Example sentences of "the [noun] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I went to the restaurant and put the money down for a large brandy . |
| 2 | This was enough for the Home Secretary to send the case back for a fourth hearing to the Court of Appeal , with the recommendation that they summon Mathews as a witness to test his credibility . |
| 3 | However , this outlay can easily be offset by letting the apartment out for a brief period during the peak season . |
| 4 | The result is perfect reading for those on the look out for a special Christmas gift for the fishkeeper . |
| 5 | Sir James pushes the boat out for a double celebration |
| 6 | He hired a car and took the boy down for a long weekend at the St. Mellion Golf and Country Club . |
| 7 | If Baldwin met Parliament , Lloyd George might keep the Conservatives in for a few weeks to humiliate them . |
| 8 | The film charts the efforts of a dodgy theatre manager trying to lure the singer back for a last encore . |
| 9 | ‘ We 'll trade the swine in for a younger model , ’ she had said . |
| 10 | He can mix the Hi-Watt in for a cleaner sound , if that suits a song more . |
| 11 | ‘ We had just played two games in three days , so I had the players in for a hot bath and a massage before taking them for a couple of pints of Guinness . |
| 12 | We had just played two games in three days , so I had the players in for a hot bath and a massage before taking them for a couple of pints of Guinness . |
| 13 | I tell you what I 'll do — I 'll pop downstairs and put the kettle on for a good cup of tea . ’ |
| 14 | Finally they reached home and tried to put the kettle on for a welcome cup of tea — to discover their water had been cut off . |
| 15 | That was not unusual on the Monday after a tournament , so I decided to drive to his house in Clapham in the hope that I might intercept him either on the way in from a long lunch or on the way out for a pre-prandial drink . |