Example sentences of "[verb] with [pers pn] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I want to work with you for a new Kenya . ’ |
| 2 | About fifteen years ago , we had a Nigerian girl living with us for a few months before her marriage , and she was married from our house . |
| 3 | His eyes , glittering with rage , bored into hers for one deadly moment ; then he was out of the office before she could move , and minutes later the showroom door closed with a precision she knew would remain with her for a long time . |
| 4 | Seventeenth August — visited No. 4 Commando ( French Troop ) and decided to remain with them for a few days , due mainly to their hospitality and the change of scene . |
| 5 | She 'll stay with me for a long time . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Could n't you stay with me for a few days in case those men come back . ’ |
| 7 | For a while Elaine was cared for by young volunteers who used to come and stay with her for a few months at a time . |
| 8 | We went in to the University and met up with Ian Jamieson , who invited us to come and stay with them for a few days . |
| 9 | Could I stay with you for a few days and learn how you manage without magic ? " |
| 10 | Dare I repeat a story I 've told before about a friend , an unscrupulous bloke , canvassing with me for a local election in Wandsworth ? |
| 11 | A daughter may start by doing the shopping or going to sit with them for a few hours . |
| 12 | Manville toyed with it for a few moments , imagining the corridors of the Pentagon and White House alive with zooming figures , grey-flannel covered asses farting tongues of flame . |
| 13 | Maria 's sister is ill , so she will be staying with her for a few days . ’ |
| 14 | Erm Sandy 's staying with her for a few days . |
| 15 | Erm , Sandy 's staying with her for a few days . |
| 16 | ‘ Lady Isabel will be staying with us for a short time . |
| 17 | ‘ She 's been staying with us for a few days . ’ |
| 18 | Will talked with him for a few minutes , then gave him a penny . |
| 19 | But I do n't think people , some people like you to chat with them for a long time , other people they just like you to serve the , so they can go . |
| 20 | He chatted with her for a few minutes , then placed the bag of clothes into the boot of his car , and headed for home . |
| 21 | Obviously unwilling , he asked for an absurd sum for doing so , but eventually Omar settled with him for a reasonable amount . |
| 22 | Many remonstrated with him for a howling storm was raging outside , it was night and the journey was a dangerous one . |
| 23 | By the time she reached Venice , they had had enough : ‘ they would not go with her for a hundred pound ’ , and left her on her own . |
| 24 | But because mistakes are expensive and we have to live with them for a long time we tend to play safe and go for rather bland schemes . |
| 25 | ‘ It is something that tends to live with you for a long time but at least we now have the chance to put the record straight and show that we , too , can play a bit . |
| 26 | He lay with her for a little while as if all had been for the best and when , with a sudden , slithering movement , she was off the bed and into her dress , he thanked her , wished her good night . |
| 27 | Until commissioned to write this feature , I had never used liquid acrylics and , having now worked with them for a few weeks , I must report that I am completely sold on this exciting medium . |
| 28 | The biggest developments in men 's fashion in the past few years — the explosion of sportswear in everyday clothes , the return of knitwear and the gradual softening of the suit 's construction — are more than likely to stay with us for a good few seasons yet . |
| 29 | ‘ Let's invite him to stay with us for a few days , then you can ask him yourself . ’ |
| 30 | Often the counsellor of ageing people will experience this when , after talking with them for a short period , many of the pressures and worries appear to be visibly lifted from their shoulders . |