Example sentences of "on [pron] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why do n't you pick on somebody else for a change ? |
| 2 | I would n't er bestow them er on you even for a short visit though . |
| 3 | He greeted her , his eyes falling on her again for an instant and then skittering away . |
| 4 | Her glance rested on him only for a matter of seconds , yet his face could not have registered more in her mind had she been staring at him for an hour . |
| 5 | He advanced on him only for an exquisite googly to dip and dart through the gap to bruise the off stump . |
| 6 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
| 7 | Wendell lit a cigar and puffed on it thoughtfully for a few minutes before saying , ‘ Those guardians of yours , Harry — the ones who filched your father 's legacy from you . |