Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Carry on seeing him for the time being . |
| 2 | ‘ What happened , Fabia ? ’ he relentlessly pursued her for an answer . |
| 3 | Escobar announced last month that he was declaring war on the state and the government has since blamed him for a series of bomb blasts in Bogota and other cities which have killed more than 40 people . |
| 4 | Just as Debbie was about to wind up the window , he suddenly asked her for a lift , saying he only lived 5 minutes down the road and could she drop him on her way ? |
| 5 | She only fought him for a moment or two . |
| 6 | Tomorrow , of course , Kathleen Long joins us for the Phone the Doc slot . |
| 7 | The bishops also argued that any so-called restricted form of divorce was impossible to maintain in practice and that divorce might solve the partners ' problems but only created them for the children . |
| 8 | I said if I 've got to do a dozen sausage rolls for one I 'd better do them for the others . |
| 9 | So watch them for a while and then he started dancing with them and he dance them all night and he just get in his hand . |
| 10 | But she nipped back down to nick 'em For a knees-up in High Wycombe , For an evening quite near Chevening And a dawn at Kilmacolm . |
| 11 | Information having the necessary quality of confidence which is supplied by one party of a contract to another for the purpose of enabling that other to perform a contract will usually be subject to an obligation of confidence so that the recipient may only use it for the purpose of that contract . |
| 12 | Sometimes you could only have them for a day or two before passing them on . |
| 13 | I 'll always honour and obey you , Harry , and I 'll do anything you say or go anywhere you want if you 'll only take me for a wife . " |
| 14 | and they 're only saying it for the sake of keeping going . |
| 15 | I was only doing it for the money . ’ |
| 16 | He smiled tenderly , and the knowledge that he was only doing it for the benefit of anyone who might be watching sliced deep into the very heart of her . |
| 17 | Well this is alright , but we 're only doing it for the beneficiaries int you ? |
| 18 | I only saw him for a moment , but my blood seemed to freeze . |
| 19 | I only saw her for a day or two . ’ |
| 20 | It looked tall but I only saw it for a moment . ’ |
| 21 | The 44-year-old composer said : ‘ When they let me know they could not afford to pay more than £6 million , I realised we had to step in to save it for the nation . |
| 22 | Blyth Tait says that the last time he won the top spot from Mary he only kept it for a week and is hoping to hang onto it for longer this time . |
| 23 | So keep it for the end and keep it for when you 've not only done all the questions but had a quick check through to see have |
| 24 | When I first went , I thought I 'd only get them for a couple of weeks at the most . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd rather be doing it on my own , ’ Maria responded waspishly , taking advantage of the fact that no one was near enough to overhear them for the moment . |
| 26 | He might be my best friend but he will treat me the same as any other player and will only pick me for a Test if I am bowling well . |
| 27 | in the canteen but I ca ca n't take that into the factory Only do it for a week , you 've spilt that , Helen ! |
| 28 | ‘ I 'd better reimburse you for the sweets ’ Vernon insisted , in a tight unfriendly voice . |
| 29 | Well , Mrs Davis , I ca n't promise you a rise ( and I certainly would n't be bold enough to ask you for a hug ! ) but what I can offer you is the chance to choose between a substantial pay-rise … £1,500 a year … and a cheque for the generous sum of £15,000 . |
| 30 | 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 . |