Example sentences of "[noun] you [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's a bargain when you consider how much protection you get for a building 's contents alone , ’ says Kelly . |
| 2 | And then every year after that , they used to hold the one minute 's silence which the mill whistles went and of course you stood for a minute and then they went again and that was it over . |
| 3 | ‘ I have already heard , ’ said Julian , ‘ how in the council of last November you spoke for a parley with the Lord Owen , and told the king 's ministers that he would be willing to talk peace . |
| 4 | All the kit you need for a day at the races . |
| 5 | But that 's an average week you see for a lot of people . |
| 6 | Griffin & Sabine leaves you wishing for a missive as exotic through your own front door . |
| 7 | Instead of the expected explosion , Charlie said softly and mildly ‘ Time you slept for a change . ’ |
| 8 | It is almost summer , high time you decamped for a fortnight . |