Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [noun prp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wanted a light for my fag — I 'd run out of matches — so I opened the door of the box and just asked Charlie for a light . |
| 2 | Even though Stevens still needed Dean for a couple more shots , the young punk put his foot down and tore along Highway 66 at 85 miles an hour , heading for a sports car race at Salinas . |
| 3 | I did n't it has to be said win the pools last year as I always put Leeds for a win and Scum for a loss . |
| 4 | She spotted a sweater she once gave Edward for a birthday , and various throw-outs of her own . |
| 5 | Gambian officials also blamed Senegal for a week of electricity failures in the capital Banjul , power returning to normal on Dec. 3 after supplies of gas and oil were guaranteed from Senegal . |
| 6 | White , aged 49 , was cleared of all charges in 1984 and later left Britain for a villa in Marbella , where he still lives . |
| 7 | He then hit Snell for a fifth straight six and a 12th four before being deceived by Kuiper 's slower ball , which he skied to extra . |
| 8 | Less sensitive than the nurses , he evidently took Richard for a quarrelsome garage proprietor . |
| 9 | I certainly never figured Tod/John for a life of crime . |
| 10 | Former Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Arthit Kamlang-Ek was also released from detention on March 9 and he too left Thailand for a " holiday " , on March 16 . |