Example sentences of "something [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're often looking for somewhere , a garage or something off the motorway just for the toilet or a drink |
| 2 | The Russians would much rather deal with a right-wing conservative any day because they know where they stand , rather than a left-wing liberal who might do something off the wall , like act on principle , for heaven 's sake . |
| 3 | But it sounds to me as though it 's taking something off the telephone , which is simple in n it ? |
| 4 | Huy stooped to pick something off the ground , that lay three-quarters hidden in the rough yellow grass that grew around the sides of the stone . |
| 5 | b ) People like the trolleys to keep moving slowly when they reach out to take something off the shelf . |
| 6 | Yeah , yeah I think they want twelve , twelve ninety nine or something off the market |
| 7 | I usually take something off the peg , hope that it fits , take it home and if it does n't , try taking it back . |
| 8 | Viewers , when presented with a shot in which the subject is seen looking at something off the screen , will assume that the next shot will show whatever it was that the person was looking at . |
| 9 | But can I tell you something off the record ? ’ |
| 10 | Shall we just top this up with something for a drink for him ? |
| 11 | I bought myself a mug of tea at the counter in order to pay for something for a change , then I sat and waited for Kathleen . |
| 12 | ‘ Ca n't we do lions or something for a change ? ’ |
| 13 | It was a real pleasure to win something for a change but unfortunately I do n't like knitting . |
| 14 | Let's see you actually do something for a change . . |
| 15 | Six hundred or something for a day no four hundred for a day . |
| 16 | And I mean , if you set a list to do something for a day Yeah . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've always said I 'm prepared to pay something for a pass and other people are , too . |
| 18 | And it 's possible that the curious telephone conversation in the flat , with its reference to postponing something for a week , related to your time limit . |
| 19 | Section i concluded that the interest shown in trust wordings was a reflection of the demand that , although formless , a trust should be phrased in words which demonstrated an unequivocal intention on the part of the deceased to bind a trustee to do something for a beneficiary . |
| 20 | It has a light , fresh fragrance and there is something for every style . |
| 21 | The activities of the societies also ensure that there is something for every branch of the membership . |
| 22 | A ‘ Mad Lab ’ boasts a host of ‘ flashing , gyrating , noisy ’ science-based gadgets , with something for every visitor to take home , and a boomerang workshop promises a prize for the ‘ best returner ’ . |
| 23 | which er it costs one pound something for the insurance . |
| 24 | She added something for the panel to remember her by — sheer seamed black tights with black and grey checked flat shoes and , on the lapel of her jacket , a blue glass antique brooch . |
| 25 | and there was a lot of waste , but these new tables did bring that , it was something for the company it was more than anything , you know cos we were on the bonus system . |
| 26 | And I think that is the message which I want to get over to you , because if you can find that way to tread that difficult line which is there in our society which is over-protective , over-secretive , which is concerned about not not letting people unless they 're of a certain rank , level or certain job , speak out publicly unless you can break through it I think you 're actually , first of all , denying something for yourselves , and that you 're denying something for the public at large . |
| 27 | Something for the gentleman . |
| 28 | The employee top 10 features those companies which are expanding fastest , and it says something for the performance of WPP that it has managed to perform well in eps and return on capital terms at the same time as it has achieved that expansion . |
| 29 | Harold Macmillan was by no means alone at that time in looking forward to a government of Mosley and the younger men who would do something for the country at last . |
| 30 | Meanwhile viewer reaction slot Biteback ( 4.30pm , BBC1 ) does something for the country 's frustrated football commentators . |