Example sentences of "with [noun prp] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Some winklebrain from the bank who managed to get himself sacked the following week ( and you really do have to be a winklebrain to get ejected from there ) stepped out one evening with Stu for a post- Arbeit beverage at Squires Wine Bar . |
| 2 | ( The city of Oxford in 1546 negotiated with Stumpe for a similar use of Osney Abbey , hoping to provide work for 2,000 people , but nothing came of this project . ) |
| 3 | ‘ It was n't unusual for no contract to be signed — we 've worked with Selina for a long time . ’ |
| 4 | Nancy Ball had only been with Hugo for a few months and it was much longer than that since Harriet had visited him at the office . |
| 5 | He had also brought a chess manual , because he had heard that children could play chess brilliantly , but after ski-ing with Sam for a few days he decided that there was no call to be beaten by a five-year-old at two things at once . |
| 6 | And Bozzo said that the company has already signed a contract with Aerospatiale for an undisclosed number of Power Engine units . |
| 7 | He went out with Naomi for a few minutes and then it was my turn for a little chat . |
| 8 | I went out with Anne for a long time before she decided to marry Alfred , or he decided to marry her . |
| 9 | Indeed he was a great admirer of the Greek philosopher , many of whose concepts stayed with Galileo for a long time , but he demanded to be allowed freedom from dogma and interference to pursue the truth . |
| 10 | ‘ Perhaps you should stay with Julius for a little while longer ? ’ suggested her mother hopefully . |
| 11 | TWO YEARS to the day since Howard Kendall tied the knot with Everton for a second time , a forgotten child of his first managerial union with the Goodison club shone when he needed him most . |
| 12 | There , too , he was overwhelmed by what he saw ; so much so that he went back with Hanns for a hectic fortnight at the end of September . |
| 13 | The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’ |