Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although there are over 20 million individual shareholders in Japan they only account for a quarter of the total shares held . |
| 2 | The B film was a Western starring Randolph Scott , and when that was over he would watch Jane Russell again , and somewhere in between he would eat his boiled egg and perhaps sleep for a while . |
| 3 | ‘ Things are starting to get much easier for the business person , although there 's still a big difference between setting up in Budapest , or Warsaw , or Prague , compared with somewhere in the country , where you may still have a long wait for a telephone connection . ’ |
| 4 | A long wait for a patient with bladder outflow obstruction for a specialist opinion is both undesirable and unacceptable . |
| 5 | Of course , it can be argued that the theoretical presumption of innocence in the West is frequently negated by the pressure , particularly in the lower courts , to ‘ plea bargain' , that is agree to plead guilty to a relatively minor charge and receive a relatively light sentence , rather than plead not guilty , endure a long wait for a trial ( possibly in custody ) and , if found guilty , receive a heavier sentence , although there always remains the chance of acquittal . |
| 6 | If you enviously yearn for a PC sound card but ca n't afford one , Guildsoft 's Icon Hear-It for Windows might be the answer . |
| 7 | But , even if the records only stand for a couple of weeks , Kapil wants two Indians on top at the same time . |
| 8 | Remember that when a probate or letters of administration constitute one of the title documents it 's unlikely in any event to be handed over , so look for a covenant for its production and if one is n't abstracted , make a requisition on the point , although you should note covenants for production are not necessary in deeds giving rise to first registration . |
| 9 | So look for a college which is accredited by CIFE or the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education ( BAC ) . |
| 10 | The beautiful blooms only last for a day or two , but there 's a continuous succession from spring to autumn . |
| 11 | ‘ Enough exercise for a month . |
| 12 | ‘ Things went through smoothly , ’ he says , ‘ But now the terms have changed and payments only continue for a year . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ These people deliberately target places where people only go for a bit of entertainment . |
| 14 | C so go for a C first unless you 're sure |
| 15 | So Dave said well let's , you know , you sit and eat , and eat , he said let's get up Christmas present , have a couple of Christmas presents , going swimming ten till twelve , perhaps go for a walk over the common or something , |
| 16 | However , if you merely ask for a repetition of the number , it still may not be clear if it is fourteen or forty . |
| 17 | This is what I meant earlier : perhaps love for a writer is the purest , the steadiest form of love . |
| 18 | To me it seems that beauty , and indeed the qualities and forms which give rise to beauty , only exist for a consciousness . |
| 19 | Surely an 11 o'clock start for a 5,500m peak was n't quite serious ? |
| 20 | They literally bleed for a living . |
| 21 | OCTOBER 20th saw the first ever ‘ Academic Mass ’ held at the Cathedral in Lancaster and the fulfilment of a life long dream for a lady in Altrincham . |
| 22 | My patience snapped and I said : ‘ Do shut up and just listen for a moment . ’ |
| 23 | Deardrie , should I give her a rocket , or just wait for a postcard ? |
| 24 | Just relax for a while . ’ |
| 25 | Next time the phone rings or there is a knock on the door , just pause for a moment instead of reacting immediately . |
| 26 | If we just pause for a moment and look at the A C C digest that the papers see . |
| 27 | If they really did n't care , why not just opt for a serge skirt or Crimplene slacks on special offer from the back of the Radio Times ? |
| 28 | Just ask for a fiver . |
| 29 | You can apply for a card with a spending limit of £250 at any time while you 're a student — just ask for a copy of the leaflet ‘ Whilst you are there — Midland Access ’ at any of our branches . |
| 30 | Just go for a pint int the Leigh Arms . |