Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Should n't think so for a minute , knowing him . ’ |
| 2 | I should n't think so for a minute darling . |
| 3 | ‘ I should n't think so for a moment , ’ said Rufus , whose speech grew more precise when he was drunk . |
| 4 | ‘ I should n't think so for a moment . ’ |
| 5 | The Frenchman , before turning to her sons , let his glance fall pointedly for a moment to the swell of her breasts tightly bodiced beneath a new Fifth Avenue day dress of sheer white silk chiffon ; then he smiled secretly at her again and this undisguised expression of passionate interest brought a faint flush to her face . |
| 6 | What type of headlamp do you consider best for the Series III ? |
| 7 | Well I 'll wait here for a bit I mean you 'll queue at the others if I turn round . |
| 8 | Elementals often appear as a moving light or a change in temperature , or they may take the form of an animal or bird and make it behave oddly for a period of time . |
| 9 | A loose net was fixed between the prongs of the ‘ Y ’ and thus , with the open prongs held firmly in the bed of the river , the fishermen would wait quietly for the fish to run into his net . |
| 10 | I am minding the shop so we must stay downstairs for a while . ’ |
| 11 | My parents are going to France at Christmas and erm I do n't wan na go with them really and nor does Digby so he , Digby 's gon na come and stay just for a bit and my house it has to be empty and Foxy 's coming round to stay . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll stay just for a while longer . |
| 13 | Mind you , I suspect she 'll only stay ashore for a couple of hours , but that 's better than nothing at all . ’ |
| 14 | A file should exist online for the module but can not be found . |
| 15 | Is n't it good to know you can sprint effortlessly for a bus , you can run up a flight of stairs without your heart thumping ? |
| 16 | Sometimes she would stay away for a day or two . |
| 17 | Instead of a plot of intertwined complication , which would do nicely for a book in which its unravelling was the whole of the matter , you might well find that a plot which consisted of only one major twist or deception would suit you best . |
| 18 | ‘ Those 'll do nicely for the compost , ’ she said , then chose a dark gold one for Dot . |
| 19 | It was significant that , when the war took a grave turn the following year , it was to every Anglican incumbent in the land ( and no doubt to many others , though I can speak only for the parish clergy ) that Duff Cooper , the Home Secretary , sent letters expressing apprehension of the state of public morale and urging the incumbents to do their utmost to help raise it . |
| 20 | Although Saussure claims the arbitrary and differential qualities of language as ‘ a priori ’ they need not appear so for the user . |
| 21 | No , I shall not do so for a second , because it will prolong matters . |
| 22 | Where the County Court grants a new lease to the tenant it may do so for a period not exceeding 14 years . |
| 23 | Those 48 companies in the top 100 that provide balance sheets must do so for a reason . |
| 24 | Beatrice Webb signed the Appeal , although as she recorded in her diary for 1889 , she was impressed by a reply she received from a woman who complained that her lodger could vote but she could not , and that while she could vote for her parish council and her local Poor Law Guardians , she could not do so for an MP . |
| 25 | Finally , if he was prepared to visit Sanders to make the appointment , why not do so for the lessons as well ? ’ |
| 26 | They involve quite substantial amounts of money at any time for a task which we consider has been especially well done , usually , in fairness , further than we would expect just for the execution of the job . |
| 27 | The approaching host could not head directly for the town because of the suddenly-widening river-mouth , having to swing off somewhat to the left , westwards , to reach the Spittal or Town ford , the nearest crossing , whose natural shallows had been improved by an underwater causeway of stone slabs . |
| 28 | That , then , was the concatenation of circumstances that lay behind the events of Thursday night : Bill Muggeridge noticing the ring on the kitchen calendar ; Toby winning a victory over the headmaster on Monday night which made him chary of challenging him again on Wednesday ; Mr Crumwallis deciding that , on balance , a public schoolboy who was on the staff would do more for the school 's prestige than a young local , however personable . |
| 29 | You are surprised that the Council could not do more for the World . |
| 30 | I was surprised that the Council could not do more for the World . |