Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for a [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they stabbed at him and caused his whole body to tremble as if in shame because , in a way , he knew she was right : his inadequacy to face his future was there for even himself to see ; he had considered volunteering in order to avoid the responsibility of making the choice either of going to University to read for a degree in English Literature or of just plumping for a teacher 's training college course . |
| 2 | Just go for a pint int the Leigh Arms . |
| 3 | More significant are the numbers of votes actually cast , since these enter into the calculation of the quota normally required for a candidate 's election . |
| 4 | During the Depression Silver sold china and glass in Fifth Avenue , worked a petrol pump , and sold cigarettes wholesale ; but all this time he was collecting Walt Whitman ; he also studied for a Master 's degree in English at Boston University , which he was awarded in 1941 . |
| 5 | The Maharajah also paid for a warden 's cottage nearby ; a tiny octagonal building with just 3 rooms . |
| 6 | In Britain we often listen for a person 's accent . |
| 7 | ‘ In London , many landlords now ask for a month 's rent in advance . |
| 8 | Well he 's got to ring Mr and see if he if he really pushes for a month 's notice well we 'll have to just pay another month and stay you know ? |
| 9 | ‘ We simply paid for a month 's advertising which has not run out . ’ |
| 10 | It was small , but seemed surprisingly well stocked for a peasant 's shack . |
| 11 | and then go for a paratroopers ' |
| 12 | In the second of her reports on the build-up to the show , Harriet Ryley joins two of the exhibitors anxiously waiting for a year 's work to come to fruition . |
| 13 | The mine is currently closed for a week 's holiday . |