Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] for [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In exploring such environments pupils will experience the type of argument and logical analysis that will prepare them for the real-life problems they will tackle outside . |
| 2 | They were left feeling drained , insulted and angry at a man who suggested he should bill them for the five hours he spent at their home . |
| 3 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |
| 4 | Please help us preserve it for the future generations . |
| 5 | Can I just borrow you for a few moments ? |
| 6 | I reckon I 'd do it for a thousand pounds . |
| 7 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
| 8 | ‘ … I 'll do it for the Young Farmers sometime . ’ |
| 9 | All languages have systems but they do not all use them for the same purposes ; what is an essential distinction in one language may be quite disregarded in another . |
| 10 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 11 | Your wife 's very tired — she 's bound to be weak , after losing so much blood — but you can see her for a few minutes . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Do n't use it for a few days , and see how it goes . ’ |
| 13 | It makes a firmer fabric than an every needle rib , makes a double jacquard pattern shorter and truer to the actual pattern and , also , you can use it for the plain rows instead of the ‘ striper ’ card if you like the texture . |
| 14 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
| 15 | He said to Mariana , ‘ I 'll take her for a few minutes . |
| 16 | I could let you have it for a few months until you get sorted out . ’ |
| 17 | Now I will leave you for a few minutes . |
| 18 | Old Peter was off to a STBO Club trip to Warwick Castle and besides , we 'd pay him for the two barrowloads we liberated . |
| 19 | They let me hold her for a few minutes and then they took her away upstairs to Special Care . |
| 20 | Those who have a real interest will leave it for a few years before attempting training . |
| 21 | One man who took early retirement at 61 thought , at the time , that the advantage of early retirement was ‘ The fact that there are so many young people out of work and I thought I 'd done a lifetime 's work and might as well leave it for the young ones . ’ |
| 22 | It would last her for a few days . |