Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.

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1 A boyfriend came with her , rather unkempt , so keep him out for the time being at least .
2 We ca n't accept these conditions for our employees so sign 'em up for the G M B and fight for their rights .
3 We 've got some soup so we thought well we can make some of that up in the morning then we could just warm it up for the dinners
4 Oh it 's it it 's on a it 's on erm it 's on a plate so you er I do n't mind I 'm , you know I do n't mind not getting it back for the next month .
5 Most varieties supplied by garden centres grow a little too large to make ideal houseplants if you just take them in for the winter , but many dwarf and miniature types are ideal for deep sunny windowsills .
6 You just take it over for the weekend ?
7 ‘ You have rather got it in for the doctor , have n't you ? ’ said Henry easily .
8 Cusworth , England 's former stand-off who still turns it on for the Tigers , leaves for a fortnight 's holiday next week .
9 It would n't do any harm , either physically or financially , to have the two of them come up to London , possibly put them up for the night .
10 As Evans-Pritchard succinctly sums it up for the Zande : ‘ Every misfortune supposes witchcraft , and every enmity suggests its author ’ .
11 Once we had sat together in that ‘ condemned ’ gallery until evening , and the sacristan , not knowing we were there , had nearly locked us in for the night .
12 One of Alejandro 's sons playing back rode him off for the backhand and hit it up the field to his brother who dribbled it a few yards , then sliced it to Perdita .
13 He refuses to play for the moment , boldly pressing on where others tend to dwell ; yet , with those Philadelphians really turning it on for the composer with whom this orchestra is most indelibly associated , superbly captured in Decca sound of great sumptuousness and tonal allure ( even if not always ideally balanced ) , it all makes for compulsive listening .
14 It 's been really getting me down for the last four seasons — I 've been running disgustingly .
15 Well my free kick , he actually got a touch on that as well , he tipped it onto the post for the free kick yes , but I mean even when he bounced out to Mickey Lewis , one of their defenders got a great block from about two yards out to send it out for the corner , which luckily we scored from the corner , so that we got away with it then .
16 I would n't give him up for the world . ’
17 Er , you would n't call them in for the petty things .
18 And if you 'd got a good suit , you 'd take that , then fetch it out for the weekend , so they 'd looked decent , and when you took it back on Monday and he said I 'll have to drop you on that , Ah , so you wo n't this week .
19 English tourists might like to be reminded that the ghastly visitor centres , the scant toilet facilities and the gruesome catering in the West Highlands of Scotland are there to get you back for the fact you won .
20 So far they had done precisely that , which made it all the more extraordinary that Julius should be here now , in her flat , actively seeking her out for the first time since he had overridden all his basic instincts and principles and strode out of her life ; away from the disastrous shambles of their marriage .
21 I mentally signed him up for the STBO ( Stating the B — ng Obvious ) Club .
22 He might not have been able to dodge the water , but they 'd never pinned him down for the Instruction .
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