Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | After that everything between them became easy for the time being . |
2 | ‘ At least let me stay here for a while until I get my head clear . ’ |
3 | They asked me to go there for an interview , and from that they recommended a therapist who would see me at her home . |
4 | One of my other SCOTTISH OFFICE contacts has asked me to go in for a sandwich lunch on Wednesday ( 25th ) , which is kind . |
5 | Once she kept me hanging around for an hour and a half , which might sound like a backward step , but you have to remember she was sitting in a place of her own choice , and was taking it all in . |
6 | The Dana andrew had told me to wait here for the girl Trefusis had sent indream after me . |
7 | Accompanied by two of his closest advisers , foermer Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda and Sanya Dharmasakdi , he appealed to them to work together for the sake of the people and the economy . |
8 | In their early twenties they had a group called the Actors and RCA records asked them to come in for a meeting . |
9 | After mentioning some of the New Age practices and beliefs , I asked again for a show of hands from those who knew friends and neighbours who were involved . |
10 | I made straight for the curtains , and he went by me without noticing . |
11 | I lived only for the day when I would come into my own . |
12 | I lay there for a minute recovering my cool and then headed for the back door . |
13 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
14 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | ‘ May I stay here for a pot of tea ? ’ |
17 | Not that I cared much for the way he kept them . |
18 | I hated being on social security and I tried everywhere for a job . |
19 | I fumble around for the rest of my kit and fall over Shelagh , who is shining a torch gingerly in one of her boots . |
20 | Continued on Page 4 Continued from Page 1 Chief Insp Phil McDonald said : ‘ It is obvious that someone cares dearly for the child as clothing and provisions were left with him and he appears to be well cared for and in good health . ’ |
21 | Then I wandered around for a while , casting wistful glances at my tables . |
22 | I wandered around for a while , in a bit of a daze , and then strolled back here . |
23 | I wandered around for a bit and then came back again . |
24 | When I wandered out for a surf-check in the morning , Michael was sitting on the bench . |
25 | On the second day , I geared up for the Horseshoe Pass , three miles up followed by a long down to Llangollen . |
26 | I sauntered about for an hour before I could find Sir James Macdonald … |
27 | I came here for the history . |
28 | ‘ I came in for a lot of criticism but I know in my heart that the good things I did there were very conveniently swept under the carpet at the time . ’ |
29 | ‘ I came in for a lot of adulation during my racing days — groupies . |
30 | I came down for the fire , for it was cold in my room . |