Example sentences of "you [vb base] a [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now when you pick a paw pear before prickling when you pick a pawpaw for a prickly pear and you pick the wrong pear next time beware ! |
| 2 | All right let's see if we can get you a bugler nobody 's ringing at the moment but you want a bugler for a week on Sunday the fourteenth to blow reveille and the Last Post at eleven o'clock and twelve o'clock a week on Sunday at Calverton in Nottinghamshire . |
| 3 | You swap a coin for a fish on the way home . |
| 4 | But if you leave a child for a few minutes he may find the pills you keep in the bedside drawer and poison himself . |
| 5 | If you buy a suit for a friend 's wedding , could you wear the jacket with jeans or plain twill pants ? |
| 6 | Another thing , if you have a facility for a portable mini-ramp , for instance if you have a hall to put it in , then contact Davie or Jamie on 041 339 6523 because they have one placed in storage just doing nothing . |
| 7 | ‘ There you are , Hughie , you 're very lucky , you have a diplomat for a butler . |
| 8 | Whether you need a pattern for a tiny baby or a large adult , for tuck stitch , slip stitch , lace , Fair Isle , garter stitch , intarsia or just plain stocking stitch . |