very high and you will have the satisfaction of knowing that the finished result will be kept for a long time , if not forever , by the recipient . |
| 4 | Passenger manifests are kept for a long time . |
| 5 | These can be kept for a long time and are likely to breed . |
| 6 | The spread nuclei can be simply stained in acetic orcein ( Gurr ) under a coverslip and if the staining is slow , or the slides are to be kept for a short time , the coverslips can be ringed with rubber solution ( Weldtite ) to prevent the stain drying out . |