Example sentences of "say [pron] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one had said anything for a long time . |
| 2 | The real question in each such case is ‘ Does the patient really mean what he says or is he merely saying it for a quiet life , to satisfy someone else or because the advice and persuasion to which he has been subjected is such that he can no longer think and decide for himself ? ’ |
| 3 | Foley said nothing for a good few seconds . |
| 4 | She said nothing for a long time , then shook her head . |
| 5 | They none of them said anything for a long time . |
| 6 | We do n't say nothing for a long time . |
| 7 | Blanche looked at Lancaster with a quizzical smile and did not say anything for a full ten seconds . |