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 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 .
7 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 .
8 We 've already been working closely with them for a long time because of the shared ownership .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 So she can play with them for a little bit .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 So I wish you and your family a particularly enjoyable festive season and look forward to working with you for a successful 1993 and making it a year that will bring real growth .
16 And I want to work with you for a new Kenya . ’
17 ‘ Hardly surprising , with you for a bloody agent , ’ Charles mumbled .
18 If you are the victim of a burglary , the value of the property that has been stolen might be large or small , but the emotional upset and the feeling that someone else has been in your home can live with you for a long time .
19 ‘ It is something that tends to live with you for a long time but at least we now have the chance to put the record straight and show that we , too , can play a bit .
20 Can you please let me know what the position is with regard to order number 026 that I placed with you for the above tape to run it on VAX 3500 running ULTRIX , at either 6250 or 1600 bpi ? ( ordered on 12 May )
21 I 've played along with you for the past hour .
22 But a dull flush was creeping up her neck , and colouring her cheeks , and she felt furious with herself for the tell-tale signs of insecurity , for the ease with which the other girl had succeeded in humiliating her …
23 It was about time she stopped feeling sorry for herself , the hurt and pain of losing mam would be with her for a long time , but Hari knew she could not let her grief incapacitate her , if she did not mend and make shoes she did not eat .
24 His eyes , glittering with rage , bored into hers for one deadly moment ; then he was out of the office before she could move , and minutes later the showroom door closed with a precision she knew would remain with her for a long time .
25 My brother was with her for a long while .
26 While we are there could you excuse yourself , leave me alone with her for a short while .
27 He lay with her for a little while as if all had been for the best and when , with a sudden , slithering movement , she was off the bed and into her dress , he thanked her , wished her good night .
28 He had taken the Thompson with him for a practical demonstration and afterwards had not had an opportunity to exchange it for the army 's normal issue Sterling gun .
29 Obviously unwilling , he asked for an absurd sum for doing so , but eventually Omar settled with him for a reasonable amount .
30 Claudia felt as if she were drowning in a pool of conflicting emotions ; the last thing she wanted was to go anywhere with Roman and yet the thought of being with him for a little while longer filled her with delight .
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