Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ But nice Dr Blake here is going to make it feel better , and I think , to be on the safe side , you 'd better stay with us for a while , just so that we can make sure the headache does n't get any worse . |
| 2 | Most fish would not be seriously affected by temperatures somewhat outside this range especially if only exposed to them for a short time . |
| 3 | It 's only lent to me for a week |
| 4 | I think you 'd better work with me for the next few days , or if I 'm not here , then with one of my staff nurses . |
| 5 | For him it held a special appeal ; the one day of the week he could break bread with his family and not have to feel that they were only loaned to him for the while — his son Joshua had no business to go to , his grandson Jacob no college lectures . |
| 6 | So dress like us for an hour or so : come close , come closer : brush up against us if that 's what you want . |
| 7 | We 'll be previewing the new speedway season , there 's a look at the greyhound news and a round up of all the local leagues , so stay with us for the next hour . |
| 8 | I think you might do better to live with him for a while , before you actually tie the nuptial knot with someone who may be borrowing your knickers for the next 60 years . |
| 9 | In addition to the attendance or financial loss allowance , a member may also claim travelling and subsistence allowances necessarily incurred by him for the purpose of performing an approved duty . |
| 10 | What I could do is play a record but er I ca n't remember so bear with me for a moment . |
| 11 | " I did n't know him — I only spoke to him for a few minutes , but David Fairfax recognised him . " |
| 12 | Johnson found little support among them for the reformist policies of the government of the day . |
| 13 | Once territories have been established by young fans , occupants are physically confined within them for the entire duration of the match . |
| 14 | And Jesus does n't just chat to us for the sake of chatting to us , he , when he speaks to us his words have authority , they have input , they are vital and we must pay attention to them . |
| 15 | Just to talk to him for a few minutes … |
| 16 | ‘ Both of youse , just hold onto yourselves for a second . |
| 17 | Lovely , would n't mind fucking going with her for a night I tell ya . |
| 18 | Just stand by me for a little bit longer . |
| 19 | He rings you up and goes he goes hello it 's Jonathan and you go oh right hello Jonathan and he does n't say anything so you talk to him for about half an hour or so and then you go alright Jonathan , better go , you know and then he goes no no I 've got something to tell you and you go oh alright what is it then and he goes I ca n't remember it man , just talk to me for a bit longer and I 'll remember it then and it goes on like that for hours and hours and it 's so boring . |
| 20 | If I could just talk to someone for a few minutes . |
| 21 | It would be so much easier Elsie if there was not this huge amount of land separating us and if I could just talk to you for a little while face to face . |
| 22 | ‘ Just come with me for a minute , please , ’ he said . |
| 23 | It was the Colonel himself who taught me how to shoot , and I always went with him for the fishing . |
| 24 | Faye could not paint or draw while lying in bed , but in the mornings Belinda usually read to her for an hour while she rested her eyes , then left her alone for the remainder of the morning to rest or scribble ideas for future painting projects . |
| 25 | It was a young couple , who both looked at him for a second before driving on . |
| 26 | Participants were delighted to be able to welcome our President , Lady Braithwaite and Sir Franklin Braithwaite and also to have with them for the day Hilda Hewitt , Edith Harlow and Jean Parmiter . |
| 27 | Until commissioned to write this feature , I had never used liquid acrylics and , having now worked with them for a few weeks , I must report that I am completely sold on this exciting medium . |
| 28 | In the previous section we have seen how public figures often write about themselves for a variety of reasons — one of which could just be straight-forward self-centredness . |
| 29 | I would n't even think of it for a minute if it was n't best for everybody . |
| 30 | I am particularly taken with one for a charity based in Rusper , Sussex , called ‘ Care for the Wild ’ . |