Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [v-ing] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Give the board a good jolt and the l.e.d. should stop flashing for another minute . |
| 2 | You might go hoping for some insight into the goat-hair experiences of Professor Peters or Evans-Pritchard , but , after the initial polite questions , you are asked if you have heard the news from Iran . |
| 3 | No matter about the slump in the property market , nor that there does n't seem to be any money about : they 'll come running for these . |
| 4 | ‘ After that I suppose I 'll start training for another marathon , but I 've never been good at looking to the future . |
| 5 | ‘ Emily ’ she says , ‘ do n't you think you could stop talking for half an hour ? |
| 6 | I welcome also the introduction of annual written reports , which I hope will contain grading for each child . |
| 7 | Recovery takes about a month but bouts of fever and liverishness can keep returning for some while . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll call for you after lunch , and we can go shopping for all the things I thought you 'd like to choose for yourself . ’ |
| 9 | And a , that postal road , you can go walking for this . |