Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only got in for a few minutes as half the church was there . |
| 2 | ‘ Even if he only lived here for a few years when he was small , I wanted him to know something of his roots , to be aware of his background . ’ |
| 3 | She did that for half an hour and he only came round for a short time . |
| 4 | They all just came back for a regular routine follow up , just a little bit late . |
| 5 | Specifically , in the case of Anthony Miers , the Royal Navy submariner who finally came in for a teeny bit of criticism over his methods of disposing of German seamen who rather inconveniently surrendered . |
| 6 | Holding , and when he finally bowled Amiss for a splendid 203 it was clear that the follow-on would not be avoided . |
| 7 | ‘ After paying for the carpet we still had enough for a small celebration . ’ |
| 8 | As he hit the water , his legs flailed in the mid-air running motion like a character in a Tom and Jerry cartoon and he quickly struck out for a convenient ladder as I hastily brought Venturous to a standstill some feet off the pier . |
| 9 | Here and elsewhere , the police also came in for a fair amount of criticism — Punch portrayed London 's genial giants Gog and Magog dressed as policeman , defending themselves from the wrath of the respectable populace — and there were perfectly sound reasons for such discontent . |
| 10 | She was eighteen and had never been out of England , yet she unhesitatingly set off for a remote and savage country in Africa . |
| 11 | It is possible that I even dozed off for a few seconds , exhausted by the day 's work . |
| 12 | And he immediately set off for a long Bank Holiday break ! |
| 13 | SCUNTHORPE , down to 10 men for more than an hour , equalised , forced extra time and then held out for a second replay . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , dear , ’ Sophie said inadequately , then sat silently for a long minute . |
| 15 | Tell him , said Jo said you never called in for a quick , I do n't mind David he 's alright |
| 16 | We actually split up for a few days because his mother sent a Christmas card to him and not to me . |