Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Just go and lose yerself for a week , son . |
| 2 | When will the right hon. Gentleman give that consistency and leadership to the police and back them for a change ? |
| 3 | Simmer them for an hour . |
| 4 | " We sell them for a penny each , " Miss Poraway explained . |
| 5 | But these are not just shoelaces — use them to be different ; plait , twist , braid or cord them for a variety of looks and purposes , from bracelets , necklaces , hair bands , bag cords or to brighten up a pair of trainers . |
| 6 | All the perennials are bought in containers and I grow them for a year in their pots to see how they cope with the conditions , then I plant them out in the garden . " |
| 7 | In James Callaghan 's famous speech at Ruskin College , Oxford , in October 1976 , from which the Great Debate emerged , he spoke of a school curriculum which would aim ‘ to equip children … for a lively , constructive place in society , and also fit them for a job of work ’ . |
| 8 | They were trying plug them for a hundred and fifty thousand were n't they ? |
| 9 | But I do n't think in gender terms at all when I interview someone for a job . |
| 10 | I want you for an angel ! |
| 11 | ‘ Swap one for a cheese and pickle ? ’ |
| 12 | The trouble is , I want everything for a very long time — forever . ’ |
| 13 | " If you want 'un for a husband , now 's the time to stake your claim . " |
| 14 | We want him for a month on loan to give him a proper chance . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Forget her for a minute if you can , ’ snarled Marc . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh , skip it for a bit ! |
| 17 | ‘ I never forget it for a minute , ’ said Gabriel . |
| 18 | Cook it for a few minutes longer than stated and eat it |
| 19 | EPIPHONE ET-270 , 3-a-side headstock , you 've got , I want it for a reasonable price . |
| 20 | they want it for a |
| 21 | Ho , master greybeard loon , ’ he was shouting to Kelly , ‘ come fill the cup , or stap me for a whey-faced knave . ’ |
| 22 | If the water is available , a licence is issued , which gives the conditions under which the water can be taken , but , if there is insufficient water , the authority can refuse a licence or issue one for a smaller quantity . |
| 23 | But because it 's so authentic people often mistake him for a real policeman . |
| 24 | and we 'll sort it out ourselves and what they do , if a customer says oh there 's a phone that 's broke , or it 's not working or something like that , they 'll say oh okay we 'll get in touch with the maintenance for you , you see , cos he 's making nowt out of it , if you say we dropped the phone and broke it , well we 'll send a and then they send an engin one of their blokes out with a replacement phone and charge him for a new one , once they say wants some re-programming doing , oh yeah were sending an engineer round and they get , the dealer then gets the money for it so all we get is the flack end of it you know so we , a service contract it 's priced because , low because you know you 're gon na make a bit on moves and changes |
| 25 | She would have liked to take the girl in her arms and hold her for a long time . |
| 26 | Halt it for a few minutes and it would die altogether . |
| 27 | We gave our permission that the women should gather up the dead and give them burial according to the fashion of this people — ‘ t is said they strip the flesh and griddle it for a delicacy beforetimes , but I for one do not give this credence . |
| 28 | Not to say , ‘ I ca n't do it or I ca n't remember it ’ , but stop it for a bit and then go back to it , and then you 'll find you 've got it . |
| 29 | Hold it for a few seconds , maybe five , then release it . |
| 30 | The Scots word ‘ gillie ’ , referring to a stable-boy whose job it is to settle a pony and hold it for a child to ride , is derived from the fey and solitary ghillie dhu . |