Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm all right for a couple of minutes . ’ |
| 2 | The wheels would be all right for a couple of days ; then they 'd become ten times worse and they 'd have to come to the smithy . |
| 3 | So he was only in for a couple of days then ? |
| 4 | And now he was insinuating that she would be extending her stay long enough for a tour of the whole country ! |
| 5 | The only real surprise about Danny Rampling 's fine debut single ‘ I Hate Hate ’ is that it 's taken so long for a DJ of his reputation to commit himself to vinyl . |
| 6 | Perhaps just for a while to tide you over a particularly bad crop of bills . |
| 7 | THE GIRL whom doctors feared would never play golf again battled fiercely to-day for a place in the last eight of golf 's Lancome ( Irish ) Ladies ' championship . |
| 8 | Finding decent practice facilities was a constant headache , leading to some crazy situations ; in St Vincent , for example , Ken Barrington , the assistant manager , hunted all over for a place for Boycott to practise , and eventually found a piece of flat ground near the airport which had ducks waddling around and a donkey at long leg . |
| 9 | Those who are newly bereaved and naturally dread the loneliness of returning to an empty house should be visited frequently in their own homes ; and when you are able to persuade them to get out of their own four walls as much as possible for fresh air and exercise and to meet others and visit relatives , it can be a considerable help if you can bring them home and go in with them for a cup of tea or a chat , even if it is only just for a quarter of an hour . |
| 10 | Yet it is only really for a period in the early 1690s , as will be shown below , that the usefulness of the two-party model can be called into question . |
| 11 | Brief because Patten — worried voters might spot him and rip him limb from limb — was only here for a day before flying back to the homes , yachts , Daimlers , helicopters , butlers and £152,000 tax-free salary Major gave him when making him Hong Kong Governor as reward for losing his seat . |
| 12 | Just just for a couple of weekends to see how many actual calls we do get . |
| 13 | ‘ We had to remove one set which was already up for a production by the church 's own drama group . |
| 14 | Push and stretch a little further for a count of 25 . |
| 15 | Push and stretch a little further for a count of 25 . |
| 16 | Push and stretch a little further for a count of 25 . |
| 17 | Hold for 1 second in that extreme position , then push and stretch a little further for a count of 25 . |
| 18 | Push and stretch a little further for a count of 25 . |
| 19 | Push and stretch a little further for a count of 25 . |
| 20 | Push and stretch a little further for a count of 25 . |
| 21 | Push and stretch a little further for a count of 30 . |
| 22 | For really top class Joplin you need pay only a little more for a selection from Dick Hyman 's complete survey mentioned above , but at less than a fiver , Arpin 's disc will do very nicely for a representative sample of Joplin — which is really all I can take in a single sitting ! |
| 23 | We therefore believe that it is important to meet as many as possible , if not all , of the consultants before shortlisting , preferably together for a show of unity . |
| 24 | Second , Byrd 's wide-ranging and extended melodic lines are hard to sing , and harder still for a consort of solo voices to keep constantly in tune , above all when using the vowel-sounds of the past . |
| 25 | And , since the casualty list of the Westland Affair , there have been signs that the Thatcher Cabinet may function more collectively for a time at least . |
| 26 | She was in her office all Tuesday afternoon and went straight off for a couple of days on some residential course . ’ |
| 27 | I woke as usual at half past six , and went straight out for a run in the park , like I do every morning , with LCpl Smith who has the bunk next to mine . |
| 28 | ‘ Latterly that takes me there quite often enough for a member of the Church of England , let alone an atheist . |
| 29 | Well I think most of them will be within the two months of the wedding but there 'll be enquiries now perhaps for a wedding at Christmas or even next spring . |
| 30 | The rest of the wickets fell fairly quickly for a total of 494 . |