Example sentences of "[pron] [adv prt] for [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
| 2 | He pulled rank and went to bed at half past eleven , leaving me on for the late-night drinks . |
| 3 | Connie buzzed them in for a joyous greeting from Hurley , Colonel John Sasser , the Defense attaché , and one of Buck Revell 's FBI team , but there was n't much time for celebration because Hamadan was wanted elsewhere for debriefing . |
| 4 | Of course , this may lead them to run onto the rotted wood , which will give way and let them in for a long fall … |
| 5 | Er , you would n't call them in for the petty things . |
| 6 | Even when reviews do exist , tracking them down for a particular title can be difficult . |
| 7 | If you have any views about ways in which we could help each other in such situations perhaps you 'd like to jot them down for the next newsletter . |
| 8 | She measures out her guarded replies to him in neat , carefully checked words , as once she had suggested , from the top of the steps outside their front door , that Millie might like to invite me in for a few minutes . |
| 9 | I was very new on the wing and someone in for a bad sex offence talked about their crime and I was badly affected . |
| 10 | There is no need for us to act like hedgehogs , eating all that we can to fill ourselves up for the coming months . |
| 11 | He 's the chap who knocks on your door at unholy hours of the morning and invites himself in for a Big Breakfast . |
| 12 | Iggy Pop handled the first of four keynote speeches with admirable aplomb , setting himself up for a neat career in stand-up comedy after this rock 'n' roll malarkey is over . |
| 13 | Nigel tarted himself up for the two days before her visit . |
| 14 | Charles made himself up for the new role , and dressed in the new costume . |
| 15 | He usually sleeps for a couple of days and then slowly builds himself up for the next trip . |
| 16 | The bunkers ate into the fairway at around the 240-yard mark to cool the aggressive ardour of the professional golfer who might try to cut the slight dogleg and set himself up for an easier shot into the two-tier green . |
| 17 | they might keep you in for a longer rest |
| 18 | I 'm sorry , Ellie ; I let you in for a hard time , did n't I ? ’ |
| 19 | and it 's just a take on , so I watched what I said , but erm , we mentioned it , we , we did n't see very much about it we just said it 's coming up we 'll have , we 'll let you in for a full details next month so |
| 20 | The Graduate Enterprise Programme can change that by helping you jump each hurdle , rather than letting you in for the high jump . |
| 21 | We 'd sure love to put you up for a few days . ’ |
| 22 | Yeah , I know he 's admitted it already that does n't mean we 're not gon na get you back for the first time you fucking did it ! |
| 23 | ‘ Why do n't I take you out for a nice dinner this evening ? |
| 24 | what I 'll probably do is take you out for a little while so you can go up and see Annie and all that , next week , not only a |
| 25 | Fortunately , the high camp of ‘ Goldfinger ’ , ‘ The World We Knew ’ and Brazil ’ set them up for a storming end . |
| 26 | Fortunately , the high camp of ‘ Goldfinger ’ , ‘ The World We Knew ’ and Brazil ’ set them up for a storming end . |
| 27 | And holding them up for a little bit of erm laughter . |
| 28 | In the past a Welsh dealer had brought ponies and kept them on the moors at Hartshead to fatten them up for a few weeks prior to the fair , and Mr Rawson had often helped to drive them from there to Lee Gap . |
| 29 | When they come back into work , begin feeding the highfat/performance-type diet about six weeks in advance while you are training them up for the extra work ahead . |
| 30 | ‘ I was hoping Kenny could put me up for a few days until I 'd sorted things out with my parents . |