Example sentences of "listen to [pron] for " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I know the civil liberties people will not like it , but to some degree they have got us into this mess and we have been listening to them for too long , ’ said Mr Gallie . |
2 | As the hon. Gentleman introduced the subject of colour of dress , I can only say that I have been listening to him for almost 18 years and I wish that he would sometimes change the colour of his tie . |
3 | Dougal had not been listening to her for at least a minute . |
4 | Noreen had a small voice and relied on people listening to it for its full effect . |
5 | I 've been listening to it for a while . |
6 | Listen to me for a moment . ’ |
7 | " Senga , listen to me for a moment . |
8 | ‘ Madam , listen to me for a moment . |
9 | Now calm down , and listen to me for a minute . |
10 | ‘ No , Nicolo , you listen to me for a change . |
11 | Listen , listen to me , when it 's finished , instead of putting it in the box we 'll put it on that other one and listen to it for a wee while |
12 | And , perhaps , since he was not blinded by love after all , he might be prepared to listen to her for once ! |
13 | I ca n't reproduce the way he talks — you 'll have to listen to him for yourself — but he just sort of zooms off . |
14 | I do n't want to listen to you for ever . ’ |
15 | Hart listened to him for a few minutes , shouted hello to his brothers who were sitting outside and wished the boy luck . |
16 | ‘ Comm 's working , ’ she said , and listened to it for a few more moments . |
17 | Both men listened to it for a moment , then Duclos stood up restlessly and walked over to his gramophone . |
18 | I did n't always agree with her Chopin , and her Liszt was a disaster area , but I 'd listen to her for a long time if it 's Schumann . |
19 | I have n't listened to it for ages . |