Example sentences of "for [pron] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We asked for nothing but a few gestures — |
| 2 | Sister said she had no work for me for a few minutes , so I could direct traffic for her whilst she had a few words with Dr Jones . |
| 3 | Lot number ninety Lot number ninety , the horn box the horn box and cover is showing for you for a hundred pounds one hundred pounds any more at one hundred pounds ? |
| 4 | Only in recent years has it been taken over as the civic centre , and the Goose Fair relegated to the outer suburbs ; but for something like a thousand years it was the market place . |
| 5 | The thing is you 've got to it 's it 's like Nigel , I mean , he works for my uncle erm and he had the other guy Mark working for him for a few years and then he employed Nigel , but Mark was n't a fully qualified plumber and Nigel was and he 's ooh I do n't know about I think he 's about nineteen or no he 's about twenty three I think , yeah |
| 6 | It told me things about life in the mills and factories I 'd never have found out for myself in a thousand years . |
| 7 | If , however , it 's absorbed by osmosis through the skin , it simply paralyses in a death-like state for anything between a few hours and a few days , depending on the dosage . |