Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] for [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |
| 2 | Can I just borrow you for a few moments ? |
| 3 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
| 4 | All languages have systems but they do not all use them for the same purposes ; what is an essential distinction in one language may be quite disregarded in another . |
| 5 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 6 | Your wife 's very tired — she 's bound to be weak , after losing so much blood — but you can see her for a few minutes . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Do n't use it for a few days , and see how it goes . ’ |
| 8 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
| 9 | He said to Mariana , ‘ I 'll take her for a few minutes . |
| 10 | I could let you have it for a few months until you get sorted out . ’ |
| 11 | Now I will leave you for a few minutes . |
| 12 | They let me hold her for a few minutes and then they took her away upstairs to Special Care . |
| 13 | Those who have a real interest will leave it for a few years before attempting training . |
| 14 | We 've got out back , it 's all sheltered , next door 's got more for years to put them down the front , my wife wo n't let me for the same reason she says if you blind yourself then any bugger can come in . |
| 15 | can spoil it for the many . |
| 16 | I support the intention of the Bill and its important deterrent aspects , and I shall support it for the same reason as the hon. Member for Oxford , East , but I must confess that I do so with some reluctance at this stage . |
| 17 | It would last her for a few days . |
| 18 | At Lima bus station an unemployed mining engineer , who would later sting me for a few thousand intis , told me , ‘ This country , something really wrong with it . |
| 19 | You can adopt an ant for £20 — which some people may consider a little extreme , considering a scorpion will sting you for the same amount . |
| 20 | He did not say anything for a few moments and then he shrugged and gave a sharp laugh . |