Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 So this morning the fat little chap in the long white coat who was sorting us out in the Dean 's Office said I 'd better come along here for a few days until they got me organized with another partner .
2 Hood : a well-shaped hood which closes down well for a snug fit .
3 He 'd been pressing me to come down here for a long time .
4 The owners of Land 's End are experts at the game and my friend Des Hannigan , who 's been working as a journalist down there for a few years , tells me they spray press releases at the local media with mad abandon .
5 St Peter walked along silently for a long distance .
6 When it got within spitting distance of Mafouz , who was now standing , arms loosely apart , mouth open , as if hypnotized by the thing 's movements , it did a sharp turn to the left , bounced along horizontally for a few yards , and then snarled up and down to land on the unfortunate boy 's head .
7 Cotte ( pp. 71 – 2 ) distinguishes two main senses of let , the first of which is described as " the non-intervention of an agent in an action which has been initiated independently of him/her and has been going on already for a certain time " , and can be illustrated by : ( 214 ) He would n't even dance with her at Gavin 's party .
8 It 's part of the this way in which the computer can turn information over and over again for a different need .
9 It 's part of this way in which the computer can turn information over and over again for a different need .
10 You may throw cells together at random , over and over again for a billion years , and not once will you get a conglomeration that flies or swims or burrows or runs , or does anything , even badly , that could remotely be construed as working to keep itself alive .
11 Why do n't you take the car and drive off somewhere for a few days ?
12 Switch it off now for a few minutes .
13 He set off cheerfully for a final phase in Worcestershire , saying complacently , ‘ I do n't want any bands here when I come back . ’
14 FORMER Beirut hostage Brian Keenan and his beautiful blonde wife , Audrey Doyle , set off today for a secret honeymoon destination .
15 The girls bore me off immediately for a welcoming glass of wine .
16 Well I think there were niggling little points in all the quarries , the workforce certainly has n't been happy up in for a long time .
17 Grown up enough for a proper kiss , I wonder ? ’
18 It means so much to the supporters in the Oxford area , it means so much to the club , I think you 've really got to be up here for a long time to realise just how much it does mean to everybody in this area .
19 ‘ Look , did you call me up here for a particular reason ?
20 I 'd like you to put up there for a few days , and try to scrape acquaintance with her .
21 You can stay up late for a few nights to finish that urgent report without getting irritable or asking too much of the people you live with .
22 Although desperately tired both had pushed any thoughts of sleep from their minds , though after checking in at the hotel , the Vendome … chosen for its proximity to the station … , they had each taken a long , refreshing shower before meeting up again for a late breakfast in the dining room .
23 Straightening up again for a brief rest , he worked out a method of getting through the opening .
24 Profiting from Strachan 's quick throw-in , the big French international striker turned a Chelsea defender inside-out and then juggled the ball up cleverly for a rising shot into the roof of the net .
25 You never know , might be to make enough money to take you out somewhere for a decent Christmas do .
26 What right did he have to come back into her life like this , trying to shatter it into little pieces that could n't be put back together for a second time ?
27 She had guessed it would look better — more disarming — not to be carrying a bag ; as if she expected to be out only for a short time .
28 After getting some oxygen , he then went back in for a third time .
29 to just make it erm , shut out just for a split second
30 After that , she went out later for a few mornings , not admitting to herself whether or not she was avoiding him .
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