Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd welcome it too — get him out of my hair for a bit . ’ |
| 2 | If you do close then it will pretty conclusively solve my dilemma about whether or not I could have afforded to tap 50 quid out of my grant for a subscription next term . |
| 3 | I failed to get my case for a share of his property and savings heard because I was told the courts do n't recognise a common-law wife . |
| 4 | At night , I hold my excuse for a pillow , and think about your face and your hair and your incredible eyes . |
| 5 | I held my jaw for a moment . |
| 6 | ‘ No , it 's just slipped my mind for a moment … ’ said Bob . |
| 7 | A Corporal appeared and beckoned me through to the kitchen ; he was taller and thinner than the other one and his arms were covered with rough tattoos executed in Indian ink ; on his right forearm were the words , ( My courage for my father , my heart for my mother , my prick for a whore ) . |
| 8 | At the end of April I had almost forgotten my prediction for a release when Bilal and his partner , for whom we had no other name than Frank 's ‘ Jerk ’ , excitedly started spring-cleaning both the apartment and us . |
| 9 | As 23 August approached , I could n't resist recalling my prediction for a release . |
| 10 | After my experience with the Apricot Sunsets I was playing safe with my digestion for a while . |
| 11 | ‘ How about we go to my car for a while ? ’ |
| 12 | They themselves invited a little girl to share my bedroom for a while . |
| 13 | After we had lived there for a few years , we wanted to buy it and do it up , so we asked my College for a mortgage . |
| 14 | Or fish around in my handbag for a handkerchief . |
| 15 | While writing this book , I slipped back into my martyr for a couple of weeks . |
| 16 | In Harrogate I was to meet my editor for a pep talk . |
| 17 | I was at my work for a couple of days , |
| 18 | to come to my home for a holiday and a rest … |
| 19 | Thirty years on , English is a large and entrenched subject , and there is no likelihood of putting the clock back , and starting again in some other way : my proposal for a division between Cultural Studies and a degree in poetry is a pragmatic proposal for a way out of current difficulties . |
| 20 | The Government clearly refuse to give us an opportunity to debate the matter , despite my asking for a debate on no fewer than 12 occasions . |
| 21 | Writing my CV for a job |
| 22 | The client is encouraged , and initially assisted , in developing and carrying out strategies for testing thoughts and beliefs about what might happen , e.g. ‘ If I ask my boss for a raise he 'll sack me or bite my head off . ’ , |
| 23 | One fine and gloomy night , while taking my body for a walk past many soothingly whispery hedgerow growths , my eyes noticed a bungalow porch light which dictated the policy of activity in its immediate region . |
| 24 | By the time I was out of the schoolroom , I had lost my need for a parent . |
| 25 | My need for a meal and bed overcame my apprehensions . |
| 26 | It was a standing pose and I had been working at my canvas for a week , my problems were not nearly solved , and the painting still excited me . |
| 27 | One of my friends was at Sherborne and speaks very posh — I took him back to my place for a drink one day and my dad was going , ‘ Dennis , listen to Tim , listen — go on , talk , say something ’ and my friend says , ‘ Well I do n't know what to say really , Mr Waterman , ’ and my dad says to me , ‘ Why do n't you talk like that , you could make a fortune . ’ |
| 28 | If not , come back to my place for a drink . |
| 29 | Well what I 'll do is I 'll stick it in my diary for a couple of weeks . |
| 30 | Bob sends a letter to Housing Dept supporting my request for a transfer . |