Example sentences of "for a [noun sg] you [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you do n't qualify for a voucher you will have to pay the full cost of the glasses yourself . |
| 2 | ‘ I thought for a minute you could have been Billy sitting there , ’ she said as she put the tea down on the desk . |
| 3 | When personal representatives sell without first effecting registration of their title , proof thereof and of the death of the registered proprietor must of course be lodged : a copy of the grant of probate or letters of administration certified as a true copy by the seller 's conveyancers ( when acting for a buyer you should make this requirement the subject of one of your requisitions on title ) is sufficient evidence . |
| 4 | Riding a bike is a suitable analogy : if you have been pedalling very hard for a while you can stop pedalling and freewheel for a short distance without losing any speed . |
| 5 | ‘ You may think to deflect the curse , ’ said the sorceress , ‘ and for a while you will do so , for your sorcerers are powerful , and the Enchantment they have woven will endure . |
| 6 | FACING PAGE While the big outdoors is an exciting adventure for a puppy you will need to be certain that your back yard is properly fenced with no gaps through which the puppy could wander further afield . |
| 7 | Leave it on for a year you 'll get a bill . |
| 8 | If you ever have to write the rules for a game you will be amazed how rules which seem absolutely clear to you can be interpreted — quite justifiably — in a totally different way by highly intelligent people . |
| 9 | I mean they 're paying for us to go for a meal you ca n't go dressed like |
| 10 | Let's just tell you what you look like , you came to me for a job you would n't get it . |
| 11 | While I go up for a bath you can take stock of the supplies I brought . ’ |
| 12 | Occasionally I even recommend a bank if you should work for a bank you can get the job done for practically nothing I understand and it might be worthwhile . |
| 13 | ‘ You know , Hank , if you really want to write for a living you should go to London and Edinburgh , go to Europe , too — perhaps try working for a newspaper or magazine . |
| 14 | And for a penny you could have a thick slice of bread , about one and a half inches , loaded with dripping , so that was your meal at lunchtime , before you nipped back to do other jobs . |
| 15 | Well we 'll go on the corporation , wait for a corporation you would n't wait for a corporation , I said wait , wait for the big bus . |
| 16 | These feelings — homesickness for a place you could n't wait to leave ( Manchester ) , nostalgia for a time that was never any good in the first place ( adolescence ) — were why the music of the Smiths refracted the quandaries of the eighties like no other . |
| 17 | For a party you could prepare all four — and why not finish up with the orange and almond dessert on page 16 . |
| 18 | If you ask somebody what 's the explanation for a fact you may have noticed if you walked down the Strand here just from the School , if you 're observant , I 'm sure you 've , you 've all instantly noticed as you walked by , that Strand Street , which is a short street that , sorry , I 'm , Savoy Street , which is a short street that leads off the Strand into the Savoy Hotel , is an exception to the rule , that in England you drive on the left , because in Stra in Savoy Street , you drive on the right . |
| 19 | Bring ideas for a room you would like to decorate — full instructions on what you need for this will be sent with your booking form . |
| 20 | Form 86 or a quite informal letter is then sufficient — such as : We hereby consent to the property known as [ shown edged red on the accompanying plan ] being part of the land comprised in the above title being transferred free from the [ Intended ] Notice of Deposit registered on the But some banks ( which favour this type of security in appropriate cases ) have their own favoured form of withdrawal ; acting for a seller you 'll satisfy yourself on this point and obtain the necessary withdrawal in time to hand over on completion . |
| 21 | ‘ For a start you could do with a new burglar alarm ’ |
| 22 | Everything was waiting for you ; for a start you could get money left to you in a will . |