Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [adv] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Windowboxes and other containers often begin to run out of flower power towards the end of summer , but it is usually possible to give them a boost to sustain interest until it is time to plant them up for a spring display . |
| 2 | I went to visit her just for a coffee or something , and she started saying , after a lot of stuttering , that I was having an affair with her husband . |
| 3 | I think that my hon. Friend the Member for Tooting displayed the facts well , and it was perverse of Conservative Members to pick him up for a slip of the tongue when he gave an incorrect figure , which it is relatively easy to do . |
| 4 | It was heavy for him , he was glad to set it down for a while . |
| 5 | There is times I 've casually picked it up , dropped it on the floor and forgotten to pick it up for a while because I 'm on the phone and sometimes it is quite loud in my ear . |
| 6 | ‘ I should like to see you alone for a moment , Caroline , if you please . ’ |
| 7 | we can always ask to put them away for a week yeah that 's what I might do |
| 8 | Granville Again was out of form with a few niggling problems , so after talking to Michael I decided to let him down for a break then bring him back to his peak for one day — this day . ’ |
| 9 | She rocked the baby in her arms , refusing to put her down for a minute , and she sang snatches of lullabies she remembered her mother singing so many years ago . |
| 10 | Cos the we er did get people contacting the office to say I 've got a lump sum , I 'd like to put it somewhere for a couple of years , and er we always wondered why they 're thinking of a couple of years . |
| 11 | We may be able to put it off for a while , but make that decision , we have got to , some day or another . |
| 12 | There is nothing whatever to do about it , except , possibly , to put it down for a time . |
| 13 | It might be possible to book them just for a day . |
| 14 | Well , she had some Holy Water in it , and she used to spray it about , and it used to keep them out for a bit , you know . |
| 15 | We can say we 're going to have to keep you off for a bit longer yet . |
| 16 | " I think it would be safer to keep him in for a bit longer . " |
| 17 | Told me to keep him still for a couple of days . ’ |
| 18 | Marty McCann breathed a sigh of relief as he watched his intended back pass rebound off the post for the keeper to scramble it away for a corner . |
| 19 | There was enough money in her savings account to see her through for a while . |
| 20 | HOW COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT WHEN ONE IS FINDING CITY LIFE A TRIFLE TIRESOME , ONE HAS FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO INVITE ONE OUT FOR A DAY IN THE COUNTRY … |
| 21 | He had to hold her one-handed for a moment , and to hold her steady even though she was fighting him hard . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've concreted up the mouth of the cave and the gap in the rocks which it burst through because I wanted to hold it there for a bit longer . |
| 23 | I made a convincing show of joining in all this horse-play and appeared to enjoy it hugely for a week or so while I thought about what I could do to our cousin . |
| 24 | I read more widely and , as news of my expertise spread , people began to seek me out for a ruling on a specific industrial relations issue or for an historical precedent . |
| 25 | Oh it 's nice to have you there for a walk |
| 26 | It is acceptable to ask them over for a meal they are not expected to be able to manage without a caring woman . |
| 27 | The final word on Tony Iommi 's custom-built JD guitar has to come from John Diggins himself : ‘ Apart from the fact that Tony 's been threatening to take me out for a drink ever since I 've known him , things have changed a lot , and now we do n't get the time to get together any more . |
| 28 | ‘ I mean , there 's no need for you to take me out for a meal . ’ |
| 29 | Perhaps you and Iris would care to join me there for a drink one evening ? ’ |
| 30 | The train set was already chuffing out of the station , so Steven decided to take everyone along for a ride . |