Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Escobar announced last month that he was declaring war on the state and the government has since blamed him for a series of bomb blasts in Bogota and other cities which have killed more than 40 people . |
| 2 | The eyes flickered up to meet mine for a split second before returning to his notes . |
| 3 | Instead , uncharacteristically , he went and signed up with the Maharishi , paid out £146 , and has never regretted it for a single minute , although in fairness it has to be said that his wife has . |
| 4 | At least he was spared the knowledge that he 'd given the doge 's ring to a heartless little bitch who 'd just taken him for a ride . ’ |
| 5 | Then , when they came in , he came up to see me for a bit . ’ |
| 6 | Lydia had barely set foot beyond the ashram in three years when Lorne turned up to kidnap her for a reconnaissance mission with him to Celebes island , eight hundred miles away to the north-east . |
| 7 | Then , of course , they 'd make me a mother figure getting up asking me for a glass of water in the middle of the night . |
| 8 | Unwelcome tears threatened again to expose him for a big softie . |
| 9 | Much work was needed to bring them up to scratch and the small band worked hard to ready everything for an opening to the public in June . |
| 10 | Cunningham 's chummy dropping of the ‘ Mr ’ from his name did not fool him for a moment : the withdrawn and irascible figure he had encountered in mid-afternoon was nearer the soul of this man than mine accommodating and smiling host of the Skein of Geese 's oak-panelled restaurant . |
| 11 | Brian did not say anything for a moment . |
| 12 | Blanche looked at Lancaster with a quizzical smile and did not say anything for a full ten seconds . |
| 13 | He did not say anything for a few moments and then he shrugged and gave a sharp laugh . |
| 14 | The Queen Alien was built in two versions , a full-size mechanical one also using two stuntmen inside , and a quarter-sized puppet , operated mechanically , since Cameron , who had accepted stop-motion for the Terminator 's final stage , did not like it for an organic creature . |
| 15 | Then , although I did not believe them for a moment , I stored them away in my memory against a rainy day . |
| 16 | He felt a contentment when he was in her company that he missed when he did not see her for a while . |
| 17 | You add the wine , and mix it with the eggs and cheese , pour the mixture into a flameproof casserole and put it to cook immediately , but you do not leave it for an instant : you stir ceaselessly until you have a homogenous cream , and you serve it sizzling in the recipient in which it has cooked . " |
| 18 | If you do not weigh yourself for a month , finding a 4 lb ( about 2 kg ) gain might be something of a surprise . |
| 19 | He did n't answer her for a moment ; when he did , it was quietly . |
| 20 | ‘ We did n't do anything for a year because nothing was built , ’ she says . |
| 21 | ‘ We did n't do anything for a year to see what would come up , and we had constant , wonderful surprises . |
| 22 | ‘ Scheduling , ’ he repeated blandly with a patience that did n't fool her for an instant . |
| 23 | Iain did n't notice her for a while , but eventually it dawned on him that the blur in the corner of his eye was n't just a blob of grease on his eyelash . |
| 24 | But I did n't ring you for a critical appraisal of my work . |
| 25 | Anyway , I did n't ask you for a lecture ! |
| 26 | I did I did n't doubt it for a minute , I thought I know this |
| 27 | We did n't say anything for a while , I was leaning beside him against his bench watching him clean off the rust . |
| 28 | I did n't believe her for a minute but I did n't see what I could do . |
| 29 | Fox did n't believe it for a minute . |
| 30 | ‘ I did n't believe it for a single moment , darling , ’ she repeated earnestly . |