Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb base] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 2 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 3 | There are ninety nine pupils , the total staff is one hundred , of course that does not for a moment mean that er , there is one member of staff attendant on each pupil at all times , and I do n't for a moment suggest that . |
| 4 | That 's routine , and I do n't for a minute expect there to be any complications . |
| 5 | hi er he 's got to go , he 's got his annual medical , it 's a very high-powered erm thing in Dundee on Tuesday , so Anne said that she would like to come up with him , potter about Dundee while he 's having his medical then they will come here on Tuesday evening , or late Tuesday afternoon , and we go out for a meal , and then of course , she 'll be with me all day on Thursday because he goes back up to Dundee to his managers ' meeting , you see . |
| 6 | He relaxed with a happy grunt , and we lay peacefully for a bit longer . |
| 7 | And they stop there for a bit , when they 've gone past the start . |
| 8 | And they make up for a curtailed visual field by being able to rotate their heads through 180° . |
| 9 | It is at the larva stage of their development when boring and feeding of the grubs takes place that the damage is caused because the adult beetles do not eat and they live only for a short time . |