Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] for [art] [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 | Then to stop her crying , anything to stop that , he had to buy her the set of antique-look brass fire-irons she had set her heart on for the lounge , to give an extra touch of authenticity to the rustic stone fireplace and the imitation-log gas fire . |
| 3 | Russell said , " Before you leave , put money down for a mescal . " |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | That means we can delay putting plans in for the reservoir . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | And it would be a picture of his true warm humanity that would bring the money in for the project . |
| 9 | She waited until he had passed through the door that led to the stairs ; then she covered up the trays of now cooling toffee , put a saucer of milk down for the cat , stroked the animal 's purring head , saying the while , ‘ Now you get to work , Flotsie , and put your score up tonight , ’ then she went out , and locked the door . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ As soon as you get round the corner , put your foot down for a couple of blocks . |
| 12 | And like a well-trained dog I stuck an arm in the air and said , ‘ I 'm putting my foot down for the Telethon , how about you ? ’ |
| 13 | She stopped and put her case down for a moment to try and collect herself ; her hands were trembling uncontrollably from the weight . |
| 14 | Got a few more voices on for the tape . |
| 15 | Yeah Can I just flick the light on for a second ? |
| 16 | Once seed heads/leaves change colour remove and hang upside down for a while ensuring the tips preserve too . |
| 17 | turned our day upside down for a lark . |
| 18 | ‘ I prefer to keep our heads down for the moment . |
| 19 | Cook breast side down for a quarter of the cooking time . |
| 20 | Well it 's the wrong pattern , up side down for a start , with the other piece of |
| 21 | Sh shall I put another tape in for the rest of it ? |
| 22 | ‘ Did you hear about the Irishman who took his car in for a service ? |
| 23 | Calm and quiet , Trent picked him as the technical adviser along for the trip but without direct responsibility for the outcome . |
| 24 | And also to those innocent victims of this jape who might even have put their cars in for the test and discovered the garage is no longer the soft option it was once reputed to be ! |
| 25 | Following the first of his four goals in the 10th minute , Lyon raced on to skipper Shane Cooper 's long pass from the base of the scrum to put Kiwi Test centre Jarrod McCracken over for the opening try in the 22nd minute . |
| 26 | Towards the end of 1992 , the company was successful in securing a four year inspection services contract for the Shell Southern North Sea MMSC representing a major break through for the company in this area . |
| 27 | ‘ Clare 's seeing Sam and Josh off for a day on the speedboat . |
| 28 | Well I 've turned the one in the bedroom off for the moment cos if in the daytime if your mum 's up re resting |
| 29 | There is another spin off for the estate agent of course |
| 30 | She was refused entry at the dentist on formal hygiene regulation grounds , and luckily , oh so luckily , I 'd met an old friend in a shop opposite the dentist so he took Bella off for a walk . |