Example sentences of "for a [noun] [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few days she even left the cubs for a while to give him a reassuring lick . |
| 2 | Not really well we the Blackstone engineer fitting up engines , he stayed with us for a while to show us the ropes like you know . |
| 3 | Without such a mechanism , all communication is just ‘ cheap talk ’ : there is no reason for a firm to believe what the others say . |
| 4 | To put it in the broadest possible terms , we can see that intonation makes it easier for a listener to understand what a speaker is trying to convey . |
| 5 | It was very difficult for a court to say what a reasonable mother would have done in circumstances which were almost hypothetical . |
| 6 | It was very difficult for a court to say what a reasonable mother would have done in circumstances which are almost hypothetical . |
| 7 | In Norway , for instance , it is illegal for a barman to serve you a fresh drink until after you have finished the previous one . |
| 8 | Mr Browning said : ‘ I shall now look for a lawyer to explore what the Ariadne Galleries are prepared to offer me . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It 's not on at all for a brother-in-law to treat me the way you treat me . |
| 10 | And as an extra treat , Annellie Clyde is coming to stay for a week to teach you the rudiments . ’ |
| 11 | Tonight Rebekah Ashford should be in hospital in London preparing for an operation to give her a new lease of life . |
| 12 | And what happens to them , again , through the Occupational Health Centre , th they arra arrange for an optician to give them a full , full eye test and then we get a report back on that situation . |