Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [det] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that 's a modern version , again I made that for a couple of years ago but the tradition there was you knitted on hands and you ladies will probably know , four pins , no seams , all on the circular , right up to the neck and then the cast on the sleeve there and again , no seams . |
| 2 | See well , you could er I still went with the horse and cart down there on a Saturday , take the meat , still the same I done that for a year or two . |
| 3 | ‘ May I keep these for a while ? ’ |
| 4 | MIs do n't use it regularly , I know that for a fact . |
| 5 | alright he 's met you for five minutes but he 's come here I said this gang of children , I said the poor bugger 's not going to know what hit him I said alright if it 's just for Sally 's three I said he 's gon na be , he 's not gon na be relaxed I said I know that for a fact I said I know what it was like when I used to go and visit your people when I was |
| 6 | Shall I stop this for a while because of the noise ? |
| 7 | I watched that for a cha , we watched that for a change last night cos we watch Blind Date . |
| 8 | I do this for a long time . |
| 9 | I did that for a year until the scheme finished . |
| 10 | I considered this for a while . |
| 11 | Rain saw them like that for a second , then Tim twisted round and glared at her . |
| 12 | But if you can see it written down , you got that for an essay , it 's so much better . ’ |
| 13 | She got that for a finger , what about the |
| 14 | Very often you will be disappointed — ‘ … you want that for a seven year old car . |
| 15 | I says , Steve gets paid this week , and you know that for a fact ! |
| 16 | So now , I want you to use that for a full month , and come back up , and let us know how things are doing . |
| 17 | How can you top that for a holiday ? |
| 18 | Well you ca n't use that for a buzz , you use that for a buzz do n't you ? for a buzz ? |
| 19 | Can you hold that for a mo ? |
| 20 | Could you leave this for a few days until I 'm fresher ? ’ |
| 21 | I think erm casualty was the worst in that you had very very long hours to do erm sometimes you were on call from five o'clock in the evening until nine o'clock the following morning , and you did that for a whole week so by the end of the time you really did feel inhuman , you were very very tired . |
| 22 | If you take these for a very long time you get a beard and a deep voice , but as I only needed a month 's supply I escaped such horrors . |
| 23 | The shock of his words had so drained what little strength she had that for a moment she was powerless to take even one step . |
| 24 | We want some for a little jacket mum |
| 25 | . We believe that for a structure plan to go forward now in the present state of policy guidance , bearing in mind that 's on the basis of P P G twelve and with P P G thirteen lying in the wings . |
| 26 | I watched that for a cha , we watched that for a change last night cos we watch Blind Date . |
| 27 | Yeah we pay that for a year . |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't be like that , ’ said Mr Pilcher , and he then gave me to understand that for an unspecified weekly consideration I could purchase his protection , allowing me and Mrs Mouse to continue with our musical evenings without their being gate-crashed by him and his colleagues . |
| 29 | and then when you get the to the end of it all you sa you say and they sell that for an eighth of a price that you charge for your bloody beer ! |
| 30 | In 1845 he started a wholesale grocery business in Liverpool , and later a printing business ; hard work and a good business sense allowed him to sell these for a small fortune in 1856 . |