Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] for the [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | They used to come over for the spud-picking and go to Ormskirk and live in a bothy and would come to Scotland Place because there were so many wakes . |
| 2 | It took all her strength to reach out for the receiver and raise it stiffly to her ear . |
| 3 | Fionnphort absorbs uncomplaining the onslaught of coachloads of tourists and pilgrims , but not today , not yet , for we are early , leaving the tourists in their boarding houses to queue irritably for the bathroom and linger over their bacon . |
| 4 | I say to him [ husband ] I 'm going to clear off for the day and you can do it all one day , and you 'll see what it 's like . |
| 5 | Stirling 's party decided to lie up for the day and , leaving the road , headed into some low hills covered with scrubby bushes . |
| 6 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |
| 7 | Pallister missed the European Championship because of back and foot injuries and Ferguson stressed : ‘ He has worked so hard this summer to get right for the season and I am sure it will pay off for him . ’ |
| 8 | Rigney , the strong redhead , had to return home for the tour and Donal Lenihan was flown out as his replacement . |
| 9 | Sweet Molly , who he was about to take out for the day and seduce if he got the chance . |