Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | OK , ’ he decided , ‘ Once we get home , a bite of lunch , and I 'll beam you up for a quick one . ’ |
| 2 | put me in for a lovely red for me . |
| 3 | Of course , this may lead them to run onto the rotted wood , which will give way and let them in for a long fall … |
| 4 | I 'm sorry , Ellie ; I let you in for a hard time , did n't I ? ’ |
| 5 | I have a 30 gallon corner tank , and would like to set it up for a Black Peacock , Pterois volitans . |
| 6 | He was saving it up for a rainy day . |
| 7 | set to shoot it out for a good cause |
| 8 | MIDDLESBROUGH Bears , facing their first Homefire League match of the 1992 season in only two weeks ' time , need another good result against Glasgow at Cleveland Park tonight to fire them up for a long and hard campaign . |
| 9 | The 34-year-old former Liverpool and Blackburn star has been unable to fix himself up with another club since the summer , but the Robins ' boss is lining him up for a reserve game against Walsall next week . |
| 10 | ‘ I hope they catch this cowardly thug and lock him up for a long time . ’ |
| 11 | And holding them up for a little bit of erm laughter . |
| 12 | Even when reviews do exist , tracking them down for a particular title can be difficult . |
| 13 | It was now obvious that the horse was a stayer and yet Harry Short 's stable jockey had recently ridden him as if his best distance was six furlongs , holding him up for a late run . |
| 14 | Early last week the Sun apologised for saying he had never had a real job , but in truth a four-year stint as a tutor organiser in industrial and trade unions at the Workers ' Educational Association 25 years ago does not exactly set him up for a glittering new career . |
| 15 | Billie heard the housekeeper ask Adam in the kitchen as he followed her through for a new packet of cigarettes . |
| 16 | If you know you can not deal with an upsetting confrontation , try to put it off for a short while until you feel calmer . |
| 17 | ‘ I watch everything I can because I feel this is a tie that could set us up for a good run in Europe , ’ added Creaney . |
| 18 | Sometimes the driver comes and takes one group out for half a day , then he 'll take another group out for half a day , or he 'll take them out for a full day 's picnic . |
| 19 | ‘ Why do n't I take you out for a nice dinner this evening ? |
| 20 | what I 'll probably do is take you out for a little while so you can go up and see Annie and all that , next week , not only a |
| 21 | I 'd take him along for a veterinary verdict on these possibilities and take it from there . |
| 22 | " I 'll take her in — yes , why not — I 'll take her in for a small consideration . |
| 23 | ‘ I think , ’ the policeman was saying , ‘ I 'd better take her in for a little talk . ’ |
| 24 | Its excellent PR and the enthusiasm of the press might simply have set it up for a great fall if the use of its powers had proved to be weak or ineffective . |
| 25 | Formatting to the rear of the Rallye , Legg established radio contact , and gently eased Anderson through a series of power adjustments and manoeuvres to make a practice approach at Cardiff before bringing him around for a successful , damage- and injury-free landing . |
| 26 | Connie buzzed them in for a joyous greeting from Hurley , Colonel John Sasser , the Defense attaché , and one of Buck Revell 's FBI team , but there was n't much time for celebration because Hamadan was wanted elsewhere for debriefing . |
| 27 | their , their supply routes are n't as well defined as ours , but they 've got shear weight of numbers , see , I 'm af , I 'm afraid , I could be a fucking karate black belt or something right , so one on one against you I would n't have a problem , but if you went and got fucking thirty of your mates I would have a problem , I maybe able to hold you off for a fucking few minutes or something or if you could either contact , maybe a few months or years or something , but they will win |
| 28 | I took him out for a boozy lunch , and in the end he admitted he 'd made the whole thing up . |
| 29 | She did not feel entirely at ease about this , and even went to consult the Careers Adviser in Cambridge , who gave her various leaflets , told her about trainee courses at the BBC , and sent her off for a two-day inspection of the Civil Service . |
| 30 | trade her in for a new model |