Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [adv prt] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
| 2 | put me in for a lovely red for me . |
| 3 | Of course , this may lead them to run onto the rotted wood , which will give way and let them in for a long fall … |
| 4 | I 'm sorry , Ellie ; I let you in for a hard time , did n't I ? ’ |
| 5 | So remember you hold it down for the right length and quickly take your hand off , as soon as you 've done it . |
| 6 | ‘ I hope they catch this cowardly thug and lock him up for a long time . ’ |
| 7 | Mr Sweet does not want to farm the site , but dig it up for the valuable peat underneath . |
| 8 | trade her in for a new model |
| 9 | Fit your car with a catalytic converter , if possible , or trade it in for a new model — cars made after 1993 must have them . |
| 10 | What you did was to save the lot up and cash it in for a big meal . |
| 11 | It 's a wonderful opportunity , please do n't discard it out of hand because of pride or pique , just think it over for a few days and let me know your decision when you are ready . ’ |
| 12 | But if you want your life story to grip them by the throat and take them along for a rattling good ride which will haunt them for years to come — forget it . |
| 13 | Perhaps he thought that if he made a success of the concert party , word would get around amongst show business that here was someone to keep an eye on , and his big chance might come ; that someone important in the music world might come up to him with a contract in his hand and sign him up for the next ten years as a successor to Sir Malcolm Sargeant . |
| 14 | What a load of bull … the bidders fight it out for the best of British beef . |