Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [pers pn] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah I mean she for a bit she was the party was n't she ? |
| 2 | All the perennials are bought in containers and I grow them for a year in their pots to see how they cope with the conditions , then I plant them out in the garden . " |
| 3 | I want you for an angel ! |
| 4 | There 's a man and a woman sitting at a table by the window , and I watch them for a bit . |
| 5 | I watch them for a bit , but they do n't win nothing . |
| 6 | I watch them for a bit . |
| 7 | The smoke sort of hangs in blue layers above the bed and I watch it for a bit . |
| 8 | There 's a fag end on the ground by my eye and I watch it for a bit . |
| 9 | I try it for a bit — you know , pretending that I 'm all frozen , but someone on a bike comes down the path and I got to move to get out the way . |
| 10 | I try it for a bit , thinking real hard about walking . |
| 11 | ‘ I use it for a couple of songs every night , but because I do n't use effects — I just plug into an amp — I always use different guitars to get different tones . |
| 12 | Erm do you mind if I leave you for a second ? |
| 13 | ‘ Well , I love you for a start — and there 's Mum and Dad and the kids . |
| 14 | ‘ The next time I take her for a walk , I 'm not going to let her out of my sight , ’ he said . |
| 15 | Right I 'm convinced such a good breed and you very kindly rigged this Topper up for me so well you wo n't mind if I take it for a spin will you ? |
| 16 | ‘ When you telephone us for a quote , we will assign a member of staff to you , whom you can contact whenever you need to , without fear of being charged extra in costs , as some solicitors are wont to do every time you telephone them . |
| 17 | So er if you y'know do the desired behaviour , you collect so many vouchers and er y'know when you 've got ten vouchers you exchange it for a television or something like that , but there 's a whole range of things of that nature . |
| 18 | You use it for a high , like a shot of whisky . |
| 19 | You hire it for a day or whatever it is . |
| 20 | Fishing is also a sport , although the chaps who do it for a livelihood in trawlers are not included in the sporting fraternity . |
| 21 | But I have , I , I 've ever since I 've retired I 've run a performing dance group of men and women erm who do it for a hobby . |
| 22 | If you leave it for a while , the reeds invade , and there 's no expanse of water at all . |
| 23 | She does n't have a job , of course , so she does n't understand that things are different when you do them for a living . |
| 24 | Then when you 've all found a good combination , you do it for a while , then you turn on the tape machine … |
| 25 | Yes , every now and then the temptation to do something sort of very cool and very sort of ten point Univers and you do it for a bit , and you 've done it and then you use some proper faces instead . |
| 26 | Prince Charles rang her every day , suggesting she join him for a walk or a barbecue . |
| 27 | ‘ Every time you take me for a meal , it 's to a non-smoking restaurant , ’ said Bob in a somewhat annoyed tone . |
| 28 | Yeah , like somebody else , like , you 're walking down the street , like , you 're in a house and , and you check it for a minute and you 're like |
| 29 | " We sell them for a penny each , " Miss Poraway explained . |
| 30 | We want him for a month on loan to give him a proper chance . ’ |