Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Basic computer keyboard skills have to be there — we would n't want to go the lengths of having to train them on that — but training on our specialist software means bringing them in for a week and we 'll probably bring them in every three months to keep updating them . ’ |
| 2 | Secure the wire ends by twisting them together for a short distance to prevent the turns trying to unwind themselves . |
| 3 | So she 's saving them up for a |
| 4 | He was saving it up for a rainy day . |
| 5 | They never were , and war in 1879 cut their value , many holders selling them off for a pittance . |
| 6 | The 34-year-old former Liverpool and Blackburn star has been unable to fix himself up with another club since the summer , but the Robins ' boss is lining him up for a reserve game against Walsall next week . |
| 7 | And holding them up for a little bit of erm laughter . |
| 8 | Even when reviews do exist , tracking them down for a particular title can be difficult . |
| 9 | I 'm breaking them in for a horse . |
| 10 | It was now obvious that the horse was a stayer and yet Harry Short 's stable jockey had recently ridden him as if his best distance was six furlongs , holding him up for a late run . |
| 11 | I have been dishing it out for a number of years , and now it is my turn to take it . |
| 12 | The shortage of labour forced the landowners to change their methods of exploiting their estates , most obviously in the abandonment of direct cultivation of the demesne by the lord 's paid men in favour of leasing it out for a cash rent . |
| 13 | Formatting to the rear of the Rallye , Legg established radio contact , and gently eased Anderson through a series of power adjustments and manoeuvres to make a practice approach at Cardiff before bringing him around for a successful , damage- and injury-free landing . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've been seeing him regularly for a few months now . |
| 15 | How about taking me out for a drink then ? |
| 16 | They bark and jump around excitedly , becoming particularly frenetic if you stop somewhere else , rather than taking them immediately for a walk . |
| 17 | It is also at least arguable that these sections of the UCTA prevent the seller from imposing an obligation on the buyer to permit the seller to exercise the options of alteration of the goods or taking them back for a refund , because such actions by the seller would be in breach of his warranty of quiet possession . |
| 18 | The train , carrying up to 500 passengers in 12 coaches , ploughed into the heavy seats at top speed dragging them underneath for a mile . |
| 19 | Instead , I suggested Jeanne and John tire Moby with a few chase and throw-fetch games in the garden before taking him out for a walk on an extendable lead . |
| 20 | In the final Arnaud was too strong , and threw Hughes twice , taking her backwards for a koka ( three points ) and then with a shoulder throw for yuko . |
| 21 | He broke off , regarding her warily for a moment before laughing , a hard , hollow sound accompanied by a shrug that could have been of acceptance , or resignation . |
| 22 | Erm so he ju he was taking it over for a couple of weeks . |
| 23 | And if it was just exhausted , it was simply a question of postponing his own ploughing and resting it up for a day or two until it had regained its appetite and its strength . |
| 24 | He stopped , studying her consideringly for a moment . |
| 25 | Savalas Clouting ( 17 ) , Shaun Tacey ( 18 ) and Laurence Hare ( 23 ) will be fighting it out for a place in the Witches reserve berths after graduating from last season 's double-winning junior side . |
| 26 | Otherwise , Kovacevich was well wide of the mark and if he respects this work he might contemplate putting it away for a few years before reconsidering its interpretation . |
| 27 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
| 28 | ‘ I developed the pin curl looks about two years ago and have since changed the technique by dressing the hair more with back-combing and pinning it up for a more avant-garde finish . |
| 29 | Leila looked up and saw the man standing in the doorway , recognising him immediately for a creature less human than Sindy or any of her contemporaries . |
| 30 | But Pearce , says : ‘ I just ca n't see him packing it in for a younger man to come in . |