Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adv] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want you there for the speedboat race . ’ |
| 2 | She invited him home for a coffee and he set about trying to find out what was wrong with her washing machine . |
| 3 | She regarded him steadily for a minute with eyes still bloodshot from crying . |
| 4 | Donna regarded him blankly for a moment , then nodded . |
| 5 | Scott regarded him impassively for a moment . |
| 6 | She regarded him thoughtfully for a moment or two . |
| 7 | Leon threw the ball high , running for it himself and falling to catch it just for the pleasure of movement in sunshine . |
| 8 | Ouch , I thought , that really hurt , and I clenched it tight for a moment to stop the pain , before looking to see the damage . |
| 9 | Robinson regarded it cautiously for a moment , then shook it , feeling the power in the other man 's grip . |
| 10 | ‘ That may appeal to you , but there 's no way I would consider it even for a moment . ’ |
| 11 | For example , Mr X gives property to Mr Z who holds it absolutely for the infant unmarried son of Mr X. That is a transfer of an asset and a settlement for the purposes of ss663 and 664 ( although the Revenue may not apply ss663 where the income is not paid to the infant ) . |
| 12 | But he was either moody and difficult , or else in tearing spirits , playing with the children and upsetting them so that their mother would come and whip them afterwards for the noise they made . |
| 13 | New Zealands should be brushed off , hosed down and dried before you put them away for the summer . |
| 14 | You put me aside for the winter . |
| 15 | They can give you more for a start . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh — do n't tell me , I do n't want to know , ’ Emmie cried passionately , flinging herself down on top of William who suffered her patiently for a moment and then got up , shook himself and moved away . |
| 17 | I went to visit her just for a coffee or something , and she started saying , after a lot of stuttering , that I was having an affair with her husband . |
| 18 | He studied her intently for a moment , then bowed his head slightly . |
| 19 | He studied her impassively for a moment . |
| 20 | ‘ Hold him there for a second , Kelly , ’ said Bill . |
| 21 | No , I 'll give 'em away for a farthin' . ’ |
| 22 | Or do you think she just put it there for the argument ? |
| 23 | Now I find if you put it aside for an hour or two and do something else you can already come to it fresh . |
| 24 | I know what you girls are like , you say you 'll just have it short to see what it looks like , and then you say Pedro at the salon wo n't let you grow it just for the moment , and then you say you 've got to look your best for some wedding or other and you ca n't go with it straggly and then you end up not growing it again and if I do n't mention it every week you think I 've learned to like it and if I do mention it every week you think I 'm nagging so I do n't mention it and I 'm stuck with it . |
| 25 | It took her a week to make , that dress , she 'd made it specially for the dance at the police cadets ’ college , and then she 'd been so shy she 'd spent most of the evening in the Ladies . |
| 26 | ‘ I should like to see you alone for a moment , Caroline , if you please . ’ |
| 27 | I 'll have a bath an' all an' my brither-in-law 'll see me right for the gear . ’ |
| 28 | Well tough he 's not getting my , he 's not getting the ensuite room , I can tell you If I if I have got three lodgers and I 'm getting on with them and they 're they 're paying me regularly for the sake of an extra twenty pounds or whatever and the annoyance from Tony coming in at ten a or there abouts and then sitting there like a stuffed frock waiting for me to leap about and put food on a plate and microwave it not doing it , Brenda ! |
| 29 | In the early days , the salesman behind the counter had served to promote the merits of different products , and to wrap them carefully for the customer 's homeward journey . |
| 30 | I wo n't see you again for the rest of the time |