Example sentences of "do [adv] [verb] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even when I arrived back at Thornfield , I did not go in for a while . |
| 2 | They did , however , provide a good deal of entertainment for the rest of the group and would be missed if they did not turn up for a game . |
| 3 | Do not stand up for a few moments . |
| 4 | • If you wake during the night ( sometimes because you need to empty your bladder ) then return to bed and relax as soon as possible , Do not get up for a cup of tea or snack as this will give misleading information to your body clock . |
| 5 | Turning well inside the box he side-stepped Birney to hammer in a shot which McConnell did well to push out for a corner . |
| 6 | ‘ They did n't call round for a chat , for Christ 's sake . |
| 7 | so I thought you were going to cos you did n't come back for a long time . |
| 8 | He give me them , I took them for three days , right , I did n't come down for a fortnight and Russell 'll tell you that , I was high as a kite . |
| 9 | And when I took those I did n't come down for a , and that frightened me , I said to Russell I will never ever take speed because it 's if , I was er we were in the pub right on a Sunday morning and I was there but I was n't there , I was somewhere else . |
| 10 | You did n't turn up for a meeting two weeks ago . ’ |
| 11 | The old man did n't turn up for a week , and then two weeks and then three weeks and everybody was fairly in despair . |
| 12 | erm , because you do n't stay back for a drink afterwards because you 're going to Strawberry Hill . |
| 13 | ‘ If I 'm dreaming I hope I do n't wake up for a long time , ’ he says . |
| 14 | ‘ One does not go out for a meal just for the food , ’ he added , hardly improving the situation . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | You know he does n't go in for a lot of heavy discussion about things . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ If Steve does n't come back for a few days I 'll probably have to go into Palma and see the airlines and the tourist board myself . ’ |