Example sentences of "[noun sg] for the night " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , feeling utterly defeated , she went mechanically through the routine of locking up the cottage for the night and plodded upstairs . |
| 2 | ‘ By the way , I checked on their story for the night Sir Ralph died ; both Sir Fulke and Rastani were absent from the Tower and there are people who can guarantee their whereabouts . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ The main thing is we 're within sight of sanctuary for the night , ’ Paula said cheerfully . |
| 4 | The greatest joy was to make camp for the night and savour the smell from the cooks ' fires as supper was prepared . |
| 5 | Dusk came quickly and they decided to stay where they were and camp for the night . |
| 6 | We make camp for the night in earshot of Crystal Rapid , which in recent years has flipped more boats , taken more lives , and humbled more boatmen than any other on the river . |
| 7 | I half expected that when we pitched camp for the night there 'd be some sort of ceremony — I do n't know , burning a bundle of clothes or whatever . |
| 8 | As time was short we walked briskly for 4 hours , before deciding that we would have to set up camp for the night . |
| 9 | ‘ The school 's multi-purpose hall was turned into a crêpe paper circus tent for the night . |
| 10 | ‘ Did you have a tent for the night ? ’ |
| 11 | Just being in the arms of this unique person , whom SHe 'd never been absolutely sure SHe could hook , effectively wiped the unpleasant memory from hir mind for the night . |
| 12 | He 'd been charged eventually and thrust into a cell for the night ; then , half an hour later , without explanation , given his belt back and told he could go . |
| 13 | Would they put her in a cell for the night ? |
| 14 | He conducted the matter in his pyjamas , and wanted to shove Hauptmann Horn in the guardhouse for the night . |
| 15 | Their journey from London had taken several days and he was stiff and saddle sore , but he wanted to see more of this great city before finding an inn for the night . |
| 16 | The aptly-named Howard Griem joins Dirk Bogarde and Charlotte Rampling in a dress rehearsal for The Night Porter . |
| 17 | We took off within minutes and flew about 100 miles to Swift Current , at which point the storm had increased to such velocity that Buchanan made an emergency landing and we all found a hotel in the town for the night . |
| 18 | Summarizing the results of a number of studies , Andrew Tilley and his co-authors have described the effects of shiftwork on sleep as being : ( I ) A one- to two-hour reduction in the duration of the main sleep period for the night shift and a reduction of about one hour for a morning or early shift . |
| 19 | The afternoon will be free in Berlin and departure will be in the evening for the night journey on the motorway to Ostend and the ferry back to Dover . |
| 20 | Departure from Berlin will be late evening for the night journey on the motorway to Ostend and the ferry back to Dover . |
| 21 | And that night of course in The Bar we were all saying , oh god when she jumps into the truck , how fabulous was that , it just makes you want to cheer ; and Boy thought again , well that is how life is , that is how I feel , that is how I feel when I 'm leaving the bar with my husband for the night , my husband-to-be , that 's just what I think when I 'm getting into his car , Goodbye Father , Goodbye . |
| 22 | He took himself furiously to an inn , had breakfast there and reserved a room for the night ; it was too expensive for him to stay long . |
| 23 | They entered and asked for a room for the night and a meal of cold meat and beer , which they ate in the bar . |
| 24 | No matter whether a hotel offers full leisure centre facilities and a la carte restaurant or simple no-frills comfort , the main reason guests are there is because they need a room for the night . |
| 25 | I offered , once again , to put him up in the spare room for the night , but , once again , he would n't hear of it . |
| 26 | But the woman 's insults rankled , as did her earlier insolence — for her contemptuous glance had raked Theda 's person when she had dared to ask at the Feathers for a room for the night . |
| 27 | ‘ Would there be any chance of a room for the night ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Do you have a vacant room for the night ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Besides , I want you to come and read to Mrs Gotobed while I settle her , it puts her mind at rest for the night . |
| 30 | Well , I 'll have to find a place to lay my cropped and weary head for the night , wo n't I. This is the bit I 've been trying not to think about . |