Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adv] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After that everything between them became easy for the time being . |
| 2 | ‘ At least let me stay here for a while until I get my head clear . ’ |
| 3 | They asked me to go there for an interview , and from that they recommended a therapist who would see me at her home . |
| 4 | One of my other SCOTTISH OFFICE contacts has asked me to go in for a sandwich lunch on Wednesday ( 25th ) , which is kind . |
| 5 | Once she kept me hanging around for an hour and a half , which might sound like a backward step , but you have to remember she was sitting in a place of her own choice , and was taking it all in . |
| 6 | The Dana andrew had told me to wait here for the girl Trefusis had sent indream after me . |
| 7 | Accompanied by two of his closest advisers , foermer Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda and Sanya Dharmasakdi , he appealed to them to work together for the sake of the people and the economy . |
| 8 | In their early twenties they had a group called the Actors and RCA records asked them to come in for a meeting . |
| 9 | After mentioning some of the New Age practices and beliefs , I asked again for a show of hands from those who knew friends and neighbours who were involved . |
| 10 | I lived only for the day when I would come into my own . |
| 11 | I lay there for a minute recovering my cool and then headed for the back door . |
| 12 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 13 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 14 | I sit there for a bit longer , till I finish my coffee , then I decide to go out and have a look round the station . |
| 15 | ‘ May I stay here for a pot of tea ? ’ |
| 16 | Not that I cared much for the way he kept them . |
| 17 | I hated being on social security and I tried everywhere for a job . |
| 18 | I fumble around for the rest of my kit and fall over Shelagh , who is shining a torch gingerly in one of her boots . |
| 19 | Then I wandered around for a while , casting wistful glances at my tables . |
| 20 | I wandered around for a while , in a bit of a daze , and then strolled back here . |
| 21 | I wandered around for a bit and then came back again . |
| 22 | When I wandered out for a surf-check in the morning , Michael was sitting on the bench . |
| 23 | On the second day , I geared up for the Horseshoe Pass , three miles up followed by a long down to Llangollen . |
| 24 | I sauntered about for an hour before I could find Sir James Macdonald … |
| 25 | I came here for the history . |
| 26 | ‘ I came in for a lot of criticism but I know in my heart that the good things I did there were very conveniently swept under the carpet at the time . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I came in for a lot of adulation during my racing days — groupies . |
| 28 | I came down for the fire , for it was cold in my room . |
| 29 | I came back for a month , met a Peruvian girl and then I got a letter from her giving me a really good reason to come back . |
| 30 | ‘ I came out for a walk , ’ she said , shrugging off his hands . |