Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there were plenty of beautiful and recognisable faces to be seen amongst the anonymous , but none-the-less powerful , fashion editors , still enough buying power in this room alone to rock empires , even if no house made a profit from the couture but rather used it for a loss-leading advertisement and a mark of prestige . |
| 2 | Just as Debbie was about to wind up the window , he suddenly asked her for a lift , saying he only lived 5 minutes down the road and could she drop him on her way ? |
| 3 | She only fought him for a moment or two . |
| 4 | I only saw him for a moment , but my blood seemed to freeze . |
| 5 | I only saw her for a day or two . ’ |
| 6 | It looked tall but I only saw it for a moment . ’ |
| 7 | Blyth Tait says that the last time he won the top spot from Mary he only kept it for a week and is hoping to hang onto it for longer this time . |
| 8 | Only had it for a few months . |
| 9 | His arms he folded round her , and so held her for a moment passive ; then with a sudden sharp sigh she embraced him again , quivering , and lifted her mouth to him ravenously . |
| 10 | She had vowed to fight for Roman 's love , but how could she when he only wanted her for a stopgap while Dana was away ? |
| 11 | He would have returned it , of course , he only wanted it for a painting . |
| 12 | I only wanted it for a |
| 13 | Evaluation returns from the 1990 cohort ( 2,966 ) shows that 96% of teachers and 93% of companies reported that briefings successfully prepared them for a placement , while 89% of teachers successfully met their placement objectives . |
| 14 | ‘ But I reckon they just mistook it for a runway . |
| 15 | I just caught something for a , then put them on . |
| 16 | fourteen or I had a sixteen overhead cam Cortina engine sitting up the blokes just swapped it for a two litre cos he wanted some more go . |
| 17 | I just needed them for a purpose , and that was enough . ’ |
| 18 | I did n't think they were gon na fucking hit me for a fiver as well . |
| 19 | Just glimpsed him for a moment , not to be certain . |
| 20 | I just did it for a laugh . |
| 21 | No I just did it for a laugh cos I want , I want everyone to know the most interesting language in the world which is part of my language is n't it ? |
| 22 | He obviously still took us for a couple holidaying together , and his embarrassment at intruding took the form of ignoring my presence . |
| 23 | She did n't come , which was surprising ; she was a docile creature and particularly devoted to him because he always took her for a walk when he was at the stables . |
| 24 | He always did it for a while and then just let it ride to see what happened , but all of a sudden ( it 's amazing — I 've seen it happen several times ) he gets out of bed one morning and says , ‘ Right , I 'm going to do something about it — it 's not moving fast enough for me ’ . |
| 25 | Which was good news for START ( Skin Treatment and Research Trust ) as we also asked you for a donation to help START in their research into replacement skin for series skin problems . |
| 26 | That bloke probably took it for a ride he said . |
| 27 | Probably supported you for a bit once you were in the water . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Outlandos D'Amour ’ , the inversions that Andy was using , that really excited me for a period . |
| 29 | Yeah , oh it really knocked him for a burton , you see his , you see Clifford and him , with this boy that 's had their , their , his son that was |
| 30 | ‘ I simply forgot myself for a moment , that 's all , ’ she said stiffly . |