Example sentences of "you [verb] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pressing herself close as she kissed him , she pleaded , ‘ Ca n't you stay here for a while , Seb ? |
| 2 | Could you stay here for a minute ? |
| 3 | The one search will serve if you act also for a mortgagee , in which case name the mortgagee rather than the buyer , because the priority given to the mortgagee extends to the buyer , but not vice versa . |
| 4 | ‘ And that will be when people stop saying ‘ Eeh , have n't you done well for a woman ’ . ’ |
| 5 | Where did you go away for a fortnight to ? |
| 6 | just before you went upstairs for a bath |
| 7 | Jim will walk with his arm round Anna 's waist , and they tend to vanish if you turn away for a moment . |
| 8 | He was the person when you go away for a vacation , that you leave the key to your flat with , that you say ‘ would you water my geranium ’ . |
| 9 | He was the person , when you go away for a vacation , that you leave the key to your flat with , that you say would you water my geranium ; that is the historical sum of William Shakespeare , it 's the truth . |
| 10 | Shelley warned her , ‘ I 'd advise you to stay here for a while until you feel stronger . ’ |
| 11 | She said to me , " Ca n't you get away for a few days ? " |
| 12 | Why do n't you come here for a while . |
| 13 | Well you lasted there for a couple of years . |