Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb base] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a sort of metal fence I can sit on , so I rest there for a bit and watch the ducks and that . |
| 2 | Well I was n't married but I used to go in there and I used to come home er say in Winter if I come home for a w week or two , I go in there , and sit by the fire and have a yard . |
| 3 | Neither of us spoke for a few moments , then she asked : ‘ Do you mind if I stay here for a little while ? ’ |
| 4 | The one search will serve if you act also for a mortgagee , in which case name the mortgagee rather than the buyer , because the priority given to the mortgagee extends to the buyer , but not vice versa . |
| 5 | Jim will walk with his arm round Anna 's waist , and they tend to vanish if you turn away for a moment . |
| 6 | He relaxed with a happy grunt , and we lay peacefully for a bit longer . |
| 7 | But if we wait patiently for a few picoseconds until the charges rearrange themselves there will be no further motion and the problem belongs to the realm of electrostatics . |
| 8 | And they stop there for a bit , when they 've gone past the start . |
| 9 | It is at the larva stage of their development when boring and feeding of the grubs takes place that the damage is caused because the adult beetles do not eat and they live only for a short time . |
| 10 | ‘ We feel we should fight Mr Butters and let him take on a white elephant while we play elsewhere for a year and maybe we can return to Belle Vue . ’ |
| 11 | Do n't stop playing on me now when I get home for a cup of tea ! |
| 12 | He was the person when you go away for a vacation , that you leave the key to your flat with , that you say ‘ would you water my geranium ’ . |
| 13 | He was the person , when you go away for a vacation , that you leave the key to your flat with , that you say would you water my geranium ; that is the historical sum of William Shakespeare , it 's the truth . |
| 14 | Yet as they step forward for a greeting , receiving the palms of your hands on their springy hair , they show no sign of fear or anxiety . |