Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if you leave a light bulb on for a year , it 'll cost you more than leaving the fan heater on for an hour . |
| 2 | Russell said , " Before you leave , put money down for a mescal . " |
| 3 | It 's not no y you using a you put a boiler in for a purpose , is to heat your water up in n it ? |
| 4 | You put your guitar down for a second , and just as you turn away there 's a horrible discordant ker-draanngg ! , accompanied , if you 're unlucky , by the even more expensive noise of your headstock suddenly leaving the band to embark on a solo career . |
| 5 | Just take an odd sock , put your hand inside and pull the toe in for a mouth , stick paper shapes on for eyes and nose . |
| 6 | Indeed , there is little point in paying out good money from hard-earned income merely for a name . |
| 7 | For sure , Disneyhood wo n't be challenging Swans in the heavyweight ring just yet , but they frequently flourish a muscular grip on proceedings , ultimately putting their collective foot down for a finale of ‘ Sight Return ’ , intimidating in its volume and velocity . |
| 8 | ‘ As soon as you get round the corner , put your foot down for a couple of blocks . |
| 9 | She stopped and put her case down for a moment to try and collect herself ; her hands were trembling uncontrollably from the weight . |
| 10 | Yeah Can I just flick the light on for a second ? |
| 11 | Once seed heads/leaves change colour remove and hang upside down for a while ensuring the tips preserve too . |
| 12 | turned our day upside down for a lark . |
| 13 | Fortunately the old recipes are very much alive — much of the food photographed in the book was made by Sheila 's relatives in their own homes especially for a photo-session last August in Philadelphia . |
| 14 | Cook breast side down for a quarter of the cooking time . |
| 15 | Well it 's the wrong pattern , up side down for a start , with the other piece of |
| 16 | She had hoped , as women do , that living together for a time would break down his coldness . |
| 17 | ‘ Did you hear about the Irishman who took his car in for a service ? |
| 18 | It was a triumph that also set up the Kiwis nicely for a surprise win over the seventh-seeded Italians . |
| 19 | Helen pressed her lips together for a moment then said quietly , ‘ My place is with Tony , Mother , ’ and left as soon as she could . |
| 20 | After the two cross-examinations , lasting perhaps ten or fifteen minutes in all , the two counsel put their heads together for a minute , and then one of them addresses the rest of the gathering , who have acted as jury , and submits that the alibi has been broken down because of this and that discrepancy . |
| 21 | Small enough for a coach party to whip through in half an hour , but good enough to occupy the more patient visitor for an afternoon or more , the princely town house stands beside a broad pond in the heart of the city . |
| 22 | If a frost-free greenhouse or shed is not available , place them on trays indoors for a week , then pack them in peat or vermiculite , or surround them with screwed-up newspaper . |
| 23 | you know , and erm , our Kim , er , she , she goes to bloody extreme then , she 's picked a wardrobe , one wardrobe and a set of drawers , should of been a thousand pound and that bloke at Aston where she got her bed from , which she paid twelve hundred pound just for a bedhead |
| 24 | And er , I know they want over a hundred pound just for a caravan for a week do n't they ? |
| 25 | However there are many guides who run trips normally for a maximum of six people . |
| 26 | There was a certain reserve in Josie 's eyes that said Yeah , okay , let's leave the dead-walking issue to one side just for a moment . |
| 27 | Do n't just brew the tea just for a moment love , I 've got the pudding to put out . |
| 28 | They 'll give lots of pleasure indoors for a week or two , and can then be left to their own devices outdoors for the rest of the year ; getting dried out in summer is a positive help . |
| 29 | LONDON Monarchs travel to Barcelona Dragons tonight for a rematch of the first World Bowl , writes Christopher Davies . |
| 30 | ‘ Clare 's seeing Sam and Josh off for a day on the speedboat . |