Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I knew you would n't mind having her for just a fortnight . ’ |
2 | He 's been doing it for quite a while now has n't he ? |
3 | Margaret had been seeing him for nearly a year and Maura had the feeling that they were going to get married . |
4 | He had been seeing her for over a year now and yesterday she popped the big question . |
5 | Termination of the agreement by the HP finance company if the consumer stopped paying was allowed only if he had disregarded a default notice allowing him at least a week to pay up . |
6 | I 'm taking him for about an hour . |
7 | Oh , making it for quite a while |
8 | Even after sitting and playing it for quite a while , I did n't find myself warming to it , and believe me , I wanted to . |
9 | if it 's here it 's not much point leaving it for once a year . |
10 | Even if you think you 're only h leaving it for only a minute . |
11 | I was n't driving for an hour , you were n't following me for either an hour or forty miles . |