Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean obviously for thirty |
| 2 | I lay there for many hours , but at last I fell asleep , and in my small , helpless boat , dreamed of home and the Admiral Benbow . |
| 3 | And we pre-process the data as I say commonly for all the neurons before we present it to our three neurons . |
| 4 | There 's nothing that I want though for spare , cos I 've probably got it |
| 5 | It turns on to its side and as I cling on for dear life I hear a startled cry from Nathan . |
| 6 | So I put in for that and I got that . |
| 7 | So anyway I put in for this job and and there were people who who ought to have got it before me , er for instance er there was a councillor at er at , Tom , did you know Tom ? |
| 8 | ‘ But I hope not for two weeks — and then with any luck not on a Friday , or I may have to ask Doctor Masters to deputise for me . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It 's what I hang around for all day , ’ said the poet , ‘ when your mother is doing something useful . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I know not for sure . |
| 11 | I slow down for some cows and greet many people but I do n't usually have to stop now , even for elders . |
| 12 | I reckon just for this it 'll cost you about eighteen quid . |
| 13 | erm I mean as I said before , I do n't have relatives out in the Gulf , but I feel immensely for these men that are out there , men and women , and also for the news reporters , I mean nobody 's actually said what an awful job it must be for these news reporters and sort of camera crews that are actually erm doing this sort of wonderful job of bringing us back here all this information . |
| 14 | We shall see whether I 've learnt enough when I go up for those exams . |
| 15 | and then if I , I go out for another one , that means two evening evenings back |
| 16 | send you these things , I go in for all the competitions and I never put a stamp on the envelope unless I 'm ordering something |
| 17 | He mumbles when I go in for specific points , he puts an accent on , but I think he 's trying to tell me Hess is dead . |
| 18 | Now that is the size of vans that I use now for light removals . |
| 19 | I do not for one minute believe that we shall hand over everything that this country has ever stood for in terms of its independence . |
| 20 | A letter dated March 2nd already betrays some misgiving through its protestation : ‘ I do n't for one minute doubt about the fall of Verdun . ’ |
| 21 | In each case , I do so for both the tutors and the learners , even though their needs do not really differ so much . |
| 22 | I think so for two reasons , because erm what was it that one planner said , that planning is the art of which geography is the science . |
| 23 | Oh yes , I think so for that , and , so then we 've got ta bank our work sheets |
| 24 | yesterday I have n't for four for five years . |
| 25 | I 've already told him I 'm gon na get my arse kicked cos I have n't for eight you see . |
| 26 | Not that I am old or likely to fall , not that I have ever for one moment been unsteady on my feet . |
| 27 | I can promise you , however , that if you walk around for three weeks with a chest pain , fearing a heart attack at the age of 43 , and you are told you have a hiatus hernia you feel a great relief . |
| 28 | Now you listen out for these , for these videos , you can win a choice of these videos . |
| 29 | you listen out for any hidden meanings ; |
| 30 | If you look around for some field that has yet to be used in a crime story and then insist on using it when it has not filled you with enthusiasm , your book will be leaden . |