Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adj] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anne and Sarah tried to keep the peace but Miss Meers was a slave driver , and would never allow them to stand still for a moment . |
| 2 | Then , finally , as we hit Highlight in deep space beyond the Ixyphal system , I asked Posi for a playback of any comm messages . |
| 3 | Now that 's a modern version , again I made that for a couple of years ago but the tradition there was you knitted on hands and you ladies will probably know , four pins , no seams , all on the circular , right up to the neck and then the cast on the sleeve there and again , no seams . |
| 4 | I lay frozen for a moment , and then I called out , " Who is it ? " |
| 5 | Can I stay overnight for a trial period ? |
| 6 | ‘ Did I fall asleep for a minute ? |
| 7 | See well , you could er I still went with the horse and cart down there on a Saturday , take the meat , still the same I done that for a year or two . |
| 8 | I paid sixty for a pound . |
| 9 | ‘ May I keep these for a while ? ’ |
| 10 | MIs do n't use it regularly , I know that for a fact . |
| 11 | alright he 's met you for five minutes but he 's come here I said this gang of children , I said the poor bugger 's not going to know what hit him I said alright if it 's just for Sally 's three I said he 's gon na be , he 's not gon na be relaxed I said I know that for a fact I said I know what it was like when I used to go and visit your people when I was |
| 12 | Shall I stop this for a while because of the noise ? |
| 13 | Slightly stunned by the abrupt landing , half dazed by the assault of the overpowering stink , I lay still for a moment on the crust , groaning and gagging . |
| 14 | I stay local for a night , then climb the ridge above the far side of the fjord , making for Hestöfjordur and a view of the big glacier . |
| 15 | I fell asleep for a bit and this happened ! " |
| 16 | so I was n't er but sure about taking the students whether put it in , but they 're only sending me four I think two for a month |
| 17 | I did that for a year until the scheme finished . |
| 18 | I considered this for a while . |
| 19 | I remained motionless for a while , practising the muscle relaxation techniques I had learned in drama , sending round my mental supervisor to check that every part was free from tension , at the same time , striving to calm myself mentally , to empty my mind by focusing on the One , then dismissing that also . |
| 20 | Makes me feel good for a while , then bad . |
| 21 | Rain saw them like that for a second , then Tim twisted round and glared at her . |
| 22 | you sit here , you sit still for a minute and eat , eat your sandwich and I 'll just put Joseph in the car oh what |
| 23 | She got that for a finger , what about the |
| 24 | You lie low for a while , and you disperse a handful of coins , singly , perhaps not to the best advantage , but still it 's all clear profit . |
| 25 | You look young for a doctor , ’ cried Fawcett as he handed me a whisky . |
| 26 | Can you keep still for a minute , Kim ? |
| 27 | I says , Steve gets paid this week , and you know that for a fact ! |
| 28 | How can you top that for a holiday ? |
| 29 | When you feel nostalgic for a change , it 's time to head for the hills . |
| 30 | Well you ca n't use that for a buzz , you use that for a buzz do n't you ? for a buzz ? |