Example sentences of "for a [noun] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just for a second longer she stayed in Luke 's arms , her whole body trembling , before abruptly she moved away and walked over to the rail . |
| 2 | Just for a second longer she hovered uncertainly in the doorway , fighting against the urge to beg him to find someone else to teach him before she spun round and ran from the room . |
| 3 | Actually for a second there I forgot it . |
| 4 | I suppose the only problem is if there 's er , gon na be another general election shortly after the one we 're about to have , that 'll just er , create a bit more uncertainty for a bit longer I 'm afraid . |
| 5 | Wales getting to the World Cup ( which I want ) , Speedo playing a blinder , and Silver issuing another great statement about why we had to sell one of our best players ( this time for a bit more I hope ) . |
| 6 | We walked round for a bit then we came back and watched The Bug-Eyed Monster Strikes Back on the television . |
| 7 | He hums and haws for a bit then he says he 'll put them in his car and ask if I can keep them at Combe Court . |
| 8 | But he said : ‘ The fans may not think Ian 's the best man for the job but if they lay off him for a bit then he might get it right for them . ’ |
| 9 | Well that 'll do for a minute so I can use it . |
| 10 | Joe said nothing for a minute then he said in a low voice , ‘ It 's quite settled then , Sarah and Terry ? |
| 11 | Only for a bloke actually it 's pretty easy , but for some of the girls I mean they sometimes has to false herself . |
| 12 | If we go for a curry later I 'll be fat as fuck ! |
| 13 | For a holiday abroad you will need a valid passport . |
| 14 | Mr Newham said the PPL would have ‘ no qualms ’ about seeking redress from those who consistently ignored them , but added : ‘ If you were to apply for a licence today we could be lenient about past fees . ’ |
| 15 | The Ombudsman found that the DTI committed errors in its advice to Barlow Clowes back in 1976 and if it had applied for a licence then it would not have been granted one . |
| 16 | And they said erm if you would like to see the designs write and ask for a sample so we wrote and I have n't actually received any samples yet . |
| 17 | I would , therefore , expect every beginner to ferreting to obtain one of these battery-powered locator systems since they really are quite simple to use — and for a beginner especially they save an enormous amount of time . |
| 18 | For a while longer she could let the world drift by . |
| 19 | for a while there I thought I was losing my touch . ’ |
| 20 | For a while there I thought we were going to be up the creek without a paddle . ’ |
| 21 | For a while there I thought you 'd gone into a coma . |
| 22 | left a note for a while now them |
| 23 | They had talked for a while then he had given Green a lift back to his hotel . |
| 24 | They were n't absolutely sure , but for a while afterwards they appeared to have a small surface radar contact one nautical mile east of Titron . |
| 25 | For a year now he 's been trying to avoid packaged and drilled TV appearances , and enduring repetitive questions from bemused Europeans about sampling or acid house But he 's still managed to have some fun . |
| 26 | If they only want me to stay for a year then I 'm entitled to do what I want under freedom of contract . |
| 27 | Or if they were going for a day then I might go down and |
| 28 | Yeah he 'd got some letters , apparently he were going to Post Office later for stamps and everything and er got this letter and seeings I 'd only got three he give me his , give me twenty four pence for a stamp so I walked to Post Office , I thought well I do n't want no penny or tuppeny stamps . |
| 29 | I 'm just going for a piss now I 'm not fucking going to the toilet . |
| 30 | The society obviously accepted that the resigning secretary acted in good faith , for a month later it passed a vote of thanks to Huntingford for ‘ his unremitting zeal in extending the extra connection of the Society , and in soliciting the correspondence of other Agriculture Societies and Individuals , and his Diligence in forwarding the attendance of Committees , in preparing the business of all meetings and in arranging the correspondence and other Communications to the Society ’ . |