Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] for an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | so you 've turned your kilow three kilowatt heater on for an hour and I 'm gon na charge you , le let's say , thirty pence . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Amaranth had no wish to be caught napping in the lounge of the Grand Hotel ; how much better to return to ‘ Mon Repos ’ and put her feet up for an hour or so . |
| 4 | One of the colleges he listed invited Katrina up for an interview and she seemed to like it there . |
| 5 | But ‘ the social worker put her name down for an EMI bed — eventually her name came to the top of the waiting list , and the social worker put her in . |
| 6 | Leave the lights off for an hour or so after you have added the fish to the tank , to give them a chance to settle . |
| 7 | He said OK rewrite them , so I held things up for an hour and at the end of it he said he was n't convinced . |
| 8 | One afternoon at the beginning of July , when the pub was closed for a few hours , she suggested they might take little Lil out for an airing . |
| 9 | Below Harry Dodson taking gardenia and stephanotis out for an airing , backed by a hedge of oldfashioned sweet peas |
| 10 | It 's suggested that you should linger on the great avenues and squares in the morning and afternoon , to see the swarms of officials and experts who administer the universe hurrying to and from their offices ; or sit a while in the shady walks of the various public gardens , and watch these same officials ' wives proudly taking the baby out for an airing . |
| 11 | A defence lawyer said : ‘ It is apparent she was asked to go along to give the appearance of a young man and woman out for an evenings drive . |
| 12 | Bet it 's blasting cold air out for an hour ! |
| 13 | We only need our heating on for an hour . |
| 14 | And she would like me to go , book in for an appointment . |
| 15 | Usually , he took a walk in the evenings , going down Kennington Park Road as far as the Oval , and dropping into a pub on the way back for an ale and a chat with any friends or acquaintances he found there . |