Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For sure , Disneyhood wo n't be challenging Swans in the heavyweight ring just yet , but they frequently flourish a muscular grip on proceedings , ultimately putting their collective foot down for a finale of ‘ Sight Return ’ , intimidating in its volume and velocity . |
| 2 | ‘ As soon as you get round the corner , put your foot down for a couple of blocks . |
| 3 | Cook breast side down for a quarter of the cooking time . |
| 4 | And er , I know they want over a hundred pound just for a caravan for a week do n't they ? |
| 5 | However there are many guides who run trips normally for a maximum of six people . |
| 6 | LONDON Monarchs travel to Barcelona Dragons tonight for a rematch of the first World Bowl , writes Christopher Davies . |
| 7 | ‘ Clare 's seeing Sam and Josh off for a day on the speedboat . |
| 8 | The pilot therefore set the aircraft up for a diversion to the nearest suitable airfield — RAF Wittering — using residual engine power . |
| 9 | Paul had worn metal-rimmed spectacles now for a number of years . |
| 10 | The good nature and humour of most Scotsmen never failed to appreciate the situation , ( an immigrant father taking his kids out for a run to the country ) and they at all times were friendly . |
| 11 | SDLP leader John Hume flew to Portugal today for a summit of the leaders of Europe 's social democratic and labour parties . |
| 12 | ‘ I do not want to view any of what has happened in a negative light , though it goes without saying that I could have done without the loss of our first-pick forwards for a game of this type . ’ |
| 13 | He used data from a survey which had asked ‘ informed business economists ’ their predictions for six and twelve months ahead for a number of economic series which included the consumers ' price index for the period 1954–69 in the US . |
| 14 | She shut her eyes tight for a second behind her spectacles , got a grip on herself , and said firmly : ‘ Some books for tomorrow . ’ |
| 15 | With so many intriguing narrow streets and interesting local markets to explore Delft makes the ideal destination for a quiet relaxing weekend and Amsterdam is only an hour away for a change of pace . |
| 16 | In Peru a worker with a minimum salary — already a privileged person — must work today seven times longer to earn the price of a kilo of rice and five times longer for a tin of powdered milk than she did in 1981 . |
| 17 | if either party is by any cause ( other than a cause directly attributable to the other party ) prevented from performing its obligations hereunder for a period of 3 ( three ) months or for a total period of 6 ( six ) months in any period of 12 ( twelve ) consecutive months . |
| 18 | JOCKEY Neale Doughty was fined £450 by the Jockey Club 's disciplinary committee yesterday for a breach of one of the rules governing ‘ non-triers ’ . |
| 19 | HANGING AROUND : He gets the chance to put his feet up for a moment before the jump |
| 20 | Yeah I do n't say we do n't row , I do n't say we do n't argue and get on each other 's nerves , we do , but when he goes back to work now for a couple of days it 'll take me three or four days to settle down into not having him there . |
| 21 | Walking back through the jungle I thankfully did n't come across any trap-door spiders but as dusk fell I was entranced by a cluster of trees which were suddenly lit up like Christmas trees by the thousands of glow-worms out for a night of passion . |
| 22 | There is a very clear pointer here for a change in emphasis from systems development towards people development if the necessary higher standards are to be achieved — but this is another subject . |
| 23 | Aid trucks have been stopped from reaching Muslim areas there for a month by the Bosnian Croats who control the roads ; 1.3m people have been cut off from aid . |
| 24 | She broke off , lowering her gaze fractionally for an instant before looking directly into Lindsey 's eyes . |
| 25 | Bit early for a cup of tea yet . |
| 26 | So we were in the same group together for a couple of years . ’ |
| 27 | Engage an independent consultant today ( there are still one or two good ones left ) and arrange to take your team away for a couple of days to brainstorm out a vision of success for the next two to five years . |
| 28 | From time to time he takes his team away for a couple of days to provide a further stimulus . |
| 29 | On the other hand , the public , providing that it shops around , can probably buy the same product elsewhere for a fraction of those prices . |
| 30 | But increased security accompanied her on a private visit to the Midlands yesterday for a meeting of the Motor Neurone Disease Association . |