Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After the defeat at Bramall Lane they had the biggest hammering they 've had off me for a long time . |
| 2 | For it seemed to her then that he was aware that her thoughts were troubled and , when he had no need whatsoever to put himself out , he had decided to take her mind off them for a brief while . |
| 3 | They do n't pay me much , but I 'm looking about me for a good opportunity . |
| 4 | ‘ She has worked for me for a long time . |
| 5 | I 've been after them for a long time and I 'll get them for this . ’ |
| 6 | She 's going to look after them for a little while |
| 7 | No , yeah I 'll come with you , you go off and stay with Joyce , look after her for a little while and let Kenneth sort things out ! |
| 8 | I remember at the time Wilko saying how he though Kerslake was an excellent buy , and how he 'd been after him for a long time . |
| 9 | The probation found a little stray dog called Benjy for me and I looked after him for a little while , but my money kept on going down and down and down . |
| 10 | been round there once or twice after him for a different thing . |
| 11 | The lead fisherman wore shades ( ever see fish wearing glasses ? ) for the bluesy number and got rid of them for a rappy tune ( thank God ! ) . |
| 12 | Some people have felt that this borrowing from Dorothy and others shows a certain egotism on Wordsworth 's part , but it was his method as an artist to absorb things into himself , and think of them for a long period before writing them down ; nor is it necessary to maintain , in any case , that the ‘ I ’ of a Wordsworth poem is necessarily the poet himself — it may stand as a universal shorthand symbol with which the reader can equally identify . |
| 13 | I have n't seen one of them for a long time |
| 14 | ‘ I have n't done any of them for a long time . |
| 15 | I have n't had one of them for a long time . |
| 16 | Could do with one of them for a long time , could n't I ? |
| 17 | ‘ It has two rooms and she is willing to let your client move into one of them for a short period . |
| 18 | Further inquiries , by the CIA , had established that these digital electric timers were prototypes , unique to Meister et Bollier of Zurich , who had made 20 of them for a Libyan intelligence organization in 1985 . |
| 19 | That is an inadequate answer , given that more than a year ago there was a severe weather crisis throughout the country , especially in the east midlands district where 2 million people were without supplies , some of them for a considerable period . |
| 20 | The ploughs and gritters do their best , of course , but it 's not at all uncommon for the elements to get the better of them for a little while . |
| 21 | Lisa had one of them for a little while . |
| 22 | She stopped to catch a child by the hand and whisper some word which was rewarded with a kiss , then caught the corner of her veil to cover her already masked face as the chief driver came towards her for a quick answer to a query , always given and received after the words of greeting and queries as to health had been exchanged . |
| 23 | What actually happened was my a friend of mine or really was a friend of mine for a short time , he he was in the company when I joined , and er after two months he told me he was leaving . |
| 24 | Likely any car would have traces of it for a long time . |
| 25 | I have been a fan of hers for a long time and it is wonderful to see that she is now achieving the status and success that she deserves . |
| 26 | You do n't really think I risked making a fool of myself for a quick thank-you and a handshake , do you ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ A lot of people looked for you for a long time . |
| 28 | I could eat men like you for a dud half-a-crown . ’ |
| 29 | Easy to get carried away if someone is bidding against you for a particular fish . |
| 30 | He wrote this book , he started Traidcraft off , he was the person who was i his brainchild , he was the driving force behind it for a long time . |