Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] for one [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And told me of the fraternising between British and German troops on Christmas day in the trenches , and I could n't understand at first how you could shoot at someone all week , then make friends with them for one day , knowing you would try and kill each other again the next . |
| 2 | One man was lost in the Mexican desert for eight days , having had only enough water with him for one day . |
| 3 | I do know that I 'm not going to put up with it for one minute longer , though . |
| 4 | So tomorrow at two o'clock Miss Trunchbull will be taking over from me for one lesson . |
| 5 | I 'd had enough middle-aged men slobbering all over me for one day . |
| 6 | If he 'd had his hands on her for one minute , he could have given her something to remember him by ; if only he 'd spat a single obscenity into her ear before running off , it would have been something . |
| 7 | Black-leaved ilexes grew in the churchyard and a brassy laburnum had flowers on it for one week out of the year . |
| 8 | Take your eyes off it for one second and … something frightful might happen . |
| 9 | I mean we all live in a society where people wear clothes and we 'd probably feel a bit ashamed if we did n't have to wear any , but if you grew up in a society where nobody wears clothes , you would n't , would n't bother about it for one moment . |
| 10 | Mr McEd was acting pretty cagey about it for one thing and , when pressed , would only come up with the reassuring phrases : ‘ Every cloud has a silver lining Ed … ’ or ‘ Do n't worry son , you father 's not such an old fool as he looks … |