Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can you think about it for a minute . |
| 2 | So er she says well you can think about it for a fortnight er you see her daddy put out discos altogether because of the lies but she cos she gets nervous because when she 's telling a lie to you she 'll go red |
| 3 | Christine let him stew in it for a few moments . |
| 4 | In an extreme case , someone may act on them for the reason that , or on the principle that , ‘ a little bit of what you fancy does you good ’ . |
| 5 | All along Zen had been haunted by the idea that he might make some blunder which would hang over him for the rest of his life , yet here he was behaving like a dope addict . |
| 6 | And Jesus does n't just chat to us for the sake of chatting to us , he , when he speaks to us his words have authority , they have input , they are vital and we must pay attention to them . |
| 7 | ‘ I did n't think of anything for a good few hours , ’ he admitted throatily . |
| 8 | Elizabeth was also asked if she would like to make a list of what she does not like about community living but could not think of anything for the moment . |
| 9 | I would n't even think of it for a minute if it was n't best for everybody . |
| 10 | Now , if there 's nothing more I can do for you for a while , I 'll leave you to rest . ’ |
| 11 | That 'll do for you for the lodger . |
| 12 | ‘ Mr Pinkhammer , ’ he said , ‘ can I speak with you for a minute ? |
| 13 | I did n't speak to her for the rest of the day , of course , and this made her laugh , I do n't know why . |
| 14 | ‘ She must stand half an hour longer on that chair , and nobody may speak to her for the rest of the day . ’ |
| 15 | Yeah , even on the phone our Rob rings up and er , he 'll speak to me for a few minutes and he speaks |
| 16 | May I speak to you for a moment ? ’ he asked in a lower tone . |
| 17 | And she said well I 'm not gon na speak to you for the rest of the week then . |
| 18 | The office can bloody do without me for a couple of days . |
| 19 | If the wife is unable to take a nap in the afternoon when the children are napping , then possibly there is someone who could look after them for a few hours at least one day a week for her to regain her strength . |
| 20 | Let the road run beneath us for a while . |
| 21 | I think you 'd better work with me for the next few days , or if I 'm not here , then with one of my staff nurses . |
| 22 | Hamish Kidd — previously with Heidrick and Struggles — was introduced to them in 1978 , and it was agreed that he would work with them for a year with the aim of establishing that a sale could be arranged . |
| 23 | We 'll stick with you for the next three months , with fresh advice on the latest findings in psychology and exercise , and more glorious recipes . |
| 24 | It did not occur to her for a moment that she might not be right . |
| 25 | I said cos I shall phone the bank first thing Monday and I shall say right , he 's took the car so you can run to him for the money cos you 'll be getting none out of me . |
| 26 | Should we look to it for a pool of inventive talent that actively embodied novelty in its products , and thereby provided pressure for technical change among its customers ; or rather , for provision of engineering skills that responded passively to the demands made upon it by the inventiveness of its clients consumer industries and civil engineers ? |
| 27 | We 'll go down again now , but let's keep to ourselves for a while . " |
| 28 | She would not argue , she would not say anything , she would not look at me for a long time . |
| 29 | You wo n't remember them after if you do n't look at them for a week but when you come to look at them the night before you 'll be surprised what you do know . |
| 30 | When you 've finished writing , put it away for two or three days : leave it , do n't look at it for a while . |