Example sentences of "[indef pn] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No — nothing for a day or two . ’ |
| 2 | We do n't say nothing for a long time . |
| 3 | ‘ God , Nurse , ’ Ted exclaimed virtuously , ‘ There 's nothing for a hot-blooded sinner like me to do when he sees you coming , except close his eyes and pray for continence . ’ |
| 4 | If your weight increases by a few pounds ( about 1 kg ) from one day to the next , do nothing for a day or two to try to redress the balance ; your weight could well drop back quite naturally . |
| 5 | Is it only two weeks since that bleak morning when I had nothing for a future and everything seemed too late , when I dragged myself about the house , alone and miserable and weighed down by self-pity ? |
| 6 | Even so , I have noticed that the feeding pattern still follows the usual course in that you catch barbel for a spell ( maybe only one or two fish ) then nothing for a spell , and so on . |
| 7 | ‘ Sophie said nothing for a minute and then she said : ‘ On a plane to see Lizzie ’ . ’ |
| 8 | He said nothing for a few seconds , and I sensed that I might have unsettled this policeman . |
| 9 | I said nothing for a few seconds . |
| 10 | Stone said nothing for a moment , staring at the CI5 man , perhaps still not sure of whether or not he was doing the right thing . |
| 11 | After that she said nothing for a while , only sat watching me in a broody way . |
| 12 | He said nothing for a minute . |
| 13 | ‘ User Friendly did absolutely nothing for a week after the St Leger and got so full of herself that we nearly had to tie her down , ’ smiled Clive . |
| 14 | Anderton struck twice in three minutes in the first half to stun 20,000 fans allowed in for nothing for a game marking Sunderland 's new status as a city . |
| 15 | He said nothing for a time . |
| 16 | And then nothing for a few moments , until his voice came again and he lifted himself from her . |
| 17 | Mr Brownlow said nothing for a few seconds , but simply stared at Rose . |
| 18 | In English , it has been shown that an unmarked theme is one that signals the mood of the clause : in declarative clauses the unmarked theme is the subject ( Jane said nothing for a moment ) ; in interrogative clauses it is the wh-word ( What did Jane say ? ) , or the auxiliary in the case of polar questions ( Did Jane say anything ? ) ; in imperative clauses it is the verb ( Say something ) . |
| 19 | Wayne said nothing for a while , and Pete allowed his attention to wander down the inventory list ; his eyebrows raised at the mention of a waterbed , a hi-fi system and a video hookup in the after stateroom . |
| 20 | ‘ Penny for them , ’ said Adam , when they were halfway through the meal and she had said nothing for a while . |
| 21 | She said nothing for a while . |
| 22 | When he finished , the DDI sat back and said nothing for a while , just digested it . |
| 23 | They said nothing for a while ; she controlling her emotions while he gathered his strength . |
| 24 | I said nothing for a moment ; there had seemed to be some special emphasis on the last sentence . |
| 25 | He said nothing for a minute or two and told the person next to him that he was having a bad dream when the stranger woke him up . |
| 26 | Julia said nothing for a moment then she said quietly , ‘ Thank you , doctor , for the offer , but I do n't think I 'll go in hospital if you do n't mind . ’ |
| 27 | Joe said nothing for a minute then he said in a low voice , ‘ It 's quite settled then , Sarah and Terry ? |
| 28 | He said nothing for a moment , watching Blanche with his wide eyes , the black lashes curling back on themselves . |
| 29 | Jane Pargeter said nothing for a moment , tugging back her cheeks in a wince that looked to Dexter as if she was attempting to suppress a smile . |
| 30 | Wycliffe said nothing for a while but continued with his study of the cheque stubs . |