Example sentences of "a [noun] [modal v] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can adopt an ant for £20 — which some people may consider a little extreme , considering a scorpion will sting you for the same amount . |
| 2 | When you have lined up your data in this way a glance will tell you for which sounds you have enough words to make check lists . |
| 3 | There is no reason why having some coincidental sperm-and-egg relationship with a child should entitle someone for that reason to be seen as a ‘ natural expert ’ , as distinct from a very clever , highly qualified one . |
| 4 | The Leeming airfield can get busy at times , so anything up to a dozen Tornados a day can visit us for refuelling . |
| 5 | Unless the man is a total stranger — and sometimes even then , too — a woman may blame herself for somehow having failed to prevent the attack . |
| 6 | A man might love her for a month or two . |