Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [v-ing] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And squeamishness prevented me looking for a tiny insect to place on a sticky dewdrop leaf . |
| 2 | There we are , that 'll keep you going for a wee while longer James . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh well , that should keep you going for a little while . ’ |
| 4 | That 'll keep her going for a wee while . |
| 5 | There were two men apart from the one with the rifle and she heard them quarrelling for a long time in another room . ’ |
| 6 | This arrangement keeps them going for a little while . |
| 7 | But that does not stop us yearning for a glamorous tan . |
| 8 | Thus , there 's the tip-toeing blues of ‘ Last Swallow ’ which allows Justin 's spruced-up Nick Cave intonation to give a would-be sea shanty a good kicking and suggests the Westies ' imagination is sufficient to keep them running for a good while yet . |
| 9 | Thus , there 's the tip-toeing blues of ‘ Last Swallow ’ which allows Justin 's spruced-up Nick Cave intonation to give a would-be sea shanty a good kicking and suggests the Westies ' imagination is sufficient to keep them running for a good while yet . |
| 10 | Even if the committee agree to a grant , it ca n't be more than a couple of thousand — not enough to keep you going for a few months . |
| 11 | Funded initially by the Probation Board and the Belfast Action Team , the cash-starved scheme now requires a further £140,000 injection to keep it going for a full year . |
| 12 | However , his abiding passion for collecting recipes and formulas kept him experimenting for a further twenty years , perfecting the transfer-printing process . |
| 13 | Although he made a huge bonfire of his papers and correspondence in 1916 , and kept it going for a few days , Edward preserved all her letters along with his notebooks . |
| 14 | That left him deciding for a long time which club to use for his third shot . |