Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | To force cyclists to lock and unlock their bikes , detach and reattach shopping bags , lift off children and carry them perhaps for some distance , are all seen as ways of penalising cyclists and by implication encouraging the convenience of car use . |
| 2 | I 'm just can you put me down for some paracetamols for the pain |
| 3 | Looking into her great eyes , their blue so dark that it was almost black , he was uncomfortably aware that having Miss Sally-Anne McAllister in the house was a most disturbing influence on a man who had not only denied himself sexually for some years , but who had rarely mixed with young women at all since he had left the army . |
| 4 | Its alright for some but |
| 5 | The first I knew of this was when , seeing his bollard shape through the wrought-iron railings , my old humiliator Holland turned to me and said , placing predictably his malicious emphasis , ‘ There 's your ‘ guardian ’ , Wharton , come to take you off for some wanky-wanky , as usual . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll write you up for some now . |
| 7 | Sent you out for some fresh air , did they — stop you watching endless videos ? |
| 8 | ‘ Then I do hope your devotion to duty has n't made you late for some pressing engagement , ’ he added suavely . |
| 9 | Even at the age of about 13 I 'd be guided only by people who I thought knew something about the game , and who were not thing to stitch me up-I was always thinking people were trying to stitch me up for some reason . |
| 10 | They had , it transpired , been training one up for some time . |
| 11 | Er indeed the directive was promulgated as the minister said but I do n't think it was a bolt out of the blue , it was of course something that we around for some considerable time before that and of course that excuse hardly applies to the delay in establishing the European parliamentary constituency committees , er as the minister er will know very well , it was merely a matter of seven weeks , er the excuse being that had they had another seven weeks they could have had the public inquiry stage , the reality of course was that there was plenty of time to do this in good time and in good order and without the confusion that exists now er around the candidatures and the boundaries of the existing European boundaries . |
| 12 | I had known them now for some time and smiled at the thought of their good company . |
| 13 | If you 've neglected your legs during the winter and are planning to get them out for some spring sunshine then check out the new Stripwax from Jolen , £3.95 for 36 strips . |
| 14 | While you 're about it , get him in for some For Eyes . " |
| 15 | ‘ I can only imagine someone has jumped out on her and dragged her away for some reason . |
| 16 | I know that whether it was trying to dig him up for some doubles at Kyalami or just dropping in on him aboard the Queen Mary , I always called up first to make sure he was not otherwise engaged , and I can recall many times when James appeared at the track looking benign but far from fresh . |
| 17 | He was beginning to wonder if they were n't already softening him up for some kind of a change . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've written him up for some medication to ease the headache . ’ |
| 19 | He moved incredibly slowly , zombie-ish , as if he 'd been a patient in there since before the flood and they 'd finally decided to let him out for some fresh air . |
| 20 | Are they there for some special purpose or just because there happened to be a nail on the wall for them to hang on ? |
| 21 | She looked around her anxiously for some place to hide . |
| 22 | She did not immediately come back with an answer , but looked at him steadily for some seconds before she said , ‘ That 's why you think you 've got me here for good , is n't it , Father ? |
| 23 | She looked down at him consideringly for some time . |
| 24 | There 's always talk like this , Anne , but it 's usually politicians just trying it on for some advantage . |
| 25 | The councillors loved it , and journalists filed it away for some distant future when Mr Portillo might feature in a Conservative leadership election , writes Valerie Elliott . |
| 26 | er er I do n't know why I was thinking about it yesterday for some reason , oh probably because I got erm the official invite to the er thing on Friday . |
| 27 | It seems to have hit us more than anyone else for some reason . |
| 28 | ‘ The courtyard of a house in Delft ’ dates from the height of his career and will doubtless attract much attention from around the world ( est. £4.5–6.5 million ; $6.9–9.9 million ) although it is well-known that Christie 's have been trying to sell it privately for some time and the current estimate is regarded as quite strong . |
| 29 | I have not dressed myself up for some time . |