Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
| 2 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
| 3 | On the return , you can stay on for a few nights in Copenhagen for just £39 per person per night . |
| 4 | After Hercule died , it was suggested that Isabelle should stay on for a while — assist with the children . |
| 5 | Most will stay on for an extra year at school or go into some form of further training . |
| 6 | Yeah it wo n't I mean , that wo n't stay on for an hour I mean I 've literally had a hot bath put the water on , you know , af it goes off at nine o'clock in the morning put that radiator , put that button on to reset the hot water for five minutes it 's bo boilers lit up ten minutes and then it 's gone off |
| 7 | then he 'll button down for a bit |
| 8 | ‘ All you have to do is hang in for a couple of days , ’ she told herself . |
| 9 | Sometimes his eyes would glaze over for a second or two as if he were out of their world altogether . |
| 10 | When he came back shortly last year he was fast enough to get back to Ruel Fox and let Fox fall over for a penalty . |
| 11 | well let it dry off for a minute , well they must have a card , good job I thought about that I should be interested to see what she calls her because I think Annalise is a beautiful name |
| 12 | Yeah , I 'd probably fuck off for a year and do my own thing and come back and maybe take take , maybe start my own business . |
| 13 | And I suspect that if we offered them counselling from cater good catering advice on how to maximise their market return they 'll do it because I would n't hang about for a meal if I knew that they would n't give you a meal in fifteen minutes , I 'd go and eat somewhere else . |
| 14 | You know then we thought right , we 're not just gon na forget about this you know , we 'll we 'll carry on for a little while longer and then as soon as the ball really started rolling , er personally I thought well you ca n't back down now , . |
| 15 | The purpose of having a timetable is so that all relevant information can be digested and acted upon , and so that bids do not carry on for an unreasonable length of time . |
| 16 | Jenny let them spin on for a while ; but she was above all things a sensible girl and had no desire to find herself irretrievably stuck . |
| 17 | Damien and a companion of his choice can now head off for a fabulous hero 's weekend in London . |
| 18 | ‘ And to keep that feeling together I will try and make arrangements that we can all team up for a leisure day . ’ |
| 19 | A DOCTOR and a student will warm up for an Arctic adventure by spending tonight in a seafood freezer . |
| 20 | But give him his due , he does not give up for a scratch or two , and not even a dagger could hold him off for ever . ’ |
| 21 | That 's why it is so important that we do n't give up for an instant . |
| 22 | AT LONG last we have a newspaper that will speak up for a referendum on Maastricht . |
| 23 | He 'd speak out for a poor helpless old man like Donny , just as he did for Ireland . ’ |
| 24 | So er to get to your question erm I 've sort of not been doing anything erm I was hoping that I would be sort of fully fit round about now and then if I saw something on teletext er that was good I 'd just buzz off for a week or so . |
| 25 | And they 'd knock off for a bit of dinner , come back , and do the second milking . |
| 26 | He watched the cashier ring through for a clearance and had been surprised when it was accepted . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't mind waiting , ’ she told him politely and pleasantly , though she could n't resist adding , ‘ Rosemary and I are friends ; I have n't seen her for ages , so I thought I 'd ring up for a chat . ’ |
| 28 | I know that our children by enlarge er their vocabulary does n't extend to erm what er , polysyllabic words which which might really sum up for an adult what they 've been going through , how they 've enjoyed it but what is the terrible form we had last year in seventh year , was it seven G ? |
| 29 | I was very tired but I knew that I must look out for a trap . |
| 30 | He said he would ask Sir David Attenborough to help her , which he did by checking out her agent and saying he would look out for a film part for her . ’ |