Example sentences of "with [pron] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She 'll stay with me for a long time . ’
2 So it 's a thing that stayed with me for a long time .
3 Felipe sat with me for a long time .
4 You 've been with me for a whole week now and you might just as well have been a girl , or a boy without balls .
5 Dare I repeat a story I 've told before about a friend , an unscrupulous bloke , canvassing with me for a local election in Wandsworth ?
6 ‘ Could n't you stay with me for a few days in case those men come back . ’
7 I 'll take the little one home with me for a few days to give you a break .
8 " Hazel , " said Fiver , " could you come up on the bank with me for a few moments ?
9 Do you think you will be safe , working with me for a few weeks ?
10 ‘ Then there 's no reason why you should n't come and sit with me for a few minutes .
11 The kitchen window was still open and I climbed in after crushing another handful of lavender with the intention of taking it to bed with me for an invigorating sleep , if such a thing is possible .
12 He was coming to stay with me for the British Grand Prix in three weeks , ’ said Lord Hesketh , now Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords .
13 I think you 'd better work with me for the next few days , or if I 'm not here , then with one of my staff nurses .
14 You 've put up with me for the last ten days . ’
15 We 've already been working closely with them for a long time because of the shared ownership .
16 But I do n't think people , some people like you to chat with them for a long time , other people they just like you to serve the , so they can go .
17 But because mistakes are expensive and we have to live with them for a long time we tend to play safe and go for rather bland schemes .
18 Seventeenth August — visited No. 4 Commando ( French Troop ) and decided to remain with them for a few days , due mainly to their hospitality and the change of scene .
19 A daughter may start by doing the shopping or going to sit with them for a few hours .
20 Until commissioned to write this feature , I had never used liquid acrylics and , having now worked with them for a few weeks , I must report that I am completely sold on this exciting medium .
21 We went in to the University and met up with Ian Jamieson , who invited us to come and stay with them for a few days .
22 At the same time he supposedly played really well in these matches and got an offer from Juve to stay with them for a few weeks this winter .
23 In fact ( the myth persists ) , even if the slim person does not especially like these foods , he or she sticks with them for a large part of the time in order to maintain a trim figure .
24 So she can play with them for a little bit .
25 Often the counsellor of ageing people will experience this when , after talking with them for a short period , many of the pressures and worries appear to be visibly lifted from their shoulders .
26 In an effort to improve its PR , the country 's most prestigious hunt , pictured above this weekend , invited a journalist to ride out with them for the first time .
27 I tell them to take their time ; it is hoped that the dog will be with them for the next ten years or more — what are a few minutes ?
28 We stand with them for the last gloomy minutes till the clock strikes the hour .
29 For inexperienced pilots flying in light winds , a good general rule is to allow a maximum of 3 miles ' glide per 1,000 feet with nothing for the last 1,000 feet .
30 Never get bored with the fact that you 've been with someone for a long time , it 's a good thing , not a bad thing .
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