Example sentences of "[adv] for some [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could go on for some time sir , but I will now proceed to the technical planning matters . |
| 2 | But it 's all so ironic — if my little tinkering with her inhaler had n't led to her death nobody would have known that Doreen guessed — that I 'd been helping myself to the firm 's cash now and then — only piffling amounts over the years I 'd been with them , a few thousand here and there , just enough for some designer clothes and jewellery . |
| 3 | ‘ I thought of going out for some choc bars , ’ he would say , adding sotto voce as his daughter ran for her anorak , ‘ and I thought we might drop off at the gym/piano teacher's/library on the way … ’ |
| 4 | If you 've neglected your legs during the winter and are planning to get them out for some spring sunshine then check out the new Stripwax from Jolen , £3.95 for 36 strips . |
| 5 | The diagrams have explanations underneath for some sailing terminology . |
| 6 | I wrote to him some years ago for some gardening advice , and had a very nice and helpful letter back . |
| 7 | ‘ I came up here for some headache tablets , ’ she continued matter-of-factly . |
| 8 | There is n't any hard building stone hereabouts , so they used clunch for most domestic building and even for some church interiors . |
| 9 | Even for some government cars , diesel is only available on the black market . |
| 10 | We had the road up there for some sewer connections and he said that our hazard warning lamps were out . |
| 11 | How many times had Kate snuck into a school hall , late for some school event , her male driver beside her cringing with embarrassment at the childish antics on stage . |
| 12 | The important point is that it should be used at a time when for some reason pressure is to be taken off members of the class — putting them in what is virtually a ‘ spectator ’ role can give them time to recover from what had perhaps been inadequate non-projected work . |
| 13 | After the long drive they were understandably tired , yet for some reason Stirling failed to post sentries . |