Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [pers pn] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He chatted on about them for the rest of the journey , as she had hoped he would , and she learnt that they could n't be better looked after . |
| 2 | Would you and Karen mind standing in for me for a while ? ’ |
| 3 | Smart Drive going in , the new Smart Drive p p presumably it will put my mouse driv my new mouse driver in for me for the day when I want one ? |
| 4 | ‘ No , I 'll keep her down with me for the night . ’ |
| 5 | Ferryman had kipped down with him for a while , till one night , turning over in his sleep , Jackie had given him such a clout with the iron boot it nearly took his hip off . |
| 6 | They did a crafty one — one came out and a woman came in , very nice , telling him he had to face up to his responsibilities , she said she 'd help us , they 'd get him a job , they 'd pay his rent and he had to move in with me for a month 's trial . |
| 7 | Maybe you can get somebody to move in with her for a couple of days . |
| 8 | Those who are newly bereaved and naturally dread the loneliness of returning to an empty house should be visited frequently in their own homes ; and when you are able to persuade them to get out of their own four walls as much as possible for fresh air and exercise and to meet others and visit relatives , it can be a considerable help if you can bring them home and go in with them for a cup of tea or a chat , even if it is only just for a quarter of an hour . |
| 9 | On top of all my other problems I had something of an upheaval on the domestic front when my daughter and her two children had to move in with us for a while . |
| 10 | Lou went along with him for every show , with a place always reserved for her in the front row . |
| 11 | Maybe she 'd play along with him for a while . |
| 12 | she 's obviously in it for the bet . |
| 13 | I was only in it for a lark . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm only in it for the fund-raising ! |
| 15 | Kim 's only in it for the money . |
| 16 | ‘ I agree , but then he was only in it for the money . |
| 17 | Finally I slumped down outside it for a while and went to bed myself . |
| 18 | I can never be grateful enough to them for the sacrifice they made to keep me at school , when even ten shillings a week would have relieved the pressure on the food bill . |
| 19 | The woman looked down on them for a moment ; not seeming to see Lucy at all , she was looking at Josie . |
| 20 | The , if any of the ladies would like to go down to the village or anybody , the church is open and I think there 's somebody there who would welcome you to show you round the church down in the village which , I know , during the war years at different times , quite a lot of you chaps did attend and er so we do hope you will see and , and of course later on I hope you 'll be coming down to mine for a cup of tea . |
| 21 | She had her key ready and he looked down at her for a minute . |
| 22 | He just stood looking down at her for a moment , his eyes still pleading , and then abruptly he turned and picked up the tray and carried it into the kitchen for her . |
| 23 | Nathan looked down at her for a moment , then inclined his head , the movement brief and dismissive . |
| 24 | He stared down at her for a moment , then walked across to the window and began staring outside instead . |
| 25 | And then , almost as if he had received some secret signal , he gave a slight nod of his head , grinning sardonically down at her for a moment before rolling off her body and gathering one of the twins up in his arms . |
| 26 | Nigel , who in any case really delighted in sows ' ears which had the faintest possibility of turning into even cotton purses , beavered away with them for an hour or more before unceremoniously dumping them in the dustbin and banging down the lid . |
| 27 | I guessed you were from the first , and the fact that you could quite happily and openly go away with him for a weekend everyone would know about confirmed that I was right . |
| 28 | He took it away with him for the weekend , to his home in Oxfordshire . |
| 29 | But if cheating is necessary , you can commonly get away with it for a time . |
| 30 | you do n't get that with the Conservative party cos they do n't let 'em get away with it for a start |