Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
| 2 | As conditions were calm and my position at that time left me right for a downwind left join in an easterly direction , I elected to land this way and flew a normal downwind base and approach . |
| 3 | It might be impossible to draw everyone together for a single meeting but all need to be kept in touch with what 's going on and their opinions sought . |
| 4 | Connie buzzed them in for a joyous greeting from Hurley , Colonel John Sasser , the Defense attaché , and one of Buck Revell 's FBI team , but there was n't much time for celebration because Hamadan was wanted elsewhere for debriefing . |
| 5 | Of course , this may lead them to run onto the rotted wood , which will give way and let them in for a long fall … |
| 6 | Even when reviews do exist , tracking them down for a particular title can be difficult . |
| 7 | But if you want your life story to grip them by the throat and take them along for a rattling good ride which will haunt them for years to come — forget it . |
| 8 | She measures out her guarded replies to him in neat , carefully checked words , as once she had suggested , from the top of the steps outside their front door , that Millie might like to invite me in for a few minutes . |
| 9 | put me in for a lovely red for me . |
| 10 | One 's called the Austin Special , and it 's really cool-looking with three hotted-up Danelectro-style lipstick tube pickups that you can either run as single-coils for that crinkly kind of clarity , or put them together for a humbucking sound . |
| 11 | Secure the wire ends by twisting them together for a short distance to prevent the turns trying to unwind themselves . |
| 12 | I thought that maybe he had had the same idea as me only for a different reason . |
| 13 | In fact he confirmed it so strongly that we had pulled ourselves together for a few days . |
| 14 | I was very new on the wing and someone in for a bad sex offence talked about their crime and I was badly affected . |
| 15 | Seem to put them away for a long while but |
| 16 | Their syllabus should include , on a reading list that would hopefully keep them indoors for a long time , the extensive article published in Mountain dealing with the affair . |
| 17 | He 's the chap who knocks on your door at unholy hours of the morning and invites himself in for a Big Breakfast . |
| 18 | ‘ Are ye not for a wee something after ? ’ queried Jim , taking his apron off . |
| 19 | Australian Daryl Beattie , 23 , covering for Gardner , set himself up for a top-three finish at the first attempt as a factory-supported rider . |
| 20 | Iggy Pop handled the first of four keynote speeches with admirable aplomb , setting himself up for a neat career in stand-up comedy after this rock 'n' roll malarkey is over . |
| 21 | The bunkers ate into the fairway at around the 240-yard mark to cool the aggressive ardour of the professional golfer who might try to cut the slight dogleg and set himself up for an easier shot into the two-tier green . |
| 22 | I had thrown away my chances in life , pawned them off for a few cheap thrills . |
| 23 | For example , monies could be restricted because the governing body has put them aside for a specific purpose , such as for renewal of a fleet of cars . |
| 24 | they might keep you in for a longer rest |
| 25 | I 'm sorry , Ellie ; I let you in for a hard time , did n't I ? ’ |
| 26 | and it 's just a take on , so I watched what I said , but erm , we mentioned it , we , we did n't see very much about it we just said it 's coming up we 'll have , we 'll let you in for a full details next month so |
| 27 | If we could talk to you inside for a few minutes you wo n't regret it . ’ |
| 28 | their , their supply routes are n't as well defined as ours , but they 've got shear weight of numbers , see , I 'm af , I 'm afraid , I could be a fucking karate black belt or something right , so one on one against you I would n't have a problem , but if you went and got fucking thirty of your mates I would have a problem , I maybe able to hold you off for a fucking few minutes or something or if you could either contact , maybe a few months or years or something , but they will win |
| 29 | We 'd sure love to put you up for a few days . ’ |
| 30 | OK , ’ he decided , ‘ Once we get home , a bite of lunch , and I 'll beam you up for a quick one . ’ |