Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But fortunately at that moment her gynaecologist called in for a brief visit and Brian went off to the nursery . |
| 2 | And , he 's , she s keeps on at him all the time , he 's never taken a photograph of the place laid out for a big dinner . |
| 3 | In June 1968 , at their first meeting , Ceauşescu shrewdly let a twenty minute courtesy call run on for a flattering two and a quarter hours . |
| 4 | If you are lucky you might get a codex thrown in for a good measure for telecomms application . |
| 5 | Students often hesitate to let a rhythmic design run on for a long period , fearing monotony ; they therefore begin something different every few bars , sometimes in the belief that changing words need a constantly changing accompaniment . |