Example sentences of "[verb] here for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is interesting to see the gravestones of the numerous people who came here for a cure for consumptive diseases and remained for ever . |
| 2 | ‘ If you art hit on the torso , from head to knees but excluding the arms , that is a hit and you must return here for a penalty of five minutes . |
| 3 | You only lived here for a couple of years . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ May I stay here for a pot of tea ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ If you can bear to wait here for a couple of minutes , I 'll go and see . ’ |
| 6 | What about the last we did yesterday actually designers and training , it 's quite a , it 's quite a struggle that had a long day , been sitting here for a couple of hours I du n no it seems longer and there you are and you 're actually struggling |
| 7 | I had once found two names scratched on one of the window-panes , ‘ perhaps two soldiers billeted here for a time at the beginning of the 1914 War … ’ ( or perhaps soldiers in hiding at the time of the Reformation ? ) |
| 8 | We close on Wednesday afternoons and every Wednesday Maurice and Alfred would come here for a sort of high tea , presided over by granny . ’ |
| 9 | I am not arguing here for a return to streaming or special provision for children with exceptional gifts . |
| 10 | We have been arguing here for a view of the state in which governments are managing not only class and social relations but also individuals . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll have to stay here for a while on business , ’ my friend the captain told me . |
| 12 | Are you going to stay here for a couple of days , where you 'll be safe ? |
| 13 | I think it 's brilliant , and when I came out of hospital you said mummy , I said I want to stay here for a couple of days is that Stacey ? |