Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [pron] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps if he listened for a bit and then jeered , he would at least be able to jeer from a better-informed position . |
| 2 | It takes as long as it does for a dog to douse a tree trunk . |
| 3 | We were in Hartlepool in the March of 1890 when Mr Frobisher , our then actor-manager , told us all as we assembled for a Monday morning rehearsal that he had secured the services of a great singer . |
| 4 | ABOVE If you stop for a while , by all means allow your dog to join you in the front of the car . |
| 5 | She might have guessed that as soon as she tried for a little peace and quiet the whole place would be inundated with callers . |
| 6 | I 've got a list of phone numbers , it seems like fifty , of different people who have been invoked — the doctor , the home help , district nurse , chiropodist , social worker , hospital doctor , Age Concern , the Red Cross , the old people 's home where she went for a break and dozens more , I hardly know who they are . |
| 7 | So erm I 'm looking forward to this season much more than I have for a long time , so I ca n't wait , wherever I end up , we 'll have to see , but erm I 'm looking forward to it anyway . |
| 8 | CAMERA-shy ministers avoided photographers yesterday as they gathered for a crucial Cabinet meeting to thrash out the Government 's public spending plans for the coming financial year . |
| 9 | And there was prejudice once when I went for a job . |
| 10 | I do believe , however , that he proceeded in considerable apprehension in his dealings with the lady ; in fact , that he was plainly frightened of her because of her quick temper and also because he had for a number of reasons formed a most favourable view of her judgement . |
| 11 | Her hand shook slightly as she reached for a swab , and the child began to whimper as she gently began trying to clear the affected area in order to get a better look . |
| 12 | In real terms it can be a large sum to pay ( £700 — £1400 on a £70,000 sale ) so think carefully when you budget for a move . |
| 13 | ‘ I feel better about the market now than I have for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 14 | They looked at me apprehensively when I asked for a drink of cider or wine . |
| 15 | But even , you know , e , even if they go for a walk into to Tenby , it 's company ! |
| 16 | After reading a letter about youths and unemployment , the gist of which was their unwillingness to work , I was incensed by the statement , ‘ Even if they applied for a job in the catering industry , it would be something ’ . |
| 17 | Toby was a well-known golf writer , even if he wrote for a newspaper that was rarely , if ever , seen in the boardrooms of Britain . |
| 18 | Even if he aims for a gross profit 5–10% less than a competitor , Mendoros believes , overheads are such that he should come out better at the net level . |
| 19 | The price you see is the price you pay — even if you wait for a late booking ! |
| 20 | I mean , even if you go for a , a Chinky or an Indian it 's |
| 21 | You make me decide to go on a diet immediately , though even if I starved for a month I 'd never get a waist as slim as yours . ’ |
| 22 | Annis Garfield , caused a major row 2 years ago when she applied for a teaching post under a false name and was offered an interview , despite her application being littered with spelling mistakes . |
| 23 | The fall in investment was so large that it was , by a considerable margin , the most important cause of the decline in aggregate demand , even though it accounts for a much smaller fraction of demand than consumer spending . |
| 24 | Maybe because we settled for a point that late in the game ? ? |
| 25 | And then when we went for a drink he used to say are you not buying me a drink ? |
| 26 | And yet if you go for a top job in the city or anywhere an and start talking in the southern dialect they 'll you . |
| 27 | Alan left him howling in the cot again while he went for a bowl of water . |
| 28 | Officials from the leading Ulster team have voiced their opinion in the past that there should be some of form seeding for the preliminary round , and now it has raised its head again as they prepare for a long trip south on November 6 . |
| 29 | In Wilson 's first defeat by a British competitor over this distance for 2½ years the two swam neck and neck for just over half the race before Akers suddenly pulled ahead as he searched for an Olympic qualifying time . |
| 30 | He had pulled a hamstring during his warm-up and had done well to patrol as relentlessly as he did for an hour . |