Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I went to the restaurant and put the money down for a large brandy . |
| 2 | Sir James pushes the boat out for a double celebration |
| 3 | He hired a car and took the boy down for a long weekend at the St. Mellion Golf and Country Club . |
| 4 | If a man was lucky it was a case of pop in for a quick half , then home to a meal of bubble and squeak with the Missus . |
| 5 | They had seen little of Rosemary Talbot during the last four months , so it was n't until they had been in their flat for a week and Leith went across the hall to invite Rosemary and her husband over for a celebratory drink that Leith learned that Derek Talbot no longer lived there . |
| 6 | Stars of Hi de Hi and It Ai n't Half Hot Mum team up for a new series set below stairs , You Rang M'Lord . |
| 7 | Boon was their hero … he cruised to his century and set his team up for a big score … |
| 8 | Oddly enough , I found that I could keep the port wing up for a considerable time and , as I lost flying speed and I came nearer and nearer to the Engineering Wing area , the port wing happily stayed in the air until my speed was very low indeed and then gradually — and I did not think of this — one ( and only one ) of the prop blades gently ploughed into the rather soft earth , My port wing was still in the air , and ever so gently we made a beautiful semi-turn to port . |
| 9 | Jump diagonally forwards with the front leg and pick the rear foot up for a high roundhouse kick . |
| 10 | Outside , to the right , the Coke machine switches up a gear , back on for a big freeze . |
| 11 | Skipper Shane Cooper and full-back Lyon combined down the left flank to put Ropati over for a second-minute try . |
| 12 | You 'll have to take mum out for a nice Indian once she feels better . |
| 13 | However , this outlay can easily be offset by letting the apartment out for a brief period during the peak season . |
| 14 | The result is perfect reading for those on the look out for a special Christmas gift for the fishkeeper . |
| 15 | You need to put the S T D code in for a local call . |
| 16 | And the relief of seeing this woman out for a good time , smoking dope , getting drunk , flirting and still not deserving to be raped ! |
| 17 | I once followed a pupil around for a whole day , and was impressed by the peculiar mixture she experienced of dislocated bits and pieces , and longer sessions where there were ‘ spaces ’ for her to enjoy and explore learning or — occasionally — to waste time in . |
| 18 | ‘ I am now told that he 's hawking her story around for a six-figure sum , ’ he writes in the 100,000-circulation journal , which is read mainly by journalists , stock-brokers and media personalities . |
| 19 | But a tachistoscope was a bit like an oscilloscope or a screen where you could flash a word up for a very shore period of time . |
| 20 | Left-hander Jimmy Adams was the last man out for a defiant 47 . |
| 21 | I tell you what I 'll do — I 'll pop downstairs and put the kettle on for a good cup of tea . ’ |
| 22 | Finally they reached home and tried to put the kettle on for a welcome cup of tea — to discover their water had been cut off . |
| 23 | Behind the scenes , apparently unknown to the minister and BT , there is a hunt on for a suitable candidate , probably Prince Philip or Prince Charles . |
| 24 | Why graft your arse off for a full week to make £130 , when you could make £150 for one day 's shoplifting ? |
| 25 | I went to the sink and turned the cold tap on for a long drink to combat the dehydration . |
| 26 | A frequent comment of observers about a prisoner in for a serious offence like murder is that he shows no remorse . |
| 27 | Had they been set free any nearer they would almost certainly have found their way back for a free meal of milk and green bananas at the orang-utans ' tea party . |
| 28 | That was not unusual on the Monday after a tournament , so I decided to drive to his house in Clapham in the hope that I might intercept him either on the way in from a long lunch or on the way out for a pre-prandial drink . |
| 29 | He leads his country out for a world-record 36th time and would only continue at the top if the Springboks win . |
| 30 | But when her company refused her time off for a quick photo shoot , Yasmin energised herself by picking up her coat and walking out . |