Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there were plenty of beautiful and recognisable faces to be seen amongst the anonymous , but none-the-less powerful , fashion editors , still enough buying power in this room alone to rock empires , even if no house made a profit from the couture but rather used it for a loss-leading advertisement and a mark of prestige . |
| 2 | My course will eventually qualify me for a good career but meanwhile I 'm struggling on an allowance . |
| 3 | Finally , I read yesterday that some managers , most noticably the two Scots that were in Wembley at the weekend , are talking about banning transfers after the season start and only allowing them for a limited period over Christmas . |
| 4 | Yeah , but you can only buy them for a little while in the year |
| 5 | This had covered the blotter so that he had really only seen it for a short time . |
| 6 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 7 | Clutterbuck ceased to work the mill during the latter half of the 1840s , for by 1847 it had been leased to a paper-maker , Frederick Wiggins , who apparently only operated it for a few years . |
| 8 | Inside is a will , so read it for a few surprises . |
| 9 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
| 10 | Mere faith in an idea can only sustain it for a limited time especially when others are required to act upon that faith . |
| 11 | However , she only keeps it for a few weeks before it is handed back to the new Lady Mayoress by the sheriff for the price of a kiss . |
| 12 | The real question in each such case is ‘ Does the patient really mean what he says or is he merely saying it for a quiet life , to satisfy someone else or because the advice and persuasion to which he has been subjected is such that he can no longer think and decide for himself ? ’ |
| 13 | She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend . |
| 14 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
| 15 | ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’ |
| 16 | Only had it for a few months . |
| 17 | I feel you are all friends , so thank you for a lovely magazine . |
| 18 | That 's how I think of it : as my home , even though I only see it for a short time every year . |
| 19 | If I may say so , you 're a bit long in the tooth to be an articled clerk , and — to make up for that — you have an air of authority that scarcely fits you for a junior position . |
| 20 | Can I just borrow you for a few moments ? |
| 21 | fourteen or I had a sixteen overhead cam Cortina engine sitting up the blokes just swapped it for a two litre cos he wanted some more go . |
| 22 | According to a report in the Far Eastern Economic Review of Nov. 19 , Mahathir 's position was not being directly challenged , but many senior UMNO leaders were nevertheless positioning themselves for a future succession battle . |
| 23 | She is pursued by Mr Lillyvick , whom she marries , but soon deserts him for a retired naval captain . |
| 24 | Better still change it for a modern one : we 're to replace all open flued water heaters , and because of this , British Gas are giving terrific trade-in allowances , so check them out ! |
| 25 | MEMBERS of the radical black Pan Africanist Congress were told by their leader yesterday to brace themselves for a bitter struggle as they celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre with a fiery demonstration of militancy in the township where the killings occurred . |
| 26 | Charlie Chaplin 's silent black and white movies captivated the world in the early part of the century … and they 're still doing it for a new generation coming through . |
| 27 | Benny was about to ask why , but before she could , Ace had produced her blaster and was busily setting it for a narrow beam to cut through the door . |
| 28 | It was also announced that the MoD were to optimise the development value of Hullavington , probably offering it for a large housing development . |
| 29 | At Lima bus station an unemployed mining engineer , who would later sting me for a few thousand intis , told me , ‘ This country , something really wrong with it . |
| 30 | But because it 's so authentic people often mistake him for a real policeman . |