Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pron] [adv] for a " in BNC.

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1 No , I 'll give 'em away for a farthin' . ’
2 He said he 'd put them away for a bit and give them to Oliver when he started smoking again .
3 W. P. With kids , I used to carry my gloves in my hand and without any fingers in , and I used to catch them with the gloves if they were cheeky , and if they got cheekier still , I used to take them home for a belt .
4 ‘ That may appeal to you , but there 's no way I would consider it even for a moment . ’
5 The size and weight of the larger models would suit them only for a fairly hefty boat .
6 ‘ Fortunately , the nail had only gone into his chest wall and did not enter his lungs , we shall keep him here for a day or two under observation . ’
7 Cost control will serve us well for a single year but it wo n't give us a company that will survive into the next century .
8 Entrenched competitors can make it hard for a supplier to win new orders .
9 They can give you more for a start .
10 ‘ You can leave him behind for a few days . ’
11 Well then , if , we can put them away for a week
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