Example sentences of "of [pron] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The part of me which made the mistake with the buck , letting it get the better of me for a moment , might still be around if that acid test had n't found it out . |
| 2 | We 're gon na stick hold of them for a minute or two because we have n't |
| 3 | After the class they treated themselves to lunch , cold poached salmon the first day and the best cut of cold beef the next , and wine to go with it , and a raffle amongst the six of them for a bottle . |
| 4 | Even the average consumption of these can be harmful for us. for many of us , reducing our consumption or even stopping all of them for a while is likely to help us in a number of ways . |
| 5 | He might have been watching over all of them for a century . |
| 6 | He went without a sight of any of them for a year . |
| 7 | An indrawn breath from the spectators unsettled both of them for a moment . |
| 8 | There was silence between the three of them for a moment as they returned each other 's stare ; then Joe said , ‘ If you do n't wish to act for me I can make other arrangements . ’ |
| 9 | He held both of them for a moment before turning to Ian and presenting him with a sword drawn from its scabbard . |
| 10 | This is her weekly expenditure : rent £21.78 electricity ( plus arrears ) £12.50 gas £1.00 club £6.00 sheet man £1.00 boots club £1.00 £43.28 This left about £17 to feed the four of them for a week . |
| 11 | Then analyse each one of them for a lesson . |
| 12 | De Niro does n't seem particularly keen to discuss his reasons for wanting to run a restaurant , and will only say that it 's been a vague dream of his for a while . |
| 13 | He received honours from Italy , Serbia , Montenegro , and the republic of San Marino , of which for a time he was consul in London . |
| 14 | So I 'm gon na ask both of you for a word specially in a moment to describe what it was like for that girl in the jungle . |
| 15 | ‘ Glad to be rid of you for a while , ’ she retorted . |
| 16 | ‘ Claudia , ’ he says , ‘ I 'd be immensely pleased if you 'd let me stay with you at your place and take care of you for a while . |
| 17 | Well , I 'm trying to get information out of you for a start . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Why do n't I take the pair of you for a plate of chips ? ’ |
| 19 | He came from Cambridge , and I have n't heard of her for a number of years . |
| 20 | When he 'd said he 'd seen Stephen at the funeral she 'd felt afraid of him for a moment . |
| 21 | He could fly all day long and all night long if he wanted , but I wanted him to get 100 hours at night and I felt that despite his enthusiasm I would like to he shot of him for a period . |
| 22 | of mine for a change ! |
| 23 | But as I say he 's never done any of it for a couple of days . |
| 24 | I would n't even think of it for a minute if it was n't best for everybody . |
| 25 | At least he 's out of it for a while , ’ she said , unaware of how much Chris meant to Maureen . |
| 26 | The spider may be on the web , perhaps waiting in one corner of it for a fly to become caught . |
| 27 | erm On the question of the river samples and pool samples , yes , I think one of the city pools , one of the school pools we had a bit of a problem , so that took much of concentrated attention of it for a period of two or three weeks , so that 's probably a reflection , I do n't think much of it relates to the river sample . |
| 28 | It seemed at first glance that Louise was wearing a turban ; she had saved her day 's ration of flour and had made a poultice of it for a boil which had erupted on her temple ; her other boils seemed to be growing slightly better . |
| 29 | It 's part and parcel of it for a woman , do n't you agree ? ’ |
| 30 | He put the can back on the table , placing his free hand across the top of it for a moment ; then he took the mug over to the couch and , handing it to her , said , ‘ You know that is n't true . |