Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But United embarked on what Mr Ferguson dubbed ‘ kamikaze football ’ against City and ended up hanging on desperately for a point . |
| 2 | — Sit down again for a minute . |
| 3 | ‘ Sit down again for a while . ’ |
| 4 | Part of the reason why the shareholders had to wait so long for a return was that the original capital had been only 10,000 guineas , and the Company financed itself by fairly short-term loans from the merchants with which it did business , so the shareholders stood at the end of a long line of creditors but could expect substantial returns on their money in the end if the Company survived . |
| 5 | John Gorman says … he 's happy but in some ways disappointed that they 've had to wait so long for a win … it 's been hard week after week … but they 've shown great character and the fans have been very supportive |
| 6 | This goes down well for a while , until the ‘ MC ’ puppet finally orders them to ‘ kindly leave the stage ’ or to be quiet . |
| 7 | She came back to the north with him after that and they lived together again for a time . |
| 8 | He felt only sorry for him and sure that , if they could stay alone together for a while , Fiver would come round to an easier state of mind . |
| 9 | Yeah yes the we went to we used to go down there for a day to Skeggie . |
| 10 | Her yellow nail traced once more for a stranger 's benefit the blank faces , wide staring eyes of the previous generation of Dersinghams . |
| 11 | If Somerset should opt once more for a batsman , my instinct tells me the favourite would be Richie Richardson . |
| 12 | So , I 'm fed up I want to go to Malita And then we get , they 'll call in and say you have n't come up there for a week ! |
| 13 | ‘ We can wait out here for a bit , ca n't we ? ’ he asked . |
| 14 | He giggled : ‘ We ought to creep out singly for an assignation . ’ |
| 15 | No pressure group can wait around forever for a change of government that may never come . |
| 16 | Well I mean I 've looked round here for a pair of blinking shoes , the only trouble here er had over here is that I 've got to go somewhere where they 're wide enough and that 's |
| 17 | You should be prepared to work very hard for a pittance . |
| 18 | Riding a bike is a suitable analogy : if you have been pedalling very hard for a while you can stop pedalling and freewheel for a short distance without losing any speed . |
| 19 | In order therefore to ensure that the investors qualify not only for a deduction of premium , but also to receive the proceeds of any claim under the policy , there must be a provision obliging Newco to pay the proceeds of any claim by way of dividend . |
| 20 | okay Now hold , hold on just for a moment . |
| 21 | Urquhart sauntered along thoughtfully for a moment , stopped and turned to face her . |
| 22 | It started when some people dropped in unexpectedly for a drink one evening and simply would not go . |
| 23 | One was that Mr Yeltsin was Russia 's best hope — no plausible alternative leader has argued so unequivocally for a market economy , or seemed willing to trust the young reformers who will be needed to create it . |
| 24 | Do n't forget , we only came down here for a drink . |
| 25 | She had her own meal early , around six , then watched some television on the set she had in her room , and came down later for a chat with the family when everyone was feeling relaxed . |
| 26 | ‘ You do n't think a man could feel so deeply for a woman these days ? ’ |
| 27 | I knew I 'd got kids written down here for a reason . |
| 28 | Given the number of curriculum tasks which the school needed to address and the limited resources available to make a response with , the case had to be made not only for a partnership itself , but also for the prioritisation of this task over other needs which had been identified . |
| 29 | The Falklands obliged Mrs Thatcher to behave more collectively for a time , as did the unexpectedly hostile reaction across the political spectrum to her handling of the trade-union issue at GCHQ , where policy-making by cabal truly backfired . |
| 30 | My negotiations were successful and the matter was peacefully concluded by an apology and a generous payment of damages , destined once again for a charity . |