Example sentences of "[prep] [det] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some constables initially played up to the fact that their remarks would be appearing in print , hoping to identify themselves by saying something outrageous which was then suffixed by ‘ How about that for a quote for the book ? ’ |
| 2 | Sitting there , I think about that for a while , then I decide to bring all my plants in and stick them round the bed . |
| 3 | I think about that for a bit . |
| 4 | It is also perfectly in order to say , ‘ May I think about that for a moment ? ’ before answering a question , although clearly it would become rather tedious if you said that every time . |
| 5 | Think about that for a while . |
| 6 | Have n't heard anything about that for a while . |
| 7 | She seemed to think about that for a moment — how sad it had been — and then started to laugh . |
| 8 | " Yes , " she said finally , " I suppose marriage is another way , but I do n't want to think about that for a while . " |
| 9 | Topaz thought about that for a while . |
| 10 | I thought about that for a moment , then , ‘ O.K. pay him will you ? |
| 11 | Right well forget about thinking about that for a moment I 'll look round where everyone else . |
| 12 | Okay so we 've got thirteen pounds forget about that for a minute and then fifty pence . |
| 13 | Chesarynth thought about that for a very long time . |
| 14 | Think about that for a moment , cost it 's more than just a word , it 's potentially the mass genocide of innocent young people on both sides of the divide by the combined efforts of those who consider themselves fit to make such decisions for us , and about us . |
| 15 | Right , put that in and type install , how about that for a guess ? |
| 16 | ‘ How about that for a Freudian slip ? ’ he murmured . |
| 17 | They thought about that for a moment . |
| 18 | I imagine you 'll want to think about that for a little while . ’ |
| 19 | Think about that for a moment , cost it 's more than just a word , it 's potentially the mass genocide of innocent young people on both sides of the divide by the combined efforts of those who consider themselves fit to make such decisions for us , and about us . |
| 20 | We talked about that for a while and that was when I got the idea of using the mud wagon-not just for him but for the McLaren girl too , and just like before I could see myself sitting in it with her . |
| 21 | Guido seemed to think about that for a moment . |
| 22 | Guido seemed to think about that for a moment . |
| 23 | How about that for a ? |
| 24 | ‘ About that for an average spring — more if there 's wind behind it , a good deal less on the neaps . ’ |
| 25 | I thought about that for an hour before deciding to ignore her , as Father always did . |
| 26 | How about that for an idea ? |
| 27 | forget about that for the mo |
| 28 | On a visit to Mrs Chamberlin she explained that she did not like to leave her aunt and would from then on come only once a week , and she put it about that for the moment , neither she nor her aunt would be at home on Wednesday afternoons . |
| 29 | We simply stop when we are satisfied that the piles are firm enough to carry the structure , as least for the time being . |
| 30 | So it looks as if she 's left the master , as least for the time being . ’ |