Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pers pn] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Easy to get carried away if someone is bidding against you for a particular fish . |
| 2 | And I want to work with you for a new Kenya . ’ |
| 3 | First-class writers can defy this rule-of-thumb , but anyone else doing so risks alienating readers who have come to them for a particular sort of entertainment . |
| 4 | I had to work on them for a long time . |
| 5 | ‘ He stands and looks at them for a long time . |
| 6 | Dierdriu had looked at her for a long moment . |
| 7 | She had looked at him for a long time , at first solemnly and then with mounting anger . |
| 8 | They do n't pay me much , but I 'm looking about me for a good opportunity . |
| 9 | She stopped to catch a child by the hand and whisper some word which was rewarded with a kiss , then caught the corner of her veil to cover her already masked face as the chief driver came towards her for a quick answer to a query , always given and received after the words of greeting and queries as to health had been exchanged . |
| 10 | Listen , listen to me , when it 's finished , instead of putting it in the box we 'll put it on that other one and listen to it for a wee while |
| 11 | But please , I just want to talk to you for a little while . |
| 12 | Mouse took its head in his hands and met its eyes , looking at it for a long moment . |
| 13 | That 's what I I 've thought about it for a long |
| 14 | ‘ After the defeat at Bramall Lane they had the biggest hammering they 've had off me for a long time . |
| 15 | She suffered so much when he did casuals that he 'd lied about it for a long time . |
| 16 | We must , surely , eventually get to recovery , but we have been waiting for it for a long time . |
| 17 | She 's going to look after them for a little while |
| 18 | No , yeah I 'll come with you , you go off and stay with Joyce , look after her for a little while and let Kenneth sort things out ! |
| 19 | At this point some other people arrived to catch the train and his attention turned to them for a split second and within that time the sound of the scrunching footsteps disappeared into the night . |
| 20 | He applied for a grant of land and this was sold to him for a nominal sum . |
| 21 | She would not argue , she would not say anything , she would not look at me for a long time . |
| 22 | One of these , Jimmie , was used by him for a harmless demonstration of the electrocardiogram at the Royal Society and became the subject of a famous parliamentary reply to a question from the anti-vivisection lobby ( Hansard , 8 July 1909 ) . |
| 23 | Just stand by me for a little bit longer . |
| 24 | His eyes , glittering with rage , bored into hers for one deadly moment ; then he was out of the office before she could move , and minutes later the showroom door closed with a precision she knew would remain with her for a long time . |
| 25 | She 'll stay with me for a long time . ’ |
| 26 | Dare I repeat a story I 've told before about a friend , an unscrupulous bloke , canvassing with me for a local election in Wandsworth ? |
| 27 | The lead fisherman wore shades ( ever see fish wearing glasses ? ) for the bluesy number and got rid of them for a rappy tune ( thank God ! ) . |
| 28 | ‘ Lady Isabel will be staying with us for a short time . |
| 29 | Even if you are working or have been away from the University for more than two years you can still have Current Vacancies mailed to you for a small charge . |
| 30 | If your employee has been employed by you for a continuous period of at least 26 weeks into the qualifying week , regardless of the number of hours worked , she is eligible for lower rate SMP . |