Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [vb base] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the hedge marking the foot of the field I have to look for a minute to find a way through . |
| 2 | Then he would qualify these certainties at the end , once the client had agreed to buy with something like : " of course , you 'll appreciate that , as with any shares , I can make no absolute guarantees , but this is the best opportunity I 've seen for a while . " |
| 3 | Gill , 27 , said last night : ‘ Ever since I have been in football I have yearned for a chance to play in Europe . |
| 4 | ‘ Marcus is the best young athlete and talent I have seen for a long time , ’ said Allison . |
| 5 | Heavy with child I come to ask for an extraction . |
| 6 | Crawford recalled , ‘ I was thinking : ‘ This is the only work you 've done for a long time . |
| 7 | The irony is it 's the best team we 've had for a very long time . ’ |
| 8 | But the Premier League clubs did come up with two positive measures in what Parry described as ‘ the most constructive meeting we have had for a long time . ’ |
| 9 | He 's the nicest man I 've met for a long time . |
| 10 | ‘ I am not pregnant , nor do I suffer from anorexia , ’ she added frostily , ‘ I 'm trying to shake off an illness I 've had for a few months , that 's all . ’ |
| 11 | It was the funniest sight I 've seen for a long while , but hardly fair on the birds … . |
| 12 | first thing I 've had for a long time is er that . |
| 13 | If you saw it over the weekend I mean there was I think it was group sex er it was it wa was gay sex and it was all going on I mean it was all I thought it was the most exciting thing I have seen for a long time to be quite honest . |
| 14 | ‘ That was the hardest training I 've done for a year , ’ he said . |
| 15 | Where time permits , leave the final draft of any report you have written for a few days and then read it again with fresh eyes . |
| 16 | The guys at ADM Computing suggested at the first meeting that I save a few quid by opting for a Phillips Brilliance monitor instead of the NEC I 've coveted for a year . |
| 17 | Er , it 's a wee problem I 've had for a say about a year now . |
| 18 | why , that 's what the problem you 've spoken for a long time you just know it , but you do n't know why you use that way , you just do that way . |
| 19 | Under this scheme we have arranged for a firm of Solicitors to deal with the remortgage legal work for just £175 ( excluding Land Registry fee ) . |
| 20 | He said , ‘ Remember that next time you want to go for a stroll . ’ |
| 21 | Second , most workers believe that the more time they spend searching for a job , the more likely it is that they will obtain one which meets their requirements , particularly in so far as the wage rate and working conditions are concerned . |