Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 31 | She said she could n't stay , that she had just dropped in for a minute . |
| 32 | The transport consultants Oscar Faber TPA will develop work already carried out for a study on short-term measures in the Forth area . |
| 33 | The successful receptionist models could be used to devise special training to enable CAB receptionists to ascertain the depth of a problem ; they could serve the dual function of assessing which clients have just come in for a form or a local address and they could make appointments for others in person or by telephone and smooth the queue . |
| 34 | Dates have just come in for a series of Ovation guitar clinics , with Ian Aitken : Wed Oct 14th , Picton Music , Swansea ; Thu 15th , Cranes Music , Cardiff ; Mon 26th , Oasis Music , Ringwood , Hants ; Tues 27th , Soundpad , Barnstaple ; Thu 29th , Avalon Music , Sevenoaks ; Wed 11th Nov , Music Inn , Nottingham ; Thu 12th , Musical Exchange , Birmingham ; Fri 13th , Foulds of Derby ; Wed 18th , Rose Morris Music Store , London . |
| 35 | I think she 's probably just come out for a quick stroll , we wo n't spend our time over that at the moment , hello |
| 36 | And when in Rome … just send out for a takeaway . |
| 37 | Aware that there was no accepted path for women in deacons ' orders in the Church of England , she had nevertheless looked around for a curacy which would put her in possession of solid parish experience . |
| 38 | A final technical point on audio versus video recording : it takes no longer to set up for a simple video recording than it does to position a microphone for an audio recording . |
| 39 | He kept forgetting they would write it down : he seems to have thought — most of the time — that they had just turned up for a friendly drink . |
| 40 | They all just came back for a regular routine follow up , just a little bit late . |
| 41 | Specifically , in the case of Anthony Miers , the Royal Navy submariner who finally came in for a teeny bit of criticism over his methods of disposing of German seamen who rather inconveniently surrendered . |
| 42 | But give him his due , he does not give up for a scratch or two , and not even a dagger could hold him off for ever . ’ |
| 43 | Just drop in for a cup of tea , |
| 44 | I thought my form had been good enough throughout the year to warrant selection , but there is always that niggling doubt , especially as I had angered Frank Dick by not turning up for a relay practice at Loughborough where he was engaged in running the annual Summer School for athletics . |
| 45 | I am bound to say My Lords that my own view is still that the size within the limits laid down by statute with a minimum of sixteen or eighteen and maximum of twenty-four would best be determined locally and if we 're not going in for a national police force , I still ca n't see what it has to do with the Secretary of State and why the Home Office should be settling the size of forty-three or so police authorities . |
| 46 | You 're not going back for a month ? |
| 47 | ‘ I made excuses , said I thought he 'd be too busy and so on , so she said , ‘ Well , just pop round for a drink then . ’ |
| 48 | And even if you just pop in for a welcome drink , look out for our Happy Days bar promotions . |
| 49 | I think you expect me to spell everything out , oh , just hang on for a moment will you Barbara , fine . |
| 50 | ‘ I 'm just going out for a minute , Mam , I wo n't be long . ’ |
| 51 | Kissing or touching another man in a sexual way or even just going out for a drink without telling a partner is regarded by most as being unfaithful . |
| 52 | ‘ I thought we were just going out for a couple of hours ! ’ she protested hotly . |
| 53 | with , with my granddaughter , she , she did the same s she used to go and babysit at this girl 's house and she fe felt , she was only fourteen , and she felt sorry for her and she 'd go and babysit every night she 'd go and babysit and er but she used to b sit up in the bedroom , she never ever went down the sitting room thinking that the child 's mother was either down in the sitting room or just going out for a short while and coming back and then eventually they put erm a bed up in the child 's bedroom for Denise to stay there over nights and Pearl did n't worry at all , well she knew , knew where , at least she knew where and er this girl was bringing men back down in the sitting room every night , three or four , sometimes ten men in a night during the night ! |
| 54 | I 'm just going out for a bit . |
| 55 | The volunteer may help the young person with job applications or other form-filling , go to a football match or the cinema with them or just meet up for a chat . |
| 56 | It would be so easy just to give up for a while . |
| 57 | ‘ She said she was just popping out for a minute , ’ she replied . |
| 58 | So you would feel equally at home there with a group of friends on a night out or just popping in for a quiet drink and a chat . |
| 59 | If you are losing patience just get out for a walk . |
| 60 | ‘ I 'm not coming back for a while . |