Example sentences of "[pers pn] for [art] [noun sg] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She blinked at me for a minute or two and then said , ‘ Aliens ! ’ |
| 2 | He held me for a minute or two , quite tight , kissing and stroking my hair , then we sat down again . |
| 3 | Erm , and actually formalize the assignment , so people will see what you 've got to do , if the others will bear with me for a minute or two . |
| 4 | We 're gon na stick hold of them for a minute or two because we have n't |
| 5 | Sometimes you could only have them for a day or two before passing them on . |
| 6 | remember them for a day or two but they 'd go cos they do n't mean anything . |
| 7 | But I would have thought you 'd expect him to be faithful to you for a day or two at least . ’ |
| 8 | I would like to talk to you for a minute or two . ‘ |
| 9 | ‘ I just want to look at you for a moment or two . ’ |
| 10 | Thank you for the prompt and efficient service given so far and I hope this is an indication of the quality of supervision that we can expect . |
| 11 | This set-up program will prompt you for the directory and hard disk where you want to install Money Smith , then sit back while the program does the rest . |
| 12 | We thank you for the patience and good humour you have all shown during a difficult time . |
| 13 | Theo was about to travel from The Hague to Etten , en route for a new post in Paris , and Vincent pressed him to ‘ leave the train ’ on the second leg of his journey and stay with him for a day or two . |
| 14 | I have n't seen him for a day or two , ’ said the girl , ‘ but he usually comes in about now . ’ |
| 15 | And I think they 'd just been hounding him for a while and that was the last straw . |
| 16 | We 'll leave him for a minute or two , then I 'll test his reflexes . ’ |
| 17 | Charity gazed at him for a second or two . |
| 18 | She only fought him for a moment or two . |
| 19 | " When I go on holiday Con always takes him for a week or two and he has never mentioned any … anything unusual … in that way . " |
| 20 | ‘ Only that if you could stay with her for a night or two , I might manage to get over and see you there . ’ |
| 21 | Travis stared at her for a second or two , then reached for the champagne bottle . |
| 22 | When she does so , you or another relative could suggest staying there with her for a day or two until she is ready to face the loneliness she has to learn to live with . |
| 23 | I only saw her for a day or two . ’ |
| 24 | A man might love her for a month or two . |
| 25 | He wo n't need it for a bit if this weather goes on . |
| 26 | If we pick up the leg of a horse that is not used to it , it may tolerate it for a second or two , and then snatch it back from us . |
| 27 | She gave me my hand back , but let her velveted fingers play with it for a second or two . |
| 28 | Yeah , I thought you 'd only bought it to keep it for a year or two |
| 29 | The car would do it for a minute or two . |
| 30 | As she closed the door after her , Mr Kronweiser looked at it for a minute or two in puzzlement . |