Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv prt] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if you leave a light bulb on for a year , it 'll cost you more than leaving the fan heater on for an hour . |
| 2 | Russell said , " Before you leave , put money down for a mescal . " |
| 3 | It 's not no y you using a you put a boiler in for a purpose , is to heat your water up in n it ? |
| 4 | You put your guitar down for a second , and just as you turn away there 's a horrible discordant ker-draanngg ! , accompanied , if you 're unlucky , by the even more expensive noise of your headstock suddenly leaving the band to embark on a solo career . |
| 5 | Just take an odd sock , put your hand inside and pull the toe in for a mouth , stick paper shapes on for eyes and nose . |
| 6 | For sure , Disneyhood wo n't be challenging Swans in the heavyweight ring just yet , but they frequently flourish a muscular grip on proceedings , ultimately putting their collective foot down for a finale of ‘ Sight Return ’ , intimidating in its volume and velocity . |
| 7 | ‘ As soon as you get round the corner , put your foot down for a couple of blocks . |
| 8 | She stopped and put her case down for a moment to try and collect herself ; her hands were trembling uncontrollably from the weight . |
| 9 | Yeah Can I just flick the light on for a second ? |
| 10 | Once seed heads/leaves change colour remove and hang upside down for a while ensuring the tips preserve too . |
| 11 | turned our day upside down for a lark . |
| 12 | Cook breast side down for a quarter of the cooking time . |
| 13 | Well it 's the wrong pattern , up side down for a start , with the other piece of |
| 14 | ‘ Did you hear about the Irishman who took his car in for a service ? |
| 15 | Well no you 'd be amazed what they do , if you leave Blu Blu- tac up for a while how it actually takes |
| 16 | ‘ I know how you must feel but I had to be sure you were n't another journalist out for a story . ’ |
| 17 | In contrast Stanley 's usually made the inspired calculations of a good invitation side out for a scoring spree . |
| 18 | It 's it is a nationwide survey on spoken English erm there 's a somebody approached me today and said would I carry a tape around for a week and record people talking . |
| 19 | I believe the Colonel now thought things so pacified that it was safe and expedient to bring his oldest child out for a vacation . |
| 20 | Get off and milk it hooray go on pop in for a pint , wife wo n't mind go on pop in for a pint , wife wo n't mind , hooray |
| 21 | Get off and milk it hooray go on pop in for a pint , wife wo n't mind go on pop in for a pint , wife wo n't mind , hooray |
| 22 | I have n't had an evening in for a week now . |
| 23 | Should we have her podiatrist in for a look ? ’ |
| 24 | Cos if you take your eye off for a second , bang somebody 's there ! |
| 25 | Geoff Cox and professional Accountant , avid Practical PC reader and long time Dataease user John Brown team up for a look at Dataease 4.5 the latest version of the popular Dataease Database . |
| 26 | Tt now if we just take that , that latter point up for a minute we can |
| 27 | I felt a thump on my back and an instant later found myself propelled along the winding lane at close to racing speed , courtesy of Steve , fourth member of the Peugeot team out for a training run . |
| 28 | Birdwatchers should keep an eye out for a variety of birds including capercaillies , crested tits and crossbills . |
| 29 | I was whistling a medley of Ellingtonia and keeping an eye out for a transport café for breakfast and feeling fairly pleased with myself . |
| 30 | Even so , many an intrepid user carted one from pillar to post while keeping an eye out for a mains socket . |