Example sentences of "[adv] pop [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | We 've already seen how carefully planned customer flow can encourage the shopper to leave with a loaded basket when she had only popped in for a loaf of bread or a pint of milk . |
2 | I 've only popped in for a few minutes . |
3 | " I 've only popped down for a cup of tea . " |
4 | She was ready now for the sight of the chair , the pipe , the feeling that her father had only popped out for a minute and would be back before she could leave . |
5 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
6 | And even if you just pop in for a welcome drink , look out for our Happy Days bar promotions . |
7 | dad , dad did n't say nothing about all evening just pop in for an hour , but I could n't see Stuey and me sitting there disturb him , scared |
8 | ‘ She said she was just popping out for a minute , ’ she replied . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | It would n't be much good telling them I had just popped out for a breath of air this street led to both the bus and railway stations and it would n't need a genius to rumble my little game . |
11 | ‘ Steve ! ’ she cried in amazement as he let himself into the apartment , grinning all over his silly face as if he 'd just popped out for a paper that morning and found he 'd won the state lottery . |
12 | Yeah it it means that you can point out that it makes it a lot simpler for someone to just pop over for a night and crash out on the floor . |
13 | ‘ I 'm fine , ’ said Henry , ‘ but this means I 'd better just pop out for a second . ’ |