Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [verb] [pers pn] for a " in BNC.
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1 | There are four key ideas in that sentence , and I want to underline them for a few more minutes . |
2 | Two months later this tram-driver stopped me : ‘ I want to see you for a minute . |
3 | For example , although we do not have in English the grammaticalization of the levels of respect that exist in Javanese , we do have means of expressing degrees of respect , largely by choices in the use of expressions : thus ( 31 ) would generally be a more polite request than ( 30 ) : ( 30 ) I want to see you for a moment ( 31 ) I wondered if I could possibly see you for a moment So by taking at first just the grammaticalized or encoded features of context in the world 's languages , we would have both something like a " discovery procedure " for relevant functions of language , and a constraint on the relatively vacuous theorizing that often attends speculation about the " functions of speech " . |
4 | I 've wanted it for a very long time , and it will happen , I promise , but not now , not yet . ’ |
5 | I 've suspected it for a long time , but now it 's absolutely dear ! |
6 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
7 | I 've seen her for a few minutes , but now they 've taken her to be X-rayed . |
8 | Well I 've seen 'em for a hundred now actually , a hundred quid . |
9 | I 've done it for a number of smaller companies and charged a fortune for it |
10 | I 've swapped it for a couple of weeks . |
11 | Which is a bit different and I 'd like to see it , that 's just one of my things , but again when you 're in , going into retirement I think you 've got to think about this , I mean I went , nobody twisted my arm , I went into that situation and I 've enjoyed it for a great many years , but now I 'm thinking I 'd , before I , it 's too late I want to have a , a l a fling in autumn as it were . |
12 | I 've had it for a week . |
13 | I 've rented it for a fortnight . |
14 | Pic oh I 've got it for a week and if I get successful in doing so many tapes then I get twenty pound , twenty five pound v voucher to spend |
15 | But I need to see you for a moment . |
16 | I have followed him for a long time and his work just gets better and better . |
17 | If I have to lift them for a match of that importance then I might as well walk out of the job . ’ |
18 | ( Beware of those therapists who seek to charge you for a complete course of treatment at the very beginning , as it is almost impossible to know how well each individual will respond and therefore how many sessions will be needed . ) |
19 | I am prepared to forget all that if you agree to join us for a stroll on this fine summer 's day . ’ |
20 | You 've to watch it for a maximum of three minutes you dad says . |
21 | You 've had it for a few years too . |
22 | Going it alone in difficult times is not to be recommended , but if you wish to try it for a few weeks then there is no harm done , simply time lost if you are unsuccessful . |
23 | ‘ The course started in 1991 and those students who have completed two years will be awarded diplomas and those who have followed it for a year will get certificates . ’ |
24 | It was an occasion filled with memories of a life time in the carpet business , highlighted with speeches by Ralph Ellis , Rod Turnbull , Steve Higgins and from customers who have known him for a long time . |
25 | You are now able to see the problem from a higher perspective , knowing that you have created it for a reason . |
26 | Not if you plan to soak them for a very large fee . |
27 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
28 | He then delivered a heavy hint of the need for reform : ‘ We know the Germans , we 've known them for a long time . |
29 | We 've known them for a while , they 've been travelling to games solidly for years and are better fans on that score than I 've ever been . |
30 | the same a as what Ann had for theirs I mean we 've had it for a year and paid all that rent . |