Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It goes on for a minute . |
| 2 | The Parks tournament at Calderstones Park , which starts on July 19 and goes on for a week , will have the added bonus of the Dunlop tennis roadshow , with Castle and other leading coaches topping the bill . |
| 3 | Firms would invite favoured clients or business associates down for a day at Sandwich , either as a reward for past favours rendered or in the hope that the goodwill created would lubricate some future deal . |
| 4 | You know , the computer goes down for a hour , it 's three-quarters of the day to get everything back and validated , and that 's a major interruption . |
| 5 | Chris , tall , lithe and manly , strips off and goes in for a swim in his panda-briefs . |
| 6 | Yeah , and if goes in for a pint he gives you a packet now . |
| 7 | A packet now , goes in for a pint . |
| 8 | He goes in for a sort of hall-of-mirrors self-impersonation , telling people how he would have done the murder if he had done it ( which he has ) . |
| 9 | It 's different here , Léonie tried to explain : in our kitchen in London no one ever drops in for a chat . |
| 10 | Tiger Moth pilot Tony drops in for a pub pint |
| 11 | Judi Goodwin drops in for a mince pie and soaks up the atmosphere of this warm , family home . |
| 12 | Well I put me clothes out at twelve o'clock , I says to Linda if it holds out for a couple |
| 13 | He looks around for a moment , pleased as punch , then realizes that his fellow group members have all heard it a dozen times before . |
| 14 | So often the preacher has an idea that he feels strongly about , and he then casts around for a scripture that seems to fit his message . |
| 15 | The laibon goes off for a moment and returns wearing his cloak as the old lady produces some stools . |
| 16 | Nosey parkering round the piles of recently acquired books while her hostess goes off for a pee , she announces on Rainbow 's return — ‘ I was right . |
| 17 | The plot fires off in every direction at once , almost entirely wasting some of a fine ensemble cast ( Maria De Medirios shows up for a couple of close ups and little more ) , introducing sub-plots at the very last minute ( a homosexual love affair between the opera 's leading man and director is inexplicably absent from the rest of the movie ) and turning from light comedy to an intense marital drama with no warning . |
| 18 | In the seconnd half Swindon stepped up the pressure and then a controversial penalty with Mitchell chasing there 's a mix-up in the box and in the melee , the referee blows up for a penalty saying Southend number 3 had held back Mitchell . |
| 19 | So we sort of switched all around now , so she eats with us at half past six stroke seven , goes up for a bath at seven thirty , eight o'clock and she 's in bed by nine , then she , she 's usually asleep by half past ten , but eh , it seems to have cured the problem we had with her , wanting , wanting me all the time , after she 's gone to bed . |
| 20 | When a television crew turns up for a tour of his house and DIY achievements , everything falls apart as he touches it . |
| 21 | The drawback is that your expert driver from the London Limousine Company ( SE1 ) only turns up for a minimum of eight hours — a standard feature of chauffeur hire . |
| 22 | He shouts especially at Pyjamas , who skulks off for a broom . |
| 23 | But ballroom dancing is an activity that screams out for a band . |
| 24 | Victor paces about for a bit . |
| 25 | The next morning he goes out for a walk round the town . |
| 26 | A very young kid goes out for a walk with his parents he 's only ever seen cats and dogs before they go |
| 27 | when she goes out for a meal she 's got a problem , now if that was me I 'd be having loads of big ones |
| 28 | The moral decline of the West cries out for a return to the morals of protestant Christianity which will tell the nation what they must do to be strong once more . |
| 29 | Thirties style cries out for a dining suite . |
| 30 | Common sense cries out for a moratorium to allow the herds time to recover . |