Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't think I 'd be able to keep my sanity or my family if it happened again , but there was no way I was going to let him make me sign for a loan I did n't want . |
| 2 | If they only want me to stay for a year then I 'm entitled to do what I want under freedom of contract . |
| 3 | Do you , suggest you go for a meal as well ? |
| 4 | Management at the Redworth Hall hotel and country club near Darlington say they set for a record breaking year by using an aggressive marketing campaign . |
| 5 | ‘ I expect he went for a walk after . |
| 6 | I want us to think for a moment about the rights and needs of all those millions of children who do not go to school , who are invisible because very often development programmes tend to ignore er their needs . |
| 7 | ‘ Ca n't think of anywhere myself , let me think for a minute . |
| 8 | ‘ Let me think for a while . ’ |
| 9 | " Let her loose for a minute , will you ? " |
| 10 | I let him cry for a bit and then went over to him and squatted down beside him and put my hand over his shoulders . |
| 11 | Spread out the seaweed into the shape in which it is to be pressed while still in the water , then slowly lift it out of the basin , keeping it flat , let it drip for a while and then place it on a waterproof surface . |
| 12 | Remove the vanilla pod , skim the jam , and let it cool for a few minutes before turning it into small jars . |
| 13 | For an ice cream cake , buy a large pack of vanilla flavour and let it warm for a little while until it can be moulded into a circle , and then refreeze it . |
| 14 | To the buttery juices in the pan add the brandy and let it sizzle for a few seconds . |
| 15 | Producing this amount of new growth also means adequate moisture below : when weather is dry , remember the thirsty ramblers ; lay the hose out and let it dribble for a few hours . |
| 16 | Let us assume for a moment that we could indeed fire her : should we ? |
| 17 | Let us pause for a moment over ‘ I want everyone to look at me ’ . |
| 18 | Now let us pause for a moment to think about two landmarks in Mrs O 's progress . |
| 19 | There is more bad news to come , but let us pause for a moment to take heart . |
| 20 | " Let us go for a drive . |
| 21 | Let us go for a moment to the Acropolis at Athens , a well-spread group of different buildings , all of the fifth century BC . |
| 22 | Let us think for a few moments of the wonderful achievements of the human race — the towns that have been built , the works of art that have been produced — the books , plays , films , pictures , music … the progress that has been made in science and technology . |
| 23 | Let us think for a moment about some of those who have been left behind . |
| 24 | Before addressing those questions directly , let us return for a moment to the so-called ‘ Turing test ’ ( Turing 1950 ) mentioned earlier . |
| 25 | Let us return for a moment to the question of prognosis : what can be the outcome for modern societies of the phenomenon which we have been discussing ? |
| 26 | Let us suppose for a moment that the over-representation of Free Presbyterians ( and other evangelicals ) exists because even those members who are not evangelicals wish it . |
| 27 | Let us consider for a moment how one of Rowlandson 's plates for this work would be produced . |
| 28 | And now let us consider for a minute what we mean by Child Art , and what difference there is between child and adult forms of expression . |
| 29 | To understand why this is so let us recapitulate for a moment . |
| 30 | Let us look for a moment at the ozone shield . |