Example sentences of "[pos pn] company for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I just thought it was a shame to go inside on such a night as this , ’ he continued , ‘ so I persuaded Will to partake of my company for a while . ’ |
| 2 | Dolly hopped back to the bedroom just in time , for a moment later up came Linda and Ella to say that as Sergeant Joe was out , their mum had asked them to keep her company for a bit . |
| 3 | ‘ Would Madame honour me with her company for a small libation ? ’ he roared on the staircase . |
| 4 | She was too young to be away from home ; he should have been sure of her company for a few more years yet . |
| 5 | He was diffident — unlike Ernest who was good at all games — and preoccupied with his country pursuits , but they found him companionable ; himself capable of long hours of solitude , he could always find acquaintances ready to share his company for a time ; but only a few dedicated companions shared his exacting singleminded concentration on these occupations . |
| 6 | She ought to be relieved to be free of his company for a while . |
| 7 | Only then did she realise that , for all she had been in his company for a total of several hours now , she still did n't know the first thing about him . |
| 8 | Mr Carroll W. Collins requested the pleasure of our company for a ranch party , in Western dress , at Texas Lil 's Diamond A Ranch . |