Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [adv prt] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Well , she her , her sleeping habits during the day change to afternoons , and , well today she 's been she had about two hours this afternoon , so if we did our normal and gave her tea at five o'clock , and send them up for a bath at half past six , there 's no way she 'd be asleep . |
2 | I 've got a continuation shot , well what I shall do is just try and line them up for a rush down to , which is not bad . |
3 | ‘ Put me down for a fiver both ways . ’ |
4 | Somebody said , well the Harbourmaster 's not coming , I said , right go back to work and that 's the time I , that 's the time when we had the first baby and erm , that 's the first one we lost and anyhow they put me off for a fortnight and erm I went down to , I say go up the Board of Guardians , that was like the D H S S but a little bit lower and I just start to buy this house soon as I said to this bloke , he live in the council house over here this bloke , what was interviewing me |
5 | Let him out for a roar round . |
6 | made with all milk you see , and I put this on the other day , it was Monday , and I put it on for a cup of coffee , well Jim was out the front with Tom cos Tom fixed the front door |
7 | Looks like you 'll have to sort of like put it up for a day and then take it down for a week and put it back in again . |
8 | Why did n't he take that with him and put it in for a minute , for god 's sake . |
9 | Sometimes , if the screws are happy , they let us out for a while , and sometimes we have exercise after dinner . |
10 | And if you do go back there , at least phone me occasionally and ask me over for a meal — I 'll bring a bottle of vino . |
11 | Trade you in for a couple of camels , he 'd come home with a couple of camels |
12 | ‘ You never ask her in for a drink ? ’ |
13 | If it 's something that needs doing every day , keep it up for a week . |
14 | He had had to fight for everything he had done , fight the people who wanted to wrap him up safely and wheel him out for a bit of ribbon-cutting and ceremonial . |
15 | Inzamam-ul-Haq ducked into his first ball and took it around the shoulder , and while a helmet was being fetched , he tried to pull the next and merely splice it up for a return catch to Malcolm , who later disclosed that , being some way short of the top 100 fielders in the land , he could only murmur , ‘ Oh , my Lord , who 's going to take that catch ? ’ |
16 | Leave it on for a year you 'll get a bill . |
17 | And there 's a fascinating article in this , the current edition , the January edition it is now , because they go so far in advance , of She magazine , which says that er , it 's a desperate plight sometimes , when you have people coming for Christmas who fall into several categories like lazy slobs , who do absolutely nothing , and misers , who turn up with a stale box of chocolates , and never take you out for a meal in return for your hospitality , and the amorous couples who er , embarrass you by er , er , noisily retiring to their bedroom , if I may put it that way , and then the guests who turn up in mid-row , and bicker systematically over the whole of the festive period . |
18 | ‘ While you shower and change before I take you out for a meal . ’ |
19 | They 'll be happy to show you lots of properties , take you back for a second and a third look , keep you informed about new properties — as long as you seem clear about what you want and serious about buying it . |
20 | ‘ See her , take her out for a drink . ’ |
21 | But I totally disagree with what she said in that erm yesterday I sat glued to the television most of the day , really to keep myself up to date on what was going on , erm I also have a baby but I managed to keep him occupied as well as take him out for a walk and give him his lunch and what have you . |
22 | Looks like you 'll have to sort of like put it up for a day and then take it down for a week and put it back in again . |
23 | You will then be in a position to feed your dog , and take it out for a walk until it has relieved itself , bearing in mind that it must be prevented from taking strenuous exercise at this stage . |
24 | But when you want to heat the bedrooms up you ca n't , unless you only have it on for a bit you know . |