Example sentences of "there for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah yes the we went to we used to go down there for a day to Skeggie . |
| 2 | The followers are there for a day out in the countryside , the opportunity to ride or to walk freely over private property with the consent of the landowner . |
| 3 | And I could put myself down as in case I get there for a day or two . |
| 4 | ‘ I was privileged to be there for a day and the whole thing was handled magnificently . ’ |
| 5 | office place and give him a bag of plaster and tell him to plaster there for a day either that or send him up |
| 6 | Oh he might be away for thre , cos I know he had golf at the Belfry this week , and then when he comes back he 's being picked up by a car to take him to the Belfry again , cos we 're entertaining there for a weekend 's golf . |
| 7 | I was gon na try shopping in there for a change |
| 8 | They stayed there for a quarter of an hour , the only movement being the driver slowly inching his little finger up so that he could lock the door . |
| 9 | ‘ Hold him there for a second , Kelly , ’ said Bill . |
| 10 | The shares were six times subscribed and opened at 193p , staying there for a second or two before going decisively through 200p ; at the year end they stood at 218p , a rise of 70% on the issue price , and were valued on a historic price/earnings multiple of 30.8 ( and yield of 1.4% ) . |
| 11 | We stand there for a second or two . |
| 12 | Perhaps not as bad as Buff , because the animal had only been there for a second or two and I had told them it was a robot . |
| 13 | He hung there for a second before slithering sideways , and as he slipped towards the ground the seladang hooked blindly at his body , knocking it this way and that , until one of its long horns caught and held . |
| 14 | She swung herself off the bed and padded , naked , across to the wardrobe , hesitating there for a second . |
| 15 | I ca n't say for sure ; I mean , I was only there for a second or two … |
| 16 | I stand there for a second , before stepping back . |
| 17 | I mean that 's that 's one of his stock in trades he 's a superb volleyer of the ball and it was there for a second with a chance was there for a second . |
| 18 | I mean that 's that 's one of his stock in trades he 's a superb volleyer of the ball and it was there for a second with a chance was there for a second . |
| 19 | What difficulties are there for a US company in Europe ? |
| 20 | But your list must seem to be there for a purpose . |
| 21 | Erm they 're the they 're there for a purpose and their size is there for a purpose in terms of er of the constrictions of the other road er sizing or whatever , and obviously huge vehicles who just ca n't possibly manoeuvre without going over . |
| 22 | Erm they 're the they 're there for a purpose and their size is there for a purpose in terms of er of the constrictions of the other road er sizing or whatever , and obviously huge vehicles who just ca n't possibly manoeuvre without going over . |
| 23 | ‘ They have then waited there for a minicab to arrive and take them and their bounty away . |
| 24 | There was place enough there for a knight , after the archers had done their work . |
| 25 | As much as 85% of the materials should be on open access , and stock relegated to store should remain there for a trial period of five years before being returned to the main library , or transferred to a permanent back-up collection such as the British Library . |
| 26 | Knowing it impossible to sleep again , she had lain there for a while and listened to the silence of sleep throughout the house . |
| 27 | ‘ I was there for a while , ’ she said pointedly but she was careful not to press too much . |
| 28 | I stood there for a while in the damp grey afternoon and whispered : ‘ Godspeed . ’ |
| 29 | They sat there for a while feeling drained and empty . |
| 30 | It goes as far as it can and waits there for a while , its big eyes staring up , tantalized . |