Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ach they 're too busy playin' tae a system now tae score goals . |
| 2 | Ye ken , ye walk up tae a door and it opens of its ain accord . |
| 3 | tae a hairst o winter paets ta cut an cure : |
| 4 | ‘ Efter we get alang here a wee bit , ye come tae a loch , then roon' the bend is a castle , then we cairry oan up the road a bit till we cam tae anither loch … ’ |
| 5 | Still , the activity all around him was reassuring , for every yard was another step nearer a payment to him . |
| 6 | I 'm nearer a pensioner . |
| 7 | The Danish eluded her but the tone of voice nearer a growl than a polite question suggested she was being asked to state her business . |
| 8 | You see , every time he lets Hitler dictate to him , his ignominious peace takes a step nearer a war . ’ |
| 9 | Sandstones with compositions which plot in this area are therefore much more susceptible to diagenetic change than those with compositions nearer a quartzose sandstone ( Fig. 5.42 ) ; they thus have a much higher diagenetic potential . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've sent for a breakdown lorry-from a garage , so we may be able to salvage the car before it goes right under . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Come indoors fer a minute an' I 'll tell yer . |
| 12 | They'se helpin' their Dad at the moment seein' as there 's no school fer a bit . |
| 13 | ‘ S'pose you 'll be wantin' to stay fer a bit , eh ? ’ |
| 14 | It wo n't do him no harm to be out of his mother 's apron-strings fer a bit longer . |
| 15 | We could ‘ ave tea at Ma 's , and then go up West in the evenin' fer a bit of all right . ’ |
| 16 | As I said before , we can stop over the ovver side o' the water fer a celebration drink . |
| 17 | It finished 'is boxin'. 'E was goin' ter fight fer a title before 'e went in the army . ’ |
| 18 | If yer remember , yer 'ad ter send Bessie out fer a couple o' pound last Friday ter tide us over till Monday . ’ |
| 19 | I need you to cover me fer a couple of hours at th'most . |
| 20 | All I 'm askin' is that you stall fer a couple of hours . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh , git the hankerchiefs out fer a weep , ’ groaned George , pretending to play the violin . |
| 22 | An ’ my guess is he 'll be layin' low fer a while , tryin' t'save his own hide . |
| 23 | They scotched 'is little caper an' what was left was too small fer a cartage business so 'e pulled out . |
| 24 | I 'd be grateful fer a lift ter the site if yer do n't mind , ’ the constable asked . |
| 25 | I 'll teach you to write yer own name fer a beginnin' . ’ |
| 26 | I want us ter prosper fer a number o' reasons , Don , ’ she said with conviction . |
| 27 | ‘ My ole lady threatened ter chuck me out if I did n't look fer a job , ’ he said suddenly . |
| 28 | It 's always the same story when yer go fer a job . |
| 29 | ‘ I did n't 'ave the guts ter go fer a job before , yer see . |
| 30 | Anyway , I 'm goin' fer a job now , but I tell yer , Annie , if they turn me down that 's me lot . |