Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I was talking to your Doctor who was wondering whether we might want to go out for a few beers at some point |
| 2 | You want to go out for a wee wee puss ? |
| 3 | However , perhaps even more significantly , certainly for the junior players , is the opportunity they have earned to go forward for a personal screening at Bradnam 's unique Herts-based Dewhurst Tennis Academy , the operation which has firmly set about the task of uncovering a future British Wimbledon champion . |
| 4 | She 's expected to stay there for a few more days , as a precautionary measure . |
| 5 | It could be that the couple simply decided to go away for a few days , but those who know Mrs Allsopp say it 's unlikely she would have left without telling anyone . |
| 6 | ‘ It all seemed to go on for a long time , but it must have been just a few seconds . ’ |
| 7 | It seemed to go on for a long time . |
| 8 | He never wrote entirely admiring reviews : ‘ It 's the essence of a book never to be perfect , ’ he said , ‘ so its writer must expect to come in for a little criticism . ’ |
| 9 | Customers will expect to pay more for a reputable brand , but they will also expect the price charged to be consistent with their perceptions of the product ; * the amount and style of advertising and sales promotion ( Promotion ) will influence the consumer 's perception of the product , which in turn must influence on-going company product and brand development activities ( Product ) . |
| 10 | One would generally expect to pay less for a private company than for a similar public company . |
| 11 | I hope to stay here for a long time . ’ |
| 12 | It seemed to ring out for a long time . |
| 13 | A good negotiator can make a customer feel satisfied after they have had to work hard for a small discount . |
| 14 | She said politely , ‘ Would you like to come in for a last drink ? ’ |
| 15 | He was wondering how he was going to slip out for a few hours without alerting his mother . |
| 16 | Jill returned in the spring of 1974 and was told to look around for a suitable site . |
| 17 | You may like to think quietly for a few moments , then read these words from the first letter of John . |
| 18 | We all think it 's going to stay there for a long time and , and there are varieties now , bred specially to be immune from er T M V and er , we use things like Counter or Curabell , or one of my favourites of course Shirley . |
| 19 | ‘ = and they were going to stay there for a few weeks until their faces were off the front pages and they could tiptoe away . |
| 20 | If they 've had to stay indoors for a wet break they 'll want to do something physically very active . |
| 21 | My own plans are somewhat uncertain because of the move , but I do plan to get away for a short break some time towards the end of the month , and I will keep you informed . |
| 22 | The complexity was intended to last only for a transitional period . |
| 23 | You 'll probably find when you register you 're invited to go along for a new patient medical anyway , and all sorts of things like that . |
| 24 | The car , a Sierra , had been stolen on Thursday night from nearby Bilsdale Close and neighbouring forces have been alerted to look out for a stolen blue Ford Orion , registration number H814 FYM , which may also have been used in connection with the incident . |
| 25 | ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested . |
| 26 | Lovers of good beer — well deserved of course after a hard day 's exercise — wo n't have to go far for a fine pint . |
| 27 | He 'll be busy , and I 'll have to walk around for a whole hour on my own . |
| 28 | Once well formed , remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly . |
| 29 | This ‘ bad faith ’ operates among the doctors and pharmacists who allow their knowledge and skill to be abused ; among the politicians who wish to see themselves as community benefactors , while knowing full well that they are nothing of the sort ; and even among the poor who are so often critical of the medical ‘ care ’ they receive yet continue to hold out for a medical solution to their social and economic problems . |
| 30 | The car has been written off , which has left them with the prospect of having to pay out for a new vehicle . |