Example sentences of "[pron] [adv prt] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The centre forward , whom they nicknamed Ossie , wore his sideburns long and his shorts even longer — but at least he kept them on for the duration . |
| 2 | I keep them on for the programme . |
| 3 | Most varieties supplied by garden centres grow a little too large to make ideal houseplants if you just take them in for the winter , but many dwarf and miniature types are ideal for deep sunny windowsills . |
| 4 | Sat them in for the whole of the break and one group of her , hers I think . |
| 5 | Instead of putting them down for the afternoon , I 'd like to be able to do something with them . |
| 6 | On return to the farm in the late afternoon there was likely to be a further round of gossip and conversation while grooming the horses and bedding them down for the night . |
| 7 | I do n't know whether you 'll think I 'm boasting but that is n't the case , but I never ever regretted it and it a great deal of respect for me , you know and I could see that and did appreciate it and I know the people appreciated it just the same and erm it 's gone on from then till now but about , I retired in seventy-three , I was sixty-five and I said I 'd only do what anybody wanted for me , cos they had me in for the tax and I never ever heard twenty-one I think it was or thirty-one in come and I 'd go before I could satisfy them at Walsall but er I 'd got , not got enough money to be taxed in the bank , which was true . |
| 8 | By Sunday evening , though , I was getting back to myself and expected to be let out in a day or two but they kept me in for the week , giving me tests , including an electrocardiogram . ’ |
| 9 | I 'll tell Jack Dodson to pick 'er up for the fatstock market on Thursday . |
| 10 | We went our separate ways , both recognizing that we had to psych ourselves up for the race . |
| 11 | I 'll send someone round for the lap-top now . ’ |
| 12 | Alan , whom I did n't know very well , had invited Ann and me over for the day , and had also offered to act as our gillie . |
| 13 | Pam Dixon 's here , the bearded wonder has taken himself off for the weekend |
| 14 | Edberg stamped his world class authority on the match , dominating the 90 minute final and setting himself up for the defence of his Wimbledon title . |
| 15 | Indeed , Mr Pocklington and his ilk would take small cannon onto a suitable lake and fire them off for the edification of the plumber partridges who came to nest in the district . |
| 16 | ‘ That 's finished me off for the day , that has ! |
| 17 | and she 's been letting me off for the keep . |
| 18 | Are you on for the treble ? |
| 19 | Now then , I like the new look — ’ Sarella had had her hair cropped ‘ — and was thinking of putting you in for the ingénue , but I 'm having second thoughts . ’ |
| 20 | Nero sends his luv and wants to put you in for the chariot racing next time . |
| 21 | Obviously the car must contain some high-ranking officer , probably a general , who would not be at all pleased to find an important branch of M.I.9 in the process of closing itself down for the weekend early on a Saturday morning . |
| 22 | I was saying , who 's the one that had you over for the barbecue ? |
| 23 | If it were up to me , I 'd jock you off for the rest of the season . |
| 24 | Do you mean we 've let you off for the evening ? |
| 25 | Do n't I get any thanks for offering to put you up for the weekend ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Are you up for the weekend ? ’ he asked . |
| 27 | This will give you plenty of vitamins and minerals , to build you up for the elimination diet . |
| 28 | Something hot to set you up for the journey . ’ |
| 29 | If you 're worried about Chester 's , and you really think you could do something to help , a relaxing holiday should set you up for the fight ! ’ |
| 30 | Call your friends and see if they can put you up for the night . |