Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [adv] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parking is expensive and troublesome ; It is much better to put the money away for a taxi there and back , if you can . |
| 2 | The association has stated clearly that it is up to British Rail — and , perhaps , the Government — to take such dangers into account if they wish to increase railway speeds , as many of us would like , and to ensure that people can cross the line safely , even if that means the Government providing the money either for an underpass of for a bridge over the line . |
| 3 | You might consider getting a local electrician or TV repair man to take a look at these before sending the computer away for a specialist repair shop 's attention . |
| 4 | Just take an odd sock , put your hand inside and pull the toe in for a mouth , stick paper shapes on for eyes and nose . |
| 5 | She 'd been elected to the National Executive Committee and she stood up , said how pleased she was , and then said , ‘ But now I have to take the bucket round for a collection because that 's what I always do … ’ and I just thought , ‘ How wonderful ’ . |
| 6 | Such a re-examination could be ‘ a landmark in penal history and illumine the course ahead for a generation ’ . |
| 7 | On the summer 's day that Michael Caine was being interviewed , he and the researcher sat and watched Wimbledon on the telly together for an hour or so before they got down to work . |
| 8 | Yeah Can I just flick the light on for a second ? |
| 9 | Do n't just brew the tea just for a moment love , I 've got the pudding to put out . |
| 10 | When Constance had gone to bed that night , Louise made her suggestion that Nora leave the girl behind for a while longer . |
| 11 | Cos in the morning they get the sun from that direction , then they do n't see the sun again for a bit and then it turns up suddenly from over there . |
| 12 | The nurse and the doctor left the room together for a moment and she grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him desperately , with an air-lock in her throat as though she were in a temper . |
| 13 | Ask the vendor later for a demonstration of how it operates . |
| 14 | SUPERMODEL Naomi Campbell swapped the catwalk yesterday for a trip down memory lane . |
| 15 | As to a scoop , just hold the article back for a while and I think you 'll have one . |
| 16 | Ilsa and I wrote and spoke on the phone occasionally for a number of years . |
| 17 | He put the stub of the fat cigar he had been smoking under the cold tap , turned the water on for a second while the brown stump sizzled and died , then threw the sodden remnant in the bin . |
| 18 | CAN anyone tell me why : I can put the water on for a bath , pop out and come home to find HIM up to his ears in it uninvited . |
| 19 | Southall made a series of fine saves in the first-half , the most notable a 20 yard drive from Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn which took a wicked deflection causing Southall to dive smartly and push the ball away for a corner . |
| 20 | Although everyone was a bit wary of an undeserved Soton equaliser , Beeney mopped up any semblance of an attack , and after good work by Strachan in not letting Benali shepherd the ball out for a goal kick , he dispossessed him , took it past another defender and played it across the goal for Speed to slot it into the bottom left corner . |
| 21 | I 'm just going to put the video on for a moment Thank you . |
| 22 | In Nina 's stories it is Modigliani who was pushed off the bench , made to carry the beer in for a party . |
| 23 | The majority of parents reported being presented covertly or overtly with an opt-out clause when the diagnosis was first made , often couched in terms of : ‘ Leave the baby here for a couple of days , go home and think about it ’ ( ‘ it ’ being unspecified ) . |
| 24 | It 's suggested that you should linger on the great avenues and squares in the morning and afternoon , to see the swarms of officials and experts who administer the universe hurrying to and from their offices ; or sit a while in the shady walks of the various public gardens , and watch these same officials ' wives proudly taking the baby out for an airing . |
| 25 | Perhaps it is as you travel to work , or as you take the dog out for a walk , or as you walk on the Downs , or when you have that quiet morning cup of coffee . |
| 26 | Then when you are ready to take the dog out for a walk , you should again repeat the process , but now also change out of your slippers into shoes . |
| 27 | Carey swung the rod out for a cast , and Ellwood tore it from his grip , then stepped back and lashed at the priest , holding the rod two-handed , bellowing with outrage . |
| 28 | But then she got married and we lived down the road there for a while till they repaired these , they made these There was very old houses these are . |
| 29 | Simply write to Roma at the address below for a questionnaire ( do n't send any money now ) . |
| 30 | Write to Roma at the address below for a questionnaire ( do n't send any money now ) . |