Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Josie glanced at the old folding travel alarm that she kept open on the makeup table , and said , ‘ I have to go somewhere for a minute . |
| 2 | In this he argued powerfully for a revival of social citizenship and the ‘ developmental state ’ . |
| 3 | It goes on for a minute . |
| 4 | The Parks tournament at Calderstones Park , which starts on July 19 and goes on for a week , will have the added bonus of the Dunlop tennis roadshow , with Castle and other leading coaches topping the bill . |
| 5 | The Gaijin rode on for a moment . |
| 6 | If Sir Geoffrey were to ask you to carry on for a bit longer , would you be willing to do so ? " |
| 7 | After Hercule died , it was suggested that Isabelle should stay on for a while — assist with the children . |
| 8 | Yeah it wo n't I mean , that wo n't stay on for an hour I mean I 've literally had a hot bath put the water on , you know , af it goes off at nine o'clock in the morning put that radiator , put that button on to reset the hot water for five minutes it 's bo boilers lit up ten minutes and then it 's gone off |
| 9 | Yes if she 's coming out you mean you do n't , you do n't have to do it all tonight she wan might want to be talking about erm her grading a lot so you ca n't expect her to do any work until she 's got that out of her system she might want to go on for an hour or so . |
| 10 | At first it was like leaning into a thick , inert sponge , and that seemed to go on for an age . |
| 11 | Sit down for a minute . |
| 12 | Right , just sit down for a minute and let's , Michael read his first . |
| 13 | ‘ Come and sit down for a minute while the lasagne finishes cooking . ’ |
| 14 | Sit down for a minute , he 's gon na be a minute . |
| 15 | No sorry it 's mummy 's fault , she pulled the wrong one , that 's it , good girl , I 'll er brush your hair in a minute , get all your knots out , right , sit down for a minute , well turn round , there |
| 16 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 17 | Here — ’ he shoved some gear off the wooden slats of the cockpit , ‘ sit down for a bit . ’ |
| 18 | You either sit down for a meal or get ready for bed and the phone goes . ’ |
| 19 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 20 | ‘ Should n't think so for a minute , knowing him . ’ |
| 21 | I should n't think so for a minute darling . |
| 22 | ‘ I should n't think so for a moment , ’ said Rufus , whose speech grew more precise when he was drunk . |
| 23 | ‘ I should n't think so for a moment . ’ |
| 24 | Dosh — I was pretty sure it was Dosh — and I danced some and she finished off the Kümmel , which meant we then had to sit down for a while near the window , where some scatter cushions had been laid . |
| 25 | so we had to sit down for a while . |
| 26 | Born in Cuba to a German-Jewish father and a black mother — ‘ I was sort of kosher , but swinging ’ — he cut sugar-cane in his youth before joining his father , a ship 's steward , on his travels , only to be accidentally left behind on Crete at 12 : ‘ I had to sit down for a minute — almost cried . ’ |
| 27 | You have to sit down for a minute — |
| 28 | I needed to sit down for a minute . |
| 29 | Because when you do run across the road , you get to the other side , and you 're thinking , good gracious , that was a close shave , I 'll have to sit down for a minute , I think I 'll have a cup of coffee or something . |
| 30 | It may also be useful in case the patient becomes unexpectedly tired , and needs to sit down for a moment . |