Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd only once asked for a transfer and not because of any discontent or fall- out with the club . |
| 2 | The small dark eyes crinkled in their walnut bags ; the magnificent profusion of handlebar moustache , grown long ago to compensate for a balding pate , bristled with the start of a smile . |
| 3 | It was small , but seemed surprisingly well stocked for a peasant 's shack . |
| 4 | When I gave it away I believe I was still playing well enough to continue for a few more years , but I had had enough , and it was time to consider the family . |
| 5 | Her lot had not been a happy one : the husband whom she had only ever seen for a few precious weeks in all since their marriage had now left her a widow , without support and with a child and step-children to fend for . |
| 6 | The Home Office said one company had so far applied for a licence . |
| 7 | The question arises whether a subcontract owner-driver is really an independent contractor or , in fact , because he does so much work for a particular haulier , an employee of that haulier . |
| 8 | There were plenty of bars and restaurants to choose from , but Sabine had already mentally opted for a simple meal . |
| 9 | It had also successfully lobbied for a prestigious residential development under the Community Development Block Grant programme , although the sale prices far exceeded the borrowing capacity of the majority of local residents ( median income was less than $7,000 in 1980 , whilst unemployment stood at three times the city average ) . |
| 10 | When I go abroad on holiday , I think : I 'm here for two weeks , I can either sit here fully dressed for a whole fortnight , or I can take my leg off and jump in the pool . |
| 11 | She had indeed once worked for a silversmith but had discovered that it was much easier to buy beads and acquire old pieces of jewellery , rearrange them artistically and sell them on market stalls throughout the country . |
| 12 | Wayward Lad was one and a half lengths further away in third , Silver Buck a tired and remote fourth , and then Ashley House stayed on up the hill to pass Combs Ditch amid cheering never before heard for a horse running fifth ! |
| 13 | He stood there slightly bent for a few seconds holding his stomach and then he staggered and slowly fell to the floor . |
| 14 | I need very badly to telephone for a doctor . |