Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I may say so , you 're a bit long in the tooth to be an articled clerk , and — to make up for that — you have an air of authority that scarcely fits you for a junior position . |
| 2 | His arms he folded round her , and so held her for a moment passive ; then with a sudden sharp sigh she embraced him again , quivering , and lifted her mouth to him ravenously . |
| 3 | Finally , I read yesterday that some managers , most noticably the two Scots that were in Wembley at the weekend , are talking about banning transfers after the season start and only allowing them for a limited period over Christmas . |
| 4 | Topaz found it very difficult to obey the command for constant disdain , and soon shed it for a charm which worked like magic . |
| 5 | However , in two-player mode the game really comes into its own : you can beat yer mates up and still take 'em for a pint afterwards ! 69% |
| 6 | In James Callaghan 's famous speech at Ruskin College , Oxford , in October 1976 , from which the Great Debate emerged , he spoke of a school curriculum which would aim ‘ to equip children … for a lively , constructive place in society , and also fit them for a job of work ’ . |
| 7 | We 've tried to love both dogs equally , and simply separate them for a cooling-off period after a fight , rather than telling them off in any way . |
| 8 | I was there on my own , because the Yorkshire Television film crew had been positioned on the roof of the Palace , and would have been quite at a loss but a lady from the Yorkshire Post spotted me and kindly accompanied me for a little while . |
| 9 | and , and play he said , and then try it for a , but he said you 've got to do it a few times |
| 10 | You can get all the details of what 's under the hood , how much they cost and then take one for a test drive on this full VGA driving simulator . |
| 11 | Fuqua Industries first estimated the cost of capital for the corporate group using CAPM principles and then modified it for a division by reference to fourteen key risk elements . |
| 12 | Instead , you should respond by making the dog lie down , saying ‘ no ’ in a harsh voice and then ignoring it for a period , thus breaking off the game . |
| 13 | Well , you can bi what I tend to is is get a coat on er , first thing in the morning , another coat in the afternoon and then leave it for a week . |
| 14 | Undismayed , he haled an old man out of the audience , stuck him in the chair , and then spoke himself for an hour and answered all the questions . |
| 15 | There the warden arrested him , imprisoned him in his gaol at Allexton , and afterwards released him for a fine of half a mark . |
| 16 | But there were plenty of beautiful and recognisable faces to be seen amongst the anonymous , but none-the-less powerful , fashion editors , still enough buying power in this room alone to rock empires , even if no house made a profit from the couture but rather used it for a loss-leading advertisement and a mark of prestige . |
| 17 | She is pursued by Mr Lillyvick , whom she marries , but soon deserts him for a retired naval captain . |
| 18 | The second , referred to obscurely in Helen 's last letter from Margate , was Mr Thomas 's decision that Edward should not take up a Civil Service post , but instead prepare himself for an Oxford entrance scholarship . |