Example sentences of "[pron] for a [adj] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just stand by me for a little bit longer . |
| 2 | You 've been with me for a whole week now and you might just as well have been a girl , or a boy without balls . |
| 3 | What I saw that morning could spoil me for a sexual relationship forever . |
| 4 | ‘ Though we 'll need to keep an eye on you for a good while afterwards and replenish your fluids thoroughly . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've never been one for a sweet wine Never . ’ |
| 6 | There 's no hurry for that now that the money 's been cut back , Mr Silver can go on economising on space and heat and lighting for his twelve women workers for a good few years yet , and in any case , no-one 's been round to check up on him for a long time now . |
| 7 | Claudia felt as if she were drowning in a pool of conflicting emotions ; the last thing she wanted was to go anywhere with Roman and yet the thought of being with him for a little while longer filled her with delight . |
| 8 | ‘ Then what happens is , we take him for a little ride out to the Crumbles . ’ |
| 9 | Mere faith in an idea can only sustain it for a limited time especially when others are required to act upon that faith . |
| 10 | Eventually we worked out where the line had been and followed it for a short way up to a demolished bridge . |
| 11 | You 'll just have to bear it for a little while longer . ’ |
| 12 | on it for a little while now . |
| 13 | Well , I am here , Lizzie , in order to prepare myself for a long day tomorrow , which I think is a wise decision , do n't you ? ’ |
| 14 | Join us for a fun day out on the Dash Discovery Trail on Sunday June 7 — and bring your family and friends ! |