Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anderton struck twice in three minutes in the first half to stun 20,000 fans allowed in for nothing for a game marking Sunderland 's new status as a city . |
| 2 | ‘ After the defeat at Bramall Lane they had the biggest hammering they 've had off me for a long time . |
| 3 | One of the sons had done the right thing and had taken the pressure off me for a while . |
| 4 | For it seemed to her then that he was aware that her thoughts were troubled and , when he had no need whatsoever to put himself out , he had decided to take her mind off them for a brief while . |
| 5 | ‘ So how about me for a mate ? ’ |
| 6 | They do n't pay me much , but I 'm looking about me for a good opportunity . |
| 7 | The County Council er w would train you but you 'd do your erm year 's training and then you had to work for them for a year , I think it was a year or eighteen months . |
| 8 | That 's an area where they 're not gon na get involved unless there 's an awful lot of money and yes , there is money , for them for a training budget , but certainly not enough to cover what would be lost if , if Tomlinson , and let's face it , if they win Tomlinson it will just continue . |
| 9 | I personally think he suits their style more and will probably do good things for them for a while , until he gets bored , or dropped , or injured . |
| 10 | The little girl answered and the conversation flowed between them for a while ; the little boy did n't say anything . |
| 11 | Silence fell between them for a few steps , then he said , his tone slightly different , ‘ I 've heard on the grapevine that you came to Glasgow from Heymouth , and that you were involved in the disaster there last August . ’ |
| 12 | PAUL Hodkinson and Colin McMillan are demanding £500,000 between them for a world featherweight title showdown . |
| 13 | The only objects in the entire room were two upturned wooden boxes to serve as chairs and a third box between them for a table . |
| 14 | Piper squirmed between them for a moment , fighting to get free , then went limp . |
| 15 | The implied criticism hung in the air between them for a few moments . |
| 16 | That last dangerous statement seemed to hang in the sunlit air between them for a very long time . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Can you just get up and look under your seat for me for a moment ? |
| 19 | ‘ She has worked for me for a long time . |
| 20 | Would you and Karen mind standing in for me for a while ? ’ |
| 21 | and a cup of coffee and a cigarette , and I always do that but this day I was so tired after the doing the garden , both gardens like and fucking weeding them all and doing everything else and brushing out the back and doing I said to him for fuck 's sake do them dishes for me for a change William would you I said , so I got er got myself in the bath said I 'm away to bingo , so William 's gone out what happened ? eight , I had eight he had one you may get yourself I said ah fuck no wonder I have no fucking luck , so on the settee and said I 'm not going anywhere , I sat for ten minutes then I said ah fuck you why should I sit here so I lifted the car keys and walked out again then , fucking zooming out of and there was John coming up like that |
| 22 | Do you want to just hold that on there for me for a second . |
| 23 | Last time Roger was outside waiting for me for an hour and a half |
| 24 | " She looking for someone for a job ? " |
| 25 | It is time we voted for ourselves for a change . |
| 26 | My sister looked after me for a week . |
| 27 | Miguel promised to look after me for a year while I got some business experience before going to university . ’ |
| 28 | If the wife is unable to take a nap in the afternoon when the children are napping , then possibly there is someone who could look after them for a few hours at least one day a week for her to regain her strength . |
| 29 | I 've been after them for a long time and I 'll get them for this . ’ |
| 30 | Theda stood looking after them for a moment , aware of her own burning curiosity . |