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Taka Posted 12 years ago
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The bow of the ship has to be raised 40 feet (12 m) in the air.
If "for" was added as this below, would it still make the same sense?
The bow of the ship has to be raised for 40 feet (12 m) in the air.
If "for" was added as this below, would it still make the same sense?
The bow of the ship has to be raised for 40 feet (12 m) in the air.
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Hi No, I don't think 'raised for' works there. These do: - I had to walk for two miles - I worked for eleven hours - At the Town Hall, the flag was raised for forty-eight hours ... but 'raised for', with distance doesn't sound right Dave
- Hi No, I don't think 'raised for' works there.
- These do: - I had to walk for two miles - I worked for eleven hours - At the Town Hall, the flag was raised for forty-eight hours ...
- but 'raised for', with distance doesn't sound right Dave
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Hi
No, I don't think 'raised for' works there. These do:
- I had to walk for two miles
- I worked for eleven hours
- At the Town Hall, the flag was raised for forty-eight hours
... but 'raised for', with distance doesn't sound right
Dave
No, I don't think 'raised for' works there. These do:
- I had to walk for two miles
- I worked for eleven hours
- At the Town Hall, the flag was raised for forty-eight hours
... but 'raised for', with distance doesn't sound right
Dave
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I know it works fine without a preposition, but if you were supposed to put one in front of the distance 40 feet, what would it be? Would you come up with a better one than "for"?
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Hi
I would use 'by', but I don't think you need 'in the air' since that is clear anyway ...
- The bow of the ship has to be raised by 40 feet (12 m)
Dave
I would use 'by', but I don't think you need 'in the air' since that is clear anyway ...
- The bow of the ship has to be raised by 40 feet (12 m)
Dave
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