Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you leave a sandpit or pool out for a while , the grass underneath will die . |
| 2 | This is a natural condition before menarche , and it re-occurs after menopause , during pregnancy as well as after abortion or birth ( post-partum amenorrhoea ) that lasts for some months even if the women does not breastfeed or nurses only for a short period . |
| 3 | Never wipe Rosie and Jim off for a long time . |
| 4 | All about Keswick he had noticed gangs of men building the giant reaches of drystone walls enclosing even the highest fell-land , the better to take advantage of grain prices in the war ; gangs of men working the woods , as charcoal-burners , swill-makers , coppice-workers , plain woodmen ; and , as here , men in the high mines — men spread all over the landscape , bondmen of industry , all living out near their workplace , turf huts and teepees scattered abroad , excluded from society throughout the week of their work and let into its comforts and pleasure only for a brief Saturday night escape . |
| 5 | ‘ Clare 's seeing Sam and Josh off for a day on the speedboat . |
| 6 | McDermott has been given the all clear after missing last week 's game at Portsmouth because of an eye injury and Childs out for a month faces a late check on an injured groin . |
| 7 | Typical Venetian decor — chandeliers , hand-painted furniture , ornate mirrors and marble floors — adorn the hotel and the local character of the welcoming Al Speci bar attracts locals and guests alike for a cool relaxing drink . |
| 8 | Protect from birds with nets , and water regularly for a large , juicy crop of strawberries . |
| 9 | A PARTY from Knapton accompanied by their wives and plenty of money , met up with colleagues from Louth and Grimsby recently for a night at the dogs . |
| 10 | In many areas where they have been established , staying on rates have risen and they have proved to be popular with students and staff alike for a variety of reasons . |
| 11 | Five of them , consisting of a family and friends out for a walk along the towpath , described only a scene of ‘ noisy confusion ’ which they ascribed to high-spirited students horsing about . |
| 12 | He licked his lips , rubbed his right index finger and thumb together for a couple of seconds and held Prentice 's foot steady with his left hand . |
| 13 | And if they thought that she was going to invite Colin and Yvonne in for a drink when they arrived they would get a shock . |
| 14 | The entertainments manager wants to hear Frank sing and gears up for a rip-roaring session , at which the hapless hero launches into ‘ Early One Morning ’ — echoes of the audition Crawford did as a child for Benjamin Britten 's production of The Turn of the Screw . |