Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb infin] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It made me forget for a moment how low sales figures so often are nowadays , as there are some exciting campaigns planned , some clever gimmicks , some expensive promotions and , more important , some wonderful books . |
| 2 | I did n't think I 'd be able to keep my sanity or my family if it happened again , but there was no way I was going to let him make me sign for a loan I did n't want . |
| 3 | ‘ Let me think for a while . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Ca n't think of anywhere myself , let me think for a minute . |
| 5 | So I took her in so she could help her help her do something like for a while . |
| 6 | " Let her loose for a minute , will you ? " |
| 7 | The Prince 's vanity had made him dress for a winter 's campaign on what threatened to be the summer 's hottest day yet . |
| 8 | I let him cry for a bit and then went over to him and squatted down beside him and put my hand over his shoulders . |
| 9 | Spread out the seaweed into the shape in which it is to be pressed while still in the water , then slowly lift it out of the basin , keeping it flat , let it drip for a while and then place it on a waterproof surface . |
| 10 | Let us assume for a moment that we could indeed fire her : should we ? |
| 11 | Let us pause for a moment over ‘ I want everyone to look at me ’ . |
| 12 | Now let us pause for a moment to think about two landmarks in Mrs O 's progress . |
| 13 | There is more bad news to come , but let us pause for a moment to take heart . |
| 14 | " Let us go for a drive . |
| 15 | Let us go for a moment to the Acropolis at Athens , a well-spread group of different buildings , all of the fifth century BC . |
| 16 | Let us think for a moment about some of those who have been left behind . |
| 17 | Before addressing those questions directly , let us return for a moment to the so-called ‘ Turing test ’ ( Turing 1950 ) mentioned earlier . |
| 18 | Let us return for a moment to the question of prognosis : what can be the outcome for modern societies of the phenomenon which we have been discussing ? |
| 19 | Let us suppose for a moment that the over-representation of Free Presbyterians ( and other evangelicals ) exists because even those members who are not evangelicals wish it . |
| 20 | And now let us consider for a minute what we mean by Child Art , and what difference there is between child and adult forms of expression . |
| 21 | Let us consider for a moment how one of Rowlandson 's plates for this work would be produced . |
| 22 | To understand why this is so let us recapitulate for a moment . |
| 23 | Let us look for a moment at the ozone shield . |
| 24 | So she begged Jack to let her go for a swim , as it was so hot that day , out to the reef , where she could find the weed she needed in fresh , young supply . |
| 25 | And erm so and there were , th in the evening the police used to let us go for a ride on the camels . |
| 26 | She watched me eat for a while , mumbled something and left . |
| 27 | And he 's letting it go for a song . |
| 28 | She is thinking of her new novel ( ‘ Letting it germinate for a period ’ ) and seems very busy and hungry . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've got better things to worry about , ’ said my mother , not letting us forget for a moment her onerous wedding duties . |
| 30 | Deane and Rodders up front again I du n no I 'd like to see him try for a goal poacher or someone like Ferds . |