Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [noun sg] for a " in BNC.

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1 He pores over a map while I collect wood for a fire and Nathan digs out a seat for us all .
2 It 's faster , harder and , if you lose concentration for a second , you 've had it .
3 Whether you want inspiration for a light lunch or an impressive supper , we can provide it .
4 Derby double five double seven four five if you want wood for a bonfire in the Derby area .
5 If you want money for a specific purchase , you are more likely to be offered a personal loan .
6 It may be that you receive praise for a piece of work well done , and suddenly you feel that you made the right decision to leave the family home and strike out on your own .
7 Even so , I have noticed that the feeding pattern still follows the usual course in that you catch barbel for a spell ( maybe only one or two fish ) then nothing for a spell , and so on .
8 so , yeah , yeah I mean if you have flu for a week or something , you know everything
9 There is a much smaller choice of sizes if you want a lean-to garage , and generally only single garages are available , on the very reasonable grounds that if you have space for a double garage you have room for a detached one !
10 There is a much smaller choice of sizes if you want a lean-to garage , and generally only single garages are available , on the very reasonable grounds that if you have space for a double garage you have room for a detached one !
11 So , if you have room for a large tank why not give them a try ?
12 Wherever you go in Cyprus , it is almost impossible to visit the shops or market without being told : ‘ Relax , what 's the hurry anyway , surely you have time for a coffee ! ’
13 Fatigue makes us bad shoppers , you need stamina for a place like this .
14 We have talking for a long time about how the company might change structurally , and many of Alan Gordon Walker 's proposals would have left me with a job that I did n't want to do , ’ she said .
15 But guilt is also within us — it is our feeling , realistic or not , that we have responsibility for a specific or amorphous offence against humanity or God .
16 Bouvard and Pécuchet , during their investigations into literature , find that they lose respect for an author when he strays into error .
17 Readers will work hard at a text if they need to know something about their favourite football player or team , if they want to know about their favourite singer or group , if they want information for a project that really interests them , or if they need information a make something or improve their performance in some way .
18 They provide evidence for an accuracy order in performance .
19 With various delicate transitions that left me sighing in assent , the film now turned into a gentle parodic love story , the girl civilizing Spunk — teaching him how to dress , eat , speak — and Spunk decivilizing her : teaching her to kick the booze , the pick-ups , the self-destruction , the money ( they go primitive for a while , after Spunk has an urban breakdown .
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