Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] they for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Yeah , but you can only buy them for a little while in the year |
| 3 | Your father , and Elizabeth and the others , are very worried about you , because you have not visited them for a long time . |
| 4 | sha n't want 'em for a long while |
| 5 | Have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 6 | ‘ You do n't get over disliking someone simply because you have n't seen them for a long time . ’ |
| 7 | Well say hello to them for us cos we have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I waited until the tea was ready then joined them for a warming meal of steak and kidney pudding , followed by a very hot mug of tea into which was placed a measure of Navy rum . |