Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deardrie , should I give her a rocket , or just wait for a postcard ? |
| 2 | Women 's periods are often affected : they may become very heavy , lose their regularity , or even disappear for a while . |
| 3 | I would work for one of the major charities , perhaps , or maybe go for a job in publishing . |
| 4 | On the other hand , if the Cabinet as a whole was defeated on a major issue in the House of Commons then it should either resign ( as happened five times between 1852 and 1859 ) , or else ask for a dissolution of Parliament in the hope of being able to secure the support of a new House of Commons . |
| 5 | There is a distinction between an article created as a one-off work of art and something made as a practical , utilitarian object and perhaps destined for a production line . |
| 6 | The B film was a Western starring Randolph Scott , and when that was over he would watch Jane Russell again , and somewhere in between he would eat his boiled egg and perhaps sleep for a while . |
| 7 | With only fifteen yards to go Crisp tightened as he felt Red Rum 's presence but it was his dying effort and only lasted for a second . |
| 8 | They are complicated and obviously designed for a purpose , yet they are not alive , and they are made of metal and plastic rather than of flesh and blood . |
| 9 | Because not enough information is given to buyers on the sheer expense and time needed to feed , train , groom and generally care for a dog . |
| 10 | When recession struck the oil-pumping south-west in the 1980s , thrifts in Texas and elsewhere pleaded for a relaxation of capital standards to help them grow out of trouble . |
| 11 | My patience snapped and I said : ‘ Do shut up and just listen for a moment . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ How can you respect bashing in a bolt and just waiting for a robot to take over your job ? |
| 13 | She was so surprised she could n't think of anything to say and just stood for a moment staring at him . |
| 14 | I remember driving down to Leith on that Friday night , and just going for a walk and thinking that the next time the sun came up I would be playing at Murrayfield . |
| 15 | But with half an hour gone the poor quality of United 's final ball had left Cantona stranded and still looking for a chance to put some flesh on Ferguson 's bold predictions . |
| 16 | A major purveyor of Tory gossip and still looking for a job . |
| 17 | it gives people a chance to come from the surrounding area , have a beer , relax , and still look for a job |
| 18 | He tried to live an ordinary life , working as a bus driver , and accounts clerk at Harrods and later studying for a zoology degree , but nothing made him content . |
| 19 | Bearing in mind that it takes approximately 12 weeks from planting to flowering , it is possible to grow bulbs of many species and varieties to flower at the same time for a spectacular display , and also plant for a succession of flowers if potting up is carefully timed . |
| 20 | On leaving school Herbert joined his father as an engineering apprentice , and also worked for a time in the mechanical engineering laboratories of the City and Guilds Technical College in Finchley , London . |
| 21 | He 'll hear you out and probably roar for a cup of sack . ’ |
| 22 | He wandered up to the logging camp on his eighteenth birthday and enthusiastically asked for a job . |
| 23 | Except I 'm starving hungry , and positively yearn for a sandwich . |
| 24 | AI has called for an independent inquiry into the killings and repeatedly called for a curb on the use of firearms by the security forces . |
| 25 | From there he had got into Trinity College , and now hoped for a career in the Civil Service . |
| 26 | What , and now going for a head , hit the bar . |
| 27 | These rosy expectations were not , however , to be fulfilled and even allowing for a degree of misfortune , Carter 's record of achievement as president was slim . |
| 28 | Then they started signing autographs and even posed for a photograph with pub regular Frank Gait . |
| 29 | He wanted something done about it and even asked for a move . |
| 30 | You can try your luck in Scheffau , and even compete for a bronze , silver or gold medal . |