Example sentences of "[adv] for a [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they became confident , she moved them into faster and more daring exhibitions , inciting them to dive skilfully for a titbit or a ‘ lure ’ . |
| 2 | They staggered on for a year or two after that , but Tesco 's had a big , big change of policy they were no longer high and kick them out cheap , they decided to promote a quality in which stamps did not go for and erm |
| 3 | Then he walked heavily on for a pace or two until his tracks merged with the cart-way , then he turned back along the ruts to the stream and did the same thing again , more lightly this time . |
| 4 | erm there are times , perhaps , when one feels this is a little bit dull and wants to skip on for a page or two , but I suspect that that is the case with most novels that one would want to read nowadays . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's sly enough for a Quaker or that newfangled Methody . |
| 6 | The only other low-cost option is to take a colour photograph of the screen and whilst this might suffice for business charts it certainly wo n't be accurate enough for a designer or architect . |
| 7 | It is like those cases where women were , perhaps are , discriminated against because they were not ‘ strong ’ enough for a job or part of a job ; but most people would prefer for such a task a strapping wench to a seven-stone male weakling , who gets the sand kicked into his eyes by the beach bully , courtesy of the Charles Atlas advert . |
| 8 | ‘ At the most , they are confined only for a century or two . |
| 9 | Aunt knew her at school ; Aunt went to a posh boarding-school — only for a year or two — and she likes you to know it . |
| 10 | Cover the treatment bath to prevent the fish jumping out , even if the bath is only for a minute or two . |
| 11 | I 'd met Laura 's husband only for a minute or two , but he seemed like a regular guy . |
| 12 | I was frightened , of course , but only for a second or two . |
| 13 | At first , he was infinitely gentle and loving , his fingers moving over her body in an exploratory , almost hesitant manner , lightly caressing her , lingering only for a moment or two on her face or breasts before moving onwards again to touch her skin , most delicately and teasingly . |
| 14 | A gust of wind caught it and it slid towards the ground , but only for a moment or so . |
| 15 | He returned home only for a week or so each month and spent most of his time in his bathroom , which contained a colour television , telephones and a fully stocked cocktail bar . |
| 16 | It 's only for a week or so . ’ |
| 17 | She regarded him thoughtfully for a moment or two . |
| 18 | She stared thoughtfully for a moment or two . |
| 19 | If you are turned down for a grant or loan or you are unhappy with the amount given , there is no right of appeal to an independent tribunal as there used to be . |
| 20 | Ask if you can come down for a day or two . |
| 21 | This is especially applicable for those that are not yet ready to drink and therefore need to be laid down for a year or more . |
| 22 | ‘ We will let the new legislation settle down for a year or so first , ’ he said . |
| 23 | You either sit down for a meal or get ready for bed and the phone goes . ’ |
| 24 | In some instances members may wish to offer employment , perhaps for a month or two , at an agreed wage . |
| 25 | Another kind of formal link between sentences is the substitution of words like do or so for a word or group of words which have appeared in an earlier sentence . |
| 26 | Was I in for a shock or what ? |
| 27 | Every Thursday is given over to a drop-in day , which is open to the previous year 's group to come back or to any girl on home-teaching , and sometimes girls from three or four years back may also drop in for a chat or advice . |
| 28 | That 's why we 'll keep her in for a week or so , for tests , but our consultant is very pleased with her — and very optimistic . |
| 29 | Do I get invited in for a coffee or what ? ’ |
| 30 | The successful receptionist models could be used to devise special training to enable CAB receptionists to ascertain the depth of a problem ; they could serve the dual function of assessing which clients have just come in for a form or a local address and they could make appointments for others in person or by telephone and smooth the queue . |