Example sentences of "to [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the same way , therefore , as they had turned to primitives for finding the opposite of capitalist relations of production , they turned to them for a form of family which was the opposite of the capitalist family . |
| 2 | A solution is to make the following adjustments and stick to them for a few days while the body clock follows the lead given by your altered life-style . |
| 3 | There are two aspects of the lift to which comment and criticism constantly return and , before leaving the technological issues to the mercy of future critics , we should return to them for a moment . |
| 4 | There had been a stray mongrel whom they had named Herbert , with a large uncoordinated body and look of lugubrious disapproval who had attached himself to them for a few weeks and whose voracious appetite for dog-meat and biscuits had had a ruinous effect on the housekeeping . |
| 5 | ‘ You can tell if their attitude 's right just by talking to them for a few minutes , ’ he says . |
| 6 | At this point some other people arrived to catch the train and his attention turned to them for a split second and within that time the sound of the scrunching footsteps disappeared into the night . |
| 7 | ‘ But you 've only been talking to them for a little while ! ’ said Angalo . |
| 8 | Most fish would not be seriously affected by temperatures somewhat outside this range especially if only exposed to them for a short time . |
| 9 | First-class writers can defy this rule-of-thumb , but anyone else doing so risks alienating readers who have come to them for a particular sort of entertainment . |
| 10 | It 's one of my jobs to meet the boats and this involves assembling the visitors and talking to them for a short while about the wildlife and rules of the island . |
| 11 | He peered across the tavern , watching a group of men busy baiting a relic-seller who claimed he had Aaron 's beard in a sack and was prepared to sell it to them for a few coins . |
| 12 | Voluntary Severance that staff will have individual voluntary Severance options made available to them for a limited period . |
| 13 | She talked of her children , far away in the north at Alnwick castle with their household , and of the late Spring when she would take her husband home to them for a brief visit . |
| 14 | Write to them for a copy to : MCS , 9 Gloucester Road , Ross-on-Wye , Herefordshire , HR9 5BU , enclosing a sae at least 10cm x 21cm . |
| 15 | Carlos and Francisco chatted to them for a while , but then Carlos had to patrol his area , which to him meant strolling around , able to approach and compliment all the prettiest girls , and subsequently trying to fit them into his tight evening schedule ! |
| 16 | We have n't spoken to them for a while ? |
| 17 | ‘ Would you talk to me for a few minutes ? ’ |
| 18 | He rented me a projector , and because he wanted to retire sold his movies to me for a few pesetas a twelve-reeler . |
| 19 | He did n't talk to me for a week after that . |
| 20 | And then , I liked having nice little teas served to me for a change ; to have Wilson taking care of me and treating me like a lady — because there was a little something between us . |
| 21 | Listen to me for a moment . ’ |
| 22 | It could also mean ‘ Will you talk to me for a few minutes , I feel sad . ’ |
| 23 | It never occurred to me for a moment that she had planned it all in cold blood . ’ |
| 24 | But if you 're looking to me for a list of who really makes which strings , I 've found that asking straight questions does n't always get you straight answers . |
| 25 | ‘ Then perhaps you could make a small room available to me for a few hours ? |
| 26 | Ca n't you come and talk to me for a bit ? |
| 27 | " Senga , listen to me for a moment . |
| 28 | ‘ Madam , listen to me for a moment . |
| 29 | The hon. Gentleman will know that any project in excess of £1 million must come to me for a decision . |
| 30 | I wondered if she was talking to me for a minute . |