Example sentences of "see [noun] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He invented a serious accident for his wife as an excuse not to see Eleanor for a while . |
| 2 | and , and , well and to you as well Viv but er I have n't seen Viv , I have n't seen Pete for a while . |
| 3 | Oh he 's in hospital , I did n't know a thing about it , I 've been saying when we 've been to the Pentam , we have n't seen Trevor for a while , we have n't seen Trevor , and even Barry at the Pentam did n't tell me , he thought I knew |
| 4 | It so happened that on one of these Sundays my CO strolled by at the same time , and the AOC asked him why he had not seen Mahaddie for a pilot 's course . |
| 5 | It was agreed that they would not see Minton for a while . |
| 6 | I did n't see Ted for a while after that . |
| 7 | They like to see people for a cup of tea , and they like popping round to Karen 's for company . |
| 8 | ‘ Speaking of medical matters , I need to see Belinda for a moment , if you 'll excuse us . ’ |
| 9 | Practical help is also available in most areas through the local health authority AIDS co-ordinator , and from local and national voluntary organisations ( see appendix for a list of useful AIDS organisations ) . |
| 10 | I can always remember that yeah , I won a book called And then er when we came out pictures on Saturday afternoon , there always used to be a gentleman there and he 'd had a great big basket and he 'd like he 'd have a bag of sweets and oranges in these er basket and they used to give the children a bag of sweet and orange and they came out and see pictures for a penny . |
| 11 | Go and see Bumface for a start , my duck . ’ |
| 12 | Finally , for the literary reader it should be noted that claims to have penetrated the meaning of the Jubilate in no way contradict the conclusion that its form is essentially ‘ psychotic ’ , since it is well accepted that , with effort , the sense in schizophrenic language can be discerned ( see Forrest for a discussion of this point ) . |