Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [v-ing] [pron] for a " in BNC.

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1 and we were saying last year we could of done with having him for a bit
2 The principal method is the study of hoards , since coins have frequently been deposited in hoards for safe-keeping and their owners have often been prevented from recovering them for a variety of reasons such as death or forgetfulness .
3 We are justified in using it for a quality of material things only if the quality is like the bodily sensation .
4 Therefore we are not justified in using it for a quality of material things .
5 Two of the bigger boys from Thorpe Street had once tried to outswing him for a dare , but Barry Lock had turned chicken at the last minute and Valance Fraser , who fancied himself as the cock of the street , had managed only a partial swing that left him dangling by his arms in the dirt .
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