Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv prt] for [art] [noun] " 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 | Then to stop her crying , anything to stop that , he had to buy her the set of antique-look brass fire-irons she had set her heart on for the lounge , to give an extra touch of authenticity to the rustic stone fireplace and the imitation-log gas fire . |
| 3 | Russell said , " Before you leave , put money down for a mescal . " |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | And it would be a picture of his true warm humanity that would bring the money in for the project . |
| 8 | She waited until he had passed through the door that led to the stairs ; then she covered up the trays of now cooling toffee , put a saucer of milk down for the cat , stroked the animal 's purring head , saying the while , ‘ Now you get to work , Flotsie , and put your score up tonight , ’ then she went out , and locked the door . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ As soon as you get round the corner , put your foot down for a couple of blocks . |
| 11 | And like a well-trained dog I stuck an arm in the air and said , ‘ I 'm putting my foot down for the Telethon , how about you ? ’ |
| 12 | She stopped and put her case down for a moment to try and collect herself ; her hands were trembling uncontrollably from the weight . |
| 13 | Yeah Can I just flick the light on for a second ? |
| 14 | Once seed heads/leaves change colour remove and hang upside down for a while ensuring the tips preserve too . |
| 15 | turned our day upside down for a lark . |
| 16 | I 've done all enquiries about putting the advert in for the temps . |
| 17 | Cook breast side down for a quarter of the cooking time . |
| 18 | Well it 's the wrong pattern , up side down for a start , with the other piece of |
| 19 | Sh shall I put another tape in for the rest of it ? |
| 20 | ‘ Did you hear about the Irishman who took his car in for a service ? |
| 21 | Calm and quiet , Trent picked him as the technical adviser along for the trip but without direct responsibility for the outcome . |
| 22 | Towards the end of 1992 , the company was successful in securing a four year inspection services contract for the Shell Southern North Sea MMSC representing a major break through for the company in this area . |
| 23 | Well I 've turned the one in the bedroom off for the moment cos if in the daytime if your mum 's up re resting |
| 24 | There is another spin off for the estate agent of course |
| 25 | Erm but I do feel that there is likely to be some positive spin off for the factories . |
| 26 | The reasons towards this sh erm the reason why that you had the rise in er absolute egalitarianism was that the Communist Party thought that they 'd be able to keep the speed up for the process of land reform . |
| 27 | Well no you 'd be amazed what they do , if you leave Blu Blu- tac up for a while how it actually takes |
| 28 | In the North the seasonally adjusted figure fell by more than 3,000 as the region started to gear up for the tourist season . |
| 29 | ‘ I know how you must feel but I had to be sure you were n't another journalist out for a story . ’ |
| 30 | In contrast Stanley 's usually made the inspired calculations of a good invitation side out for a scoring spree . |