Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My course will eventually qualify me for a good career but meanwhile I 'm struggling on an allowance . |
| 2 | Yeah , but you can only buy them for a little while in the year |
| 3 | ‘ And did n't we all know you for a darling girl ? ’ he whispered in her ear as his fingers continued to blaze fire across her exposed nape . |
| 4 | Others would buy it for a fancy dress party or a dare . |
| 5 | When the child has gained a number of these it can exchange them for a rewarding object or activity . |
| 6 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 7 | You will take one of these blocks you will wet it for a certain time and you |
| 8 | I wonder what price the bookies would give us for a Central South treble ; that 's Oxford to win the Boat Race , Gloucester to reach the Cup Final and Swindon to beat West Brom . |
| 9 | JOHN Carroll will do anything for a quiet life , according to his young daughters . |
| 10 | Louis would do anything for a pretty girl . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ But now I can use them for a different trade . ’ |
| 12 | But I did n't ring you for a critical appraisal of my work . |
| 13 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
| 14 | I did n't want Mary to go because I thought I would n't see her for a long time , and I ran over to her and pleaded . |
| 15 | ‘ From what you 've told me , I do n't think we 'll see her for a long time unless your Mr Wyatt finds them , and while he thinks you are Dana he wo n't be looking very hard , will he ? ’ |
| 16 | Yes , said Sister , Mrs Downes had been remarkably lucky , really ; and , yes , Sergeant Lewis could see her for a short while . |
| 17 | So that perhaps will interest him for a little while . |
| 18 | ‘ I did n't believe it for a single moment , darling , ’ she repeated earnestly . |
| 19 | Mere faith in an idea can only sustain it for a limited time especially when others are required to act upon that faith . |
| 20 | Though the supplier has no guarantee of the business , it has an advantage and , once it has the business , the firm can be fairly sure it will keep it for a long time . |
| 21 | Or you can forget the week as a unit of work altogether and you can say : ‘ I will contract you for a certain number of hours . ’ |
| 22 | Please would she meet him for a long dinner on Friday — he would expect to hear from her tomorrow or the next day . |
| 23 | I wo n't marry anyone for a long time . |
| 24 | It may surprise readers but , since I wrote about her recently , Barbara and I have become good friends , so I rang her up to tell her that I would join her for a good gloat . |
| 25 | Taylor replaced him and , according to Rust , ‘ preached to the admiration and astonishment of his auditory ; and by his florid and youthful beauty … and sublime and pleasant air made his hearers take him for a young angel ’ . |
| 26 | The tourist path , although free from hazards , is a weary treadmill , and active and experienced walkers can reserve it for a quick descent and adopt an alternative route by crossing the midway plateau and descending into the stony recesses of the Allt a' Mhuillinn by rounding the base of Castle Buttress . |
| 27 | well you could but you could n't sell it for a reasonable price . |
| 28 | Simon Foreman would sell anything for a great price and not ask any questions . |
| 29 | Show that forests have a tangible value kept as forests , for example for timber , and countries will manage them for a sustained cash yield . |
| 30 | These will protect you for a short time against tetanus . |