Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [verb] [adv] for a " in BNC.

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1 The method will depend on the variety so look out for a good reference book , such as Pruning by Christopher Brickell , £7.99 , Mitchell Bleazley — part of The Royal Horticultural Society 's Encyclopaedia of Practical Gardening series .
2 The horse still searched desperately for a footing in the soft , moving earth of the cliff-side and Maggie felt that every bone in her body was jarred as the flying hoofs found what they sought .
3 This inherited , natural , passive ( the baby has not produced it ) immunity to , for example , measles and whooping cough usually lasts only for a few months after birth .
4 And the advice was on the back of the most comprehensive research ever carried out for a new paper .
5 If you are losing patience just get out for a walk .
6 The transport consultants Oscar Faber TPA will develop work already carried out for a study on short-term measures in the Forth area .
7 The end point can vary between the parent just giving in for a peaceful life , the whole event fizzling out with the child still not having done what was asked or the parent having smacked the child and walked away .
8 Let's begin by assuming that your plot actually has somewhere for a garage to stand .
9 MEMBERS of LASMO Nova Scotia 's relative response team recently checked in for a flying visit around the Halifax international heliport .
10 Owner Stewart Tarratt said : ‘ There were several burglaries that night and I think the thief just stopped here for a meal break . ’
11 Whether the quartet actively looked around for a site is not known but in 1905 they formed a syndicate by joining with two other men — J. A. Rawlins and F. E. Theodor — who were already buying and selling land for development in the Shiplake and Harpsden areas and whose earlier purchases included Bolney Court , Lower Bolney Farm and Upper Bolney Farm .
12 Caird also goes in for a few unnecessary stunts , such as having two of the ladies of the town played by men in drag .
13 His bill now goes forward for a second reading but stands a slim chance of becoming law .
14 Amber always runs up for a hug when I walk through the door ’ , she says .
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