Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] for a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For sure , Disneyhood wo n't be challenging Swans in the heavyweight ring just yet , but they frequently flourish a muscular grip on proceedings , ultimately putting their collective foot down for a finale of ‘ Sight Return ’ , intimidating in its volume and velocity . |
| 2 | ‘ As soon as you get round the corner , put your foot down for a couple of blocks . |
| 3 | Cook breast side down for a quarter of the cooking time . |
| 4 | And er , I know they want over a hundred pound just for a caravan for a week do n't they ? |
| 5 | ‘ I do not want to view any of what has happened in a negative light , though it goes without saying that I could have done without the loss of our first-pick forwards for a game of this type . ’ |
| 6 | With so many intriguing narrow streets and interesting local markets to explore Delft makes the ideal destination for a quiet relaxing weekend and Amsterdam is only an hour away for a change of pace . |
| 7 | JOCKEY Neale Doughty was fined £450 by the Jockey Club 's disciplinary committee yesterday for a breach of one of the rules governing ‘ non-triers ’ . |
| 8 | Yeah I do n't say we do n't row , I do n't say we do n't argue and get on each other 's nerves , we do , but when he goes back to work now for a couple of days it 'll take me three or four days to settle down into not having him there . |
| 9 | There is a very clear pointer here for a change in emphasis from systems development towards people development if the necessary higher standards are to be achieved — but this is another subject . |
| 10 | Bit early for a cup of tea yet . |
| 11 | So we were in the same group together for a couple of years . ’ |
| 12 | Engage an independent consultant today ( there are still one or two good ones left ) and arrange to take your team away for a couple of days to brainstorm out a vision of success for the next two to five years . |
| 13 | From time to time he takes his team away for a couple of days to provide a further stimulus . |
| 14 | On the other hand , the public , providing that it shops around , can probably buy the same product elsewhere for a fraction of those prices . |
| 15 | SUPERMODEL Naomi Campbell swapped the catwalk yesterday for a trip down memory lane . |
| 16 | Geoff Cox and professional Accountant , avid Practical PC reader and long time Dataease user John Brown team up for a look at Dataease 4.5 the latest version of the popular Dataease Database . |
| 17 | Ask the vendor later for a demonstration of how it operates . |
| 18 | Birdwatchers should keep an eye out for a variety of birds including capercaillies , crested tits and crossbills . |
| 19 | They travel to Nottingham Forest tomorrow for a game with a real edge to it , with Brian Clough 's side propping up the Premier League . |
| 20 | The thing that 's really helped enormously recently has been the Phoenix Centre and the development of the Phoenix Centre , and there 's room there for a lot of volunteers to work in various capacities . |
| 21 | Like some of its west-European counterparts it had responsibility also for a number of domestic or quasi-domestic concerns such as relations with the Don Cossacks and with foreign merchants in Russia . |
| 22 | If he got his head down for a couple of hours he would be nice and fresh for the evening . |
| 23 | Tod held his head down for a couple of minutes , then sloped off . |
| 24 | Too soon and both parties are left grinning at each other soundlessly for a quarter of a mile , unsure as to what happens next . |
| 25 | Fischer Fine Art paid the highest price ever for a work by a living sculptor for this ( US$ 250,000 at Sotheby 's , New York in 1972 ) getting into the Guinness Book of Records , and selling the sculpture within a month . |
| 26 | He looked at the back of his head carefully for a while before speaking again . |
| 27 | Although you will not be able to take your puppy out for a walk in public places until it has completed its course of inoculation , at about 12 weeks old , the intervening weeks up to this point will be useful in familiarizing the dog with walking on a leash . |
| 28 | Thorpe Park recommend that you plan your day out for a visit of more than six hours to get maximum enjoyment from your outing . |
| 29 | Darryl Davidson of Gregson Road , Hoghton , Preston wins a VIP day out for a party of four people on the East Lancashire Railway because he was the first entry selected at random with the four correct answers to our quiz based on the North West line . |
| 30 | Four planes have been on standy here for a number of days . |