Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb base] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I doubt either can afford to stay at a hotel and I know for a fact that they 're not at any of the local hostels ; neither , I have been reliably informed , have they put in an appearance at the local ‘ hippie ’ compound . |
| 2 | And when I 've done a a spot on photograph for them , when somebody else is mentioning a photograph , you know , er to go up in the Town Hall or whatever , er they the local mayor has just had one done by one of the guys in the workshop , and I know for a fact I could do one that 's ten times better than that . |
| 3 | No , he calmly surveys them , holds his hands up for silence — and I know for a fact he ca n't speak a word of Japanese . ’ |
| 4 | She 's getting some money , and I know for a fact she getting it . |
| 5 | She asks me what I want , and I think for a bit . |
| 6 | There 's a telephone on the wall just by my table and I think for a bit about who I 'd like to phone . |
| 7 | My name is Bill and I work for a firm called Peter 's Windows , we manufacture and fit high quality conservatories , patio doors , double glazing and se security windows etcetera , is there anything in this line you 'll be do you think ? |
| 8 | ‘ There are so many more cross-border deals today , and if you can speak German or French or Japanese and you go for a job against somebody who is equally qualified but only speaks English , you will get hired . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ How you suddenly remember something very vividly , ’ she said , ‘ and you think for a moment you 've really got hold of it . |
| 10 | We 're walking back from the shops — me and Marie — and we stop for a bit to look at the lights in the electric shop . |
| 11 | The only time a board memorandum might be contemplated is where the Information Memorandum includes forward projections ( typically seeking US buyers ) and we ask for a letter of representation ( see 1103.4 ) . |
| 12 | Odd-Knut finds a steep up-slope where a river joins the lake and we play for a bit going up and down steep slopes . |
| 13 | And they know for a fact the minute your kids grab them that you 've got to pay . |
| 14 | They are very happy places and they make for a lot of happiness with parents too I think . |
| 15 | The man counts the money and they argue for a while , Tod saying nine hundred , the man saying seven , then the man saying six while Tod holds out for a thou , and so on . |
| 16 | And when they go on holiday with Ann and the old man they used to get through a hundred pounds a day and they go for a week . |