Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [adv] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leon threw the ball high , running for it himself and falling to catch it just for the pleasure of movement in sunshine . |
| 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 should like to see you alone for a moment , Caroline , if you please . ’ |
| 4 | In the early days , the salesman behind the counter had served to promote the merits of different products , and to wrap them carefully for the customer 's homeward journey . |
| 5 | we can always ask to put them away for a week yeah that 's what I might do |
| 6 | He conceded that it was hard on Alexander , and later came to respect him greatly for the way in which he gave Worrell his fullest support as vice-captain . |
| 7 | I could n't motivate myself to do it just for the sake of it . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It might be possible to book them just for a day . |
| 10 | Told me to keep him still for a couple of days . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I 'll propose Emily 's report and , and in doing so I 'd like to say thank you to her for her sterling work this year , I think she 's done a terrific job erm and I 'd like to thank her personally for the help she 's given me over the year . |
| 13 | He had to hold her one-handed for a moment , and to hold her steady even though she was fighting him hard . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Oh it 's nice to have you there for a walk |
| 17 | In effect , therefore , we stop acquiring any new skills and this may mean we risk having too narrow a repertoire of skills to equip us adequately for the variety of people-situations we are likely to encounter . |
| 18 | Perhaps you and Iris would care to join me there for a drink one evening ? ’ |
| 19 | So I decided to take them outside for a breath of fresh air , ’ she added , turning her worried blue eyes in mute appeal to the uniformed policewoman sitting in the corner of the room . |
| 20 | If you can imagine someone losing their job , the depression that actually causes , perhaps both within them and with their family , the idea of being able to take them away for a holiday to forget about things might be a good thing at the end of the day . |
| 21 | W. P. With kids , I used to carry my gloves in my hand and without any fingers in , and I used to catch them with the gloves if they were cheeky , and if they got cheekier still , I used to take them home for a belt . |
| 22 | Two people replied — a man who offered to take it away for a fiver and Mrs Morrison , who dropped in for a quick look and said she wanted something for her playroom . |
| 23 | ‘ The only way to know whether we are doing any good would be to take us away for a year ! |