Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Just go and lose yerself for a week , son . |
| 2 | When will the right hon. Gentleman give that consistency and leadership to the police and back them for a change ? |
| 3 | Simmer them for an hour . |
| 4 | " We sell them for a penny each , " Miss Poraway explained . |
| 5 | But these are not just shoelaces — use them to be different ; plait , twist , braid or cord them for a variety of looks and purposes , from bracelets , necklaces , hair bands , bag cords or to brighten up a pair of trainers . |
| 6 | All the perennials are bought in containers and I grow them for a year in their pots to see how they cope with the conditions , then I plant them out in the garden . " |
| 7 | In James Callaghan 's famous speech at Ruskin College , Oxford , in October 1976 , from which the Great Debate emerged , he spoke of a school curriculum which would aim ‘ to equip children … for a lively , constructive place in society , and also fit them for a job of work ’ . |
| 8 | But I do n't think in gender terms at all when I interview someone for a job . |
| 9 | I want you for an angel ! |
| 10 | ‘ Swap one for a cheese and pickle ? ’ |
| 11 | " If you want 'un for a husband , now 's the time to stake your claim . " |
| 12 | We want him for a month on loan to give him a proper chance . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Forget her for a minute if you can , ’ snarled Marc . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , skip it for a bit ! |
| 15 | ‘ I never forget it for a minute , ’ said Gabriel . |
| 16 | We gave our permission that the women should gather up the dead and give them burial according to the fashion of this people — ‘ t is said they strip the flesh and griddle it for a delicacy beforetimes , but I for one do not give this credence . |
| 17 | Not to say , ‘ I ca n't do it or I ca n't remember it ’ , but stop it for a bit and then go back to it , and then you 'll find you 've got it . |
| 18 | Think yourself into it and hold it for a while . |
| 19 | The Scots word ‘ gillie ’ , referring to a stable-boy whose job it is to settle a pony and hold it for a child to ride , is derived from the fey and solitary ghillie dhu . |
| 20 | ‘ You ca n't just rent a villa or a flat overlooking the Med and install yourself for a peppercorn rent like people used to . |
| 21 | ‘ When you telephone us for a quote , we will assign a member of staff to you , whom you can contact whenever you need to , without fear of being charged extra in costs , as some solicitors are wont to do every time you telephone them . |
| 22 | Yeah I mean she for a bit she was the party was n't she ? |
| 23 | There 's a man and a woman sitting at a table by the window , and I watch them for a bit . |
| 24 | I watch them for a bit , but they do n't win nothing . |
| 25 | I watch them for a bit . |
| 26 | So watch them for a while and then he started dancing with them and he dance them all night and he just get in his hand . |
| 27 | Or , it would build 21 district hospitals and run them for a year . |
| 28 | Now when your audience tells you a day you add one for a Thursday , two for a Friday , and three for a Saturday . |
| 29 | Little mini and run it for a year , run the engine ru non stop for a year and it 's going to use quite a few gallons . |
| 30 | The smoke sort of hangs in blue layers above the bed and I watch it for a bit . |