Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sit down for a minute . |
| 2 | Right , just sit down for a minute and let's , Michael read his first . |
| 3 | ‘ Come and sit down for a minute while the lasagne finishes cooking . ’ |
| 4 | Sit down for a minute , he 's gon na be a minute . |
| 5 | No sorry it 's mummy 's fault , she pulled the wrong one , that 's it , good girl , I 'll er brush your hair in a minute , get all your knots out , right , sit down for a minute , well turn round , there |
| 6 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 7 | Here — ’ he shoved some gear off the wooden slats of the cockpit , ‘ sit down for a bit . ’ |
| 8 | You either sit down for a meal or get ready for bed and the phone goes . ’ |
| 9 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 10 | There are no hotel bills , they chip in for the petrol and food and everybody 's happy . ’ |
| 11 | Her style is to run around the mat , changing direction at a moment 's notice , and then fly in for a throw . |
| 12 | We were delighted to have a distinguished group from Bulawayo fly over for the opening , and some who stayed through the week . |
| 13 | Hurry off for the bran . |
| 14 | Send off for the copies you missed and complete your collection of Britain 's newest , brightest gardening magazine . |
| 15 | Again , send off for the school prospectus and find out the school 's aims and objectives . |
| 16 | And when in Rome … just send out for a takeaway . |
| 17 | Shell out for a nest egg |
| 18 | cry out for an interpreter |
| 19 | Places of Interest Those maddening corners that defeat you — nooks and niches that are too small or too narrow for making a bed or border — cry out for the sort of tubs , urns or vases that will change them from cinderellas into ball-gowned beauties . |
| 20 | They cry out for the magic of the modern movies . |
| 21 | An attack would have been tantamount to committing suicide , so reluctantly Stirling gave orders to leave the town and head back for the rendezvous with the LRDG . |
| 22 | I fumble around for the rest of my kit and fall over Shelagh , who is shining a torch gingerly in one of her boots . |
| 23 | His fourth-minute chip kick saw Kiwi second rower Mercer crash over for the opening try , while a clever short pass 13 minutes later created a touchdown for former England B rugby union winger Fallon . |
| 24 | I do n't know how much pressure we put on for the police to get off their butts and do something . |
| 25 | Yeah , hold on for a time , I 'll be with you in a minute . |
| 26 | Halfway through a morning 's work , I climb down for a coffee . |
| 27 | See previous to that it was maybe every five years you put in for a wage increase a wage application . |
| 28 | ‘ That 's why I put in for the R.F.C. We 're literally the only sportsmen left . ’ |
| 29 | It is also worth remembering that when they put in for an application for ten flats , the advice from the Authority was that was only development and no parking , |
| 30 | Before I go to the supermarket , I usually stop off for a drink ; I sit at the bar and watch the real world go by . |