Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hood : a well-shaped hood which closes down well for a snug fit . |
| 2 | He 'd been pressing me to come down here for a long time . |
| 3 | St Peter walked along silently for a long distance . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It 's part of the this way in which the computer can turn information over and over again for a different need . |
| 6 | It 's part of this way in which the computer can turn information over and over again for a different need . |
| 7 | He set off cheerfully for a final phase in Worcestershire , saying complacently , ‘ I do n't want any bands here when I come back . ’ |
| 8 | FORMER Beirut hostage Brian Keenan and his beautiful blonde wife , Audrey Doyle , set off today for a secret honeymoon destination . |
| 9 | The girls bore me off immediately for a welcoming glass of wine . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Grown up enough for a proper kiss , I wonder ? ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ Look , did you call me up here for a particular reason ? |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Straightening up again for a brief rest , he worked out a method of getting through the opening . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | You never know , might be to make enough money to take you out somewhere for a decent Christmas do . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | to just make it erm , shut out just for a split second |
| 20 | Put your tongue back out for a wee look . |
| 21 | Mourners of some Britons are due to fly out today for a final look at their loved ones . |
| 22 | We had a mixed bag on the night , Professionals , Semi-Professionals , Amateurs and members out simply for a good nights fun . |
| 23 | Well , the surgery 's at half eleven till half twelve so we pop back here for a quick cup of tea and I want to go up to Felixstowe . |
| 24 | I thought he might want to go out there for a little while |
| 25 | Tomorrow I shall be asking three or four salient witnesses to stay on here for an extra night after the others have gone home . |
| 26 | Rincewind looked around nervously for a tall figure in black ( wizards , even failed wizards , have in addition to rods and cones in their eyeballs the tiny octagons that enable them to see into the far octarine , the basic colour of which all other colours are merely pale shadows impinging on normal four-dimensional space . |
| 27 | It was a leafy place ; professional people , merchants , senior civil servants had lived around here for a long time . |
| 28 | Looking around then for a non-union post he succeeded in getting an appointment to the Script Department at Ealing Studios , a complex famous the world over for its comedies . |
| 29 | oh yes I , I 've look , I 'll put some on then for a quick water |
| 30 | And when I read it on there for a free gift I thought ooh if I do it myself I 'll get a free gift . |