Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb infin] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were watching the camp pack away for the last time before it moved on without them . |
| 2 | He watched the cashier ring through for a clearance and had been surprised when it was accepted . |
| 3 | This had been of something more than philosophical interest to Karen and I in our pre-coital phase , since it meant that we could count on at least a minute thirty seconds before he reappeared , or as much as three minutes forty-five seconds if we heard the seat go down for a big jobby . |
| 4 | Having completed the steeplechase , I let the horse canter along for about half a kilometre , then I allow him to walk for nearly a whole kilometre , bearing in mind , you will most likely have to ‘ make up time ’ later on . |
| 5 | Left to himself , he would pretty soon let the blockade ease off for winter , as he 's always done . |
| 6 | But how does the cake divide up for the punters ? |
| 7 | Let the breath trickle downwards for 10 seconds . |
| 8 | Why not keep the old laws and the half-metre gap , then allow the touch judges to look for off-sides and crooked throws and let the ref look just for illegal play ? |
| 9 | I let the thought lie there for comfort . |
| 10 | Should the burner go out for any reason , sparkling recommences until the burner is once again ignited . |
| 11 | Jenking let the ship run on for another fifteen minutes or so . |
| 12 | Veronica 's father was Lord Somebody-or-other , she reminded herself , and did n't the aristocracy go in for rather grand affairs ? |
| 13 | Would the Empire go on for ever ? |