Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb base] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a sort of metal fence I can sit on , so I rest there for a bit and watch the ducks and that . |
| 2 | Well I was n't married but I used to go in there and I used to come home er say in Winter if I come home for a w week or two , I go in there , and sit by the fire and have a yard . |
| 3 | Neither of us spoke for a few moments , then she asked : ‘ Do you mind if I stay here for a little while ? ’ |
| 4 | The one search will serve if you act also for a mortgagee , in which case name the mortgagee rather than the buyer , because the priority given to the mortgagee extends to the buyer , but not vice versa . |
| 5 | Jim will walk with his arm round Anna 's waist , and they tend to vanish if you turn away for a moment . |
| 6 | But if we wait patiently for a few picoseconds until the charges rearrange themselves there will be no further motion and the problem belongs to the realm of electrostatics . |
| 7 | ‘ We feel we should fight Mr Butters and let him take on a white elephant while we play elsewhere for a year and maybe we can return to Belle Vue . ’ |
| 8 | Do n't stop playing on me now when I get home for a cup of tea ! |
| 9 | He was the person when you go away for a vacation , that you leave the key to your flat with , that you say ‘ would you water my geranium ’ . |
| 10 | He was the person , when you go away for a vacation , that you leave the key to your flat with , that you say would you water my geranium ; that is the historical sum of William Shakespeare , it 's the truth . |
| 11 | Yet as they step forward for a greeting , receiving the palms of your hands on their springy hair , they show no sign of fear or anxiety . |