Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for [art] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I lived only for the day when I would come into my own . |
| 2 | ‘ Sorry , yes , I was carried away for a moment there . |
| 3 | However , such a detailed service is usually organised primarily for the consumer rather than for the media , though answering press queries will be part of its function . |
| 4 | Siegfried 's jaw clenched tight for a moment then he motioned with his hand . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll stay just for a while longer . |
| 6 | He relaxed with a happy grunt , and we lay peacefully for a bit longer . |
| 7 | Grant 's mind was in a whirl as he sought desperately for a way out . |
| 8 | Where the County Court grants a new lease to the tenant it may do so for a period not exceeding 14 years . |
| 9 | Nylon yarn was made there for a time along with Cellophane packaging film , carpets and circular knitted fabrics . |
| 10 | A search for discrepancies was agreed to be the best avenue of research and one of the more convincing arguments put forward for the work not to be genuine was that the Kouros combines stylistic elements that run from early to late sixth century BC . |
| 11 | We 'll plot and plan together for the day when it 's opportune to strike ! ’ |
| 12 | He holds pubs in thrall to his Welsh past — the stories which would be told afresh for a lifetime now emerge in their first edition — and his childhood , far from seeming a ball and chain in this airy court of privilege , glowed into a magic kingdom to match any of them . |
| 13 | Maybe liberal reformism is something to be contemplated today , even by those waiting patiently for the revolution tomorrow . |
| 14 | Cos we 're only going away for a weekend then are n't we ? |
| 15 | For free sheets , of course , the direct cost to the reader was nil ; and for ITV programmes , the viewer paid directly for the cost only of a TV set and electricity . |
| 16 | But what 's really scary is that I often lie there for an age afterwards thinking , ‘ Just what will I do , if this dream should ever come true ? ’ |
| 17 | A snowflake touched the glass , stuck there for a moment then melted . |
| 18 | He came out of the clinic on 19 March having stayed there for a week longer than he had anticipated , and was once again forced to rest . |
| 19 | Although a private man and somewhat of a loner , he worked tirelessly for the department both in a teaching and administrative capacity . |
| 20 | But I 'll stay here for a bit longer . |
| 21 | ‘ Yes , on Tuesday I believe , we shall all be gathered here for an evening together . ’ |
| 22 | Robbie and the dog had just returned from their stroll and she was about to lock up and go below for the night when a sound from the towpath caught her attention . |
| 23 | As he lunged for her she threw herself out of the way and looked desperately for a way out . |
| 24 | We could go away for a weekend together , we could ; we could wake up next morning and eat croissants and drink coffee from blue china bowls . |
| 25 | I know that was you but y you do n't , I mean I remember u the fire we used to have here and it was n't till I gave it to a friend , I mean we kept here for a year alright , lucky enough , we did n't use it anyway I gave to a friend who doing car boot , I found it in the attic an he said to me Brenda , he said , did you ever use this fire ? |
| 26 | ‘ If you 're in the top 10 and let go even for an instant then you might as well be 200 , ’ she says . |
| 27 | Perhaps we could go there for a drink later ? |
| 28 | Dr Tehyi Hsieh took five curtain calls after that lecture , and I went back-stage for an interview afterwards . |
| 29 | I sit there for a bit longer , till I finish my coffee , then I decide to go out and have a look round the station . |
| 30 | Coltart , despite having a more fruitful year , did not play just for the money either . |