Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [to-vb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've decided to opt for a quiet role , ’ she had said . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's what I 've wanted to do for a long time , so long that I ca n't remember a time when the name Tony Radcliffe did n't send me into a violent rage ! ’ |
| 3 | I 'll see that bugger tomorrow mornin' if I have to get up at five , an , I 'll tell him what I 've meant to do for a long time ; I 'll take the can along to the authorities . |
| 4 | In Sydenham , Kent , for example , the staff have decided to aim for a 20-minute initial interview . |
| 5 | It was a backlash against quotas where you have got to vote for a certain number . |
| 6 | Several transplants have been tried before , but this is the first time they have continued to function for a long period , according to the researchers at the University of Alberta , in Edmonton . |
| 7 | Such families have been well placed to secure the best contacts and the best education , and rising young stars have often married into them , so social prestige and heredity have continued to count for a considerable amount . |
| 8 | A kitchen timer that rings to indicate to the child when they have managed to sit for a specific length of time can be linked to the reward chart . |