Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [prep] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an extreme case , someone may act on them for the reason that , or on the principle that , ‘ a little bit of what you fancy does you good ’ . |
| 2 | There are two aspects of the lift to which comment and criticism constantly return and , before leaving the technological issues to the mercy of future critics , we should return to them for a moment . |
| 3 | How he had intended that they should live with her for a while , and how his mother had a grudge against Bridget , and the terrible row they had had the previous night , and how they did n't know where they were going to live . |
| 4 | The hon. Gentleman will know that any project in excess of £1 million must come to me for a decision . |
| 5 | ‘ She must stand half an hour longer on that chair , and nobody may speak to her for the rest of the day . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I think so , but I 'll stay with him for a while , and just give him fluids . ’ |
| 7 | She 'll stay with me for a long time . ’ |
| 8 | Yeah , even on the phone our Rob rings up and er , he 'll speak to me for a few minutes and he speaks |
| 9 | That 'll do for you for the lodger . |
| 10 | We 'll stick with you for the next three months , with fresh advice on the latest findings in psychology and exercise , and more glorious recipes . |
| 11 | You can appoint one of your own people to act as press liaison officer after that , or I 'll lay on someone for the job . |
| 12 | You 're not the sort of girl to … dammit ! you 're not a slut like Bella , who 'll sleep with anyone for a cheap thrill . |
| 13 | She 'll play with you for a bit . |
| 14 | We 'll go down again now , but let's keep to ourselves for a while . " |
| 15 | I always got on with my daughter , but she 's in Canada now , so I asked my son if I could stay with him for a bit . |
| 16 | ‘ Only that if you could stay with her for a night or two , I might manage to get over and see you there . ’ |
| 17 | If the wife is unable to take a nap in the afternoon when the children are napping , then possibly there is someone who could look after them for a few hours at least one day a week for her to regain her strength . |
| 18 | I did n't always agree with her Chopin , and her Liszt was a disaster area , but I 'd listen to her for a long time if it 's Schumann . |
| 19 | His eyes , glittering with rage , bored into hers for one deadly moment ; then he was out of the office before she could move , and minutes later the showroom door closed with a precision she knew would remain with her for a long time . |
| 20 | These sounds and sights of East Anglia , she felt , would remain with her for the rest of her life . |
| 21 | She knew that was one of many memories which would stay with her for the rest of her life . |
| 22 | It would stay with her for the rest of her life . |
| 23 | All along Zen had been haunted by the idea that he might make some blunder which would hang over him for the rest of his life , yet here he was behaving like a dope addict . |
| 24 | Hamish Kidd — previously with Heidrick and Struggles — was introduced to them in 1978 , and it was agreed that he would work with them for a year with the aim of establishing that a sale could be arranged . |
| 25 | And they used to and they if you had er good er breeding stock and that the the neighbours would come to you for a sitting on eggs . |
| 26 | ‘ Naturally I agree — I would agree to anything for a sight of Edward , be he prince or king ! ’ |
| 27 | I sometimes think I may live with it for a lifetime and never really know it intimately . |
| 28 | They have an incurable handicap which will remain with them for the duration of their lives . |
| 29 | Thus it was that , as I was wheeled perspiring into the editor 's office , that the first words ever spoken to me by an NME bigwig will remain with me for the rest of my life . |
| 30 | What you learn in a lesson will stay with you for the rest of you life . |