Example sentences of "[pers pn] [det] [adv] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | We can not afford to get them all here for a costume call . ’ |
2 | While it is unremarkable to observe that although some people eat three meals a day , and others miss out breakfast and lunch altogether , taking all their food in the evenings , there is no such parallel during sleep — no normal person has been found who , for instance , takes all his or her REM sleep in one session of ninety minutes at the beginning of the night , or saves it all up for a session in the early hours of the morning . |
3 | Over the past year , I 've come across a dozen or more men of my age who are with women who simply are n't willing to give it all up for a baby . |
4 | I do n't suppose I 'll be able to take it all in for a while . |
5 | Their devotion was apparent when we took them both out for a walk . |
6 | Mary 's fiancé , Johnny , who was a sergeant motor mechanic on one of the bomber air fields in Yorkshire , came down to visit her and took us all out for a drink one evening . |
7 | ‘ She invited us both down for a drink . ’ |