Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] for [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would n't fool them for long but it would do for a moment . |
| 2 | You see , I did n't know her for long and it was a privilege to meet her at all . |
| 3 | As for Henry , nothing short of Middle Eastern arms shipment would satisfy him and unlikely that Acid Rain Testing Kit will divert him for more than five seconds . |
| 4 | ‘ If you want to go swimming you can do it for less than £800 a day . |
| 5 | Ken 's last wish was that his coffin should be carried by six Athletico players but I could not find a single one of the bastards who would do it for less than fifty quid . |
| 6 | I 'll keep them for ever and ever , even when I 've grown too big for them . |
| 7 | ‘ I shall keep it for ever and ever . ’ |
| 8 | I can excuse him for yesterday as he had to leave at the start of the second half to appear on Question of Sport : - ) . |
| 9 | When she failed to answer Michele suggested , ‘ Let's forget it for now and eat . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ We 'll leave it for now and stream Uncle Manfred a few times . ’ |
| 11 | It played for a little while , I did n't play it for long but it did play . |
| 12 | " Will you love me for ever and ever , So that nothing will sever this love ? " |
| 13 | May we inhabit it for ever and ever … |