Example sentences of "[vb -s] for several " in BNC.
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| 1 | The celebrated intermittent lake of Cerknica covers an area of 28.4 sq km ( 11 sq miles ) and persists for several months . |
| 2 | ‘ But in adults it 's like a flu that lingers for several weeks . |
| 3 | What hope there is resides primarily in the same section of the news-stands as it has for several years — the ‘ serious ’ and ‘ specialist ’ music press . |
| 4 | But one of these , the Manas ( ‘ by far the most important wildlife reserve in the Indian subcontinent ’ — IUCN Pig and Peccaries Specialist Group ) , has for several years been in the hands of armed rebels . |
| 5 | ‘ And the TCCB 's directive for pitches has for several years now been that they must start dry . ’ |
| 6 | An energy source which could potentially supply up to ten times our energy needs for several thousand years is called an indefinitely sustainable energy source . |
| 7 | With all the ingredients in hand , a regular slot on the weekly network schedule is assigned , and the entire cast meets for several hours ' ’ wood-shed ’ rehearsal where the individual numbers are whittled into shape for the performance . |
| 8 | IPC is looking for sponsorship deals for several of the magazine 's regular puzzles . |
| 9 | He also provided lyrics for a musical ( Whitaker was an accomplished pianist ) and even wrote comedy links for several variety shows . |
| 10 | Yet you are likely to need to know the exact date when your job terminates for several reasons , such as to ascertain : |
| 11 | If the solicitor submitting form CLA 5A acts for several children in the same family a separate form must be submitted for each child . |
| 12 | On the previous night 16 bombs had exploded , damaging banks and electricity transmitters and causing power cuts for several hours in Santiago . |
| 13 | As she lands , she calls for several seconds and her baby answers . |
| 14 | After emigration , mononuclear phagocytes may remain as immobile tissue macrophages for several months until they are stimulated or activated . |
| 15 | Two weeks later comes the West End début of an actress who has been brightening the fringe and television sets for several years now : 26-year old Serena Gordon . |
| 16 | Application of duration measurements to discrete behaviours is most appropriate where the behaviour in question happens relatively rarely , but each time lasts for several hours . |
| 17 | Taylor suggests that in more than 50% of cases of acute H pylori infection , hypochlorhydria lasts for several weeks . |
| 18 | Sun Microsystems Inc has a new desktop SBus Expansion Subsystem that provides three more SBus slots for several of the its workstations and servers , and enables use of single and double width boards ; it also accommodates up to two 424Mb disk drives and will be available from Sun Microsystems Computer Corp and SunExpress at $2,500 in July . |
| 19 | The grass is either permanent or it remains for several years as a long ley . |
| 20 | This retardation effect continues for several growing seasons and produces an indented conical depression . ’ |
| 21 | The secretion of HCO 3 - is of clinical importance as the high amount of HCO 3 - in cholera stools may lead to metabolic acidosis when diarrhoea continues for several days . |
| 22 | Which it does for several years . |
| 23 | And it works for several reasons : |
| 24 | In 1821 , after assisting in his father 's engineering works for several years , he went to Glasgow University , where he studied chemistry under Andrew Ure [ q.v. ] and medicine to qualify as a doctor . |