Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deardrie , should I give her a rocket , or just wait for a postcard ? |
| 2 | Women 's periods are often affected : they may become very heavy , lose their regularity , or even disappear for a while . |
| 3 | I would work for one of the major charities , perhaps , or maybe go for a job in publishing . |
| 4 | On the other hand , if the Cabinet as a whole was defeated on a major issue in the House of Commons then it should either resign ( as happened five times between 1852 and 1859 ) , or else ask for a dissolution of Parliament in the hope of being able to secure the support of a new House of Commons . |
| 5 | Rape , although unspeakably degrading for a woman , in no way degrades its victims morally . |
| 6 | ‘ Working for industry makes you intensely more accountable than just working for a university ever does . |
| 7 | Until 1939 he continued to teach medieval history , giving tutorials that often lasted for a couple of hours . |
| 8 | British Telecommunications Plc says that the bid by AT&T Co to operate in the UK could speed liberalisation of the key North Atlantic telecommunications route , and reckons that the matter could be settled within months ; AT&T says that it would much preferred to have entered the UK market with a local partner but saw no prospect of that ( it had been negotiating with Cable & Wireless Plc for a stake in Mercury Communications Ltd ; meanwhile each side throws regulatory brickbats at the other , with AT&T complaining that it has to deal — on a confidential basis — with British Telecom on interconnect and access charges where in the US , charges are much lower and have to be applied within the operator 's own business as well — and that simply applying for a licence in the UK costs $70,000 against just $610 in the US ; British Telecom complains that it was n't allowed to increase its 20% stake in McCaw Cellular Communications Inc and achieve a management position — and likely would be barred from buying MCI Communications Inc , where AT&T would be free to buy Vodafone Group Plc — or even Mercury , outright , if it wanted to . |
| 9 | There are now approximately 2 million more weavers operating in Persia than there were during the time of the late Shah , and , even if this trend is reversed , existing stocks are large enough to keep the Western markets more than adequately supplied for a decade or so . |
| 10 | There is a distinction between an article created as a one-off work of art and something made as a practical , utilitarian object and perhaps destined for a production line . |
| 11 | The B film was a Western starring Randolph Scott , and when that was over he would watch Jane Russell again , and somewhere in between he would eat his boiled egg and perhaps sleep for a while . |
| 12 | With only fifteen yards to go Crisp tightened as he felt Red Rum 's presence but it was his dying effort and only lasted for a second . |
| 13 | They are complicated and obviously designed for a purpose , yet they are not alive , and they are made of metal and plastic rather than of flesh and blood . |
| 14 | Because not enough information is given to buyers on the sheer expense and time needed to feed , train , groom and generally care for a dog . |
| 15 | When recession struck the oil-pumping south-west in the 1980s , thrifts in Texas and elsewhere pleaded for a relaxation of capital standards to help them grow out of trouble . |
| 16 | My patience snapped and I said : ‘ Do shut up and just listen for a moment . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ How can you respect bashing in a bolt and just waiting for a robot to take over your job ? |
| 18 | She was so surprised she could n't think of anything to say and just stood for a moment staring at him . |
| 19 | I remember driving down to Leith on that Friday night , and just going for a walk and thinking that the next time the sun came up I would be playing at Murrayfield . |
| 20 | But with half an hour gone the poor quality of United 's final ball had left Cantona stranded and still looking for a chance to put some flesh on Ferguson 's bold predictions . |
| 21 | A major purveyor of Tory gossip and still looking for a job . |
| 22 | it gives people a chance to come from the surrounding area , have a beer , relax , and still look for a job |
| 23 | He tried to live an ordinary life , working as a bus driver , and accounts clerk at Harrods and later studying for a zoology degree , but nothing made him content . |
| 24 | Bearing in mind that it takes approximately 12 weeks from planting to flowering , it is possible to grow bulbs of many species and varieties to flower at the same time for a spectacular display , and also plant for a succession of flowers if potting up is carefully timed . |
| 25 | On leaving school Herbert joined his father as an engineering apprentice , and also worked for a time in the mechanical engineering laboratories of the City and Guilds Technical College in Finchley , London . |
| 26 | He 'll hear you out and probably roar for a cup of sack . ’ |
| 27 | He wandered up to the logging camp on his eighteenth birthday and enthusiastically asked for a job . |
| 28 | Except I 'm starving hungry , and positively yearn for a sandwich . |
| 29 | AI has called for an independent inquiry into the killings and repeatedly called for a curb on the use of firearms by the security forces . |
| 30 | From there he had got into Trinity College , and now hoped for a career in the Civil Service . |