Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | William lived on for a further 16 years after that , into the reign of George V and the First World War . |
| 2 | The man counts the money and they argue for a while , Tod saying nine hundred , the man saying seven , then the man saying six while Tod holds out for a thou , and so on . |
| 3 | And being married to David made up for a great many afternoon teas and Women 's Institute meetings . |
| 4 | No answer , then Spencer passed out for a few seconds , only to wake to the pungent smell of burning and the sharp realisation that he must now get out of the thing . |
| 5 | He could remember what a flurry Martha Pritchett used to get into when Lady Debrace stopped in for a cup of tea , and how afterwards she would tell them proudly how her ladyship had sat down and chatted as if she were no grander than Nurse Wilks ! |
| 6 | Rex moved in for a cuddle . |
| 7 | A LAWYER acting for Mrs Winnie Mandela appealed yesterday for an end to press speculation about her marriage to Mr Nelson Mandela as further reports surfaced alleging links with yet another township murder . |
| 8 | In the 68th minute the huge Musselburgh contingent in the crowd went wild when McMillan broke up the blindside and sent winger Craig Ramsey racing in for a try to put his side 14-10 up . |
| 9 | For instance , I have today recorded a radio interview in Welsh stressing the need to have an application for quarrying on the Carmel Woods SSSI called in for a public inquiry . |
| 10 | ‘ A call I should like , ’ said Dorothy , with some emphasis , ‘ but Ray seems to be inviting himself and Kathleen to stay here for a night or two . ’ |
| 11 | But Dzagnidze then followed his own kick for a try in the corner , and Mironov swept through for a try that Dzagnidze converted . |
| 12 | Visitors Cholmondeley held out for a draw on 130 for seven . |
| 13 | Ms or Mr Trim wakes up for an early morning drink , has tea or coffee with either no milk or skimmed milk and definitely no sugar . |
| 14 | Jake checked only for an instant . |
| 15 | Will you and Jane wait there for a while until I 'm respectable again ? ’ |
| 16 | Fergus drove on for a while . |
| 17 | John Hawker powered through for a try . |
| 18 | Both had in May called publicly for a return to a multiparty system . |
| 19 | Stowing her bag by her feet , Loretta settled down for an hour 's read . |
| 20 | Mr Yeltsin secured the required number of votes in his third attempt in four days , just as President Gorbachov flew off for a visit to Canada prior to his summit with President Bush in America . |
| 21 | Ruth looked round for a clock , but there was no clock in the room . |
| 22 | Kim Barnes went along for a preview . |
| 23 | Katherine sat silently for a long moment , her eyes growing perceptibly wider , the colour draining from her cheeks . |
| 24 | Fergus stood there for a moment . |
| 25 | When they split up , Tree stayed away for a year , but reemerged to send Bailey a telegram when he married Marie Helvin . |
| 26 | Bordon came out for the second half in determined mood and soon Wilson made up for a number of misses by flicking in the third goal . |
| 27 | The Gaijin rode on for a moment . |
| 28 | Plymouth looked to be cruising to victory when striker Dwight Marshall made up for an early miss with two goals in three minutes in the first half of this tie . |
| 29 | ZOOLOGIST Terry Walton stopped off for a few days in India in 1967 . |
| 30 | Judi Goodwin drops in for a mince pie and soaks up the atmosphere of this warm , family home . |