Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may go through for a day you know . |
| 2 | I may go through for a day you know . |
| 3 | I was very tired but I knew that I must look out for a trap . |
| 4 | if I won bigger money , I should go in for a new house , which would be built to our own idea , so that we could get a bigger scullery … . |
| 5 | ‘ I should love to see them sometime , ’ said Charles , ‘ but I wonder if I might sit down for a little ? |
| 6 | Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’ |
| 7 | Actually I might put down for a s . |
| 8 | " I say , darling , " Stephen said , " I think I 'll go out for a bit , blow the cobwebs away . " |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll wash my hair — and then I 'll go out for a walk . ’ |
| 10 | She says yeah she says I 'll pop in for a quick cuppa . |
| 11 | And then after oh , after a few weeks she said I 'll come in for a cup of tea . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , I 'll come along for a little while to the bonfire , but do n't accept for me later . |
| 13 | ‘ Then I do n't think I 'll venture out for a stroll before bedtime . ’ |
| 14 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 15 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
| 16 | She told me she did n't eat lunch any more as it had become a bourgeois meal , but I could call in for a cup of de-caff and con her into whatever it was I wanted . |
| 17 | So he asked me if I 'd go in for a couple of weeks until he got something sorted out you know . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't mind waiting , ’ she told him politely and pleasantly , though she could n't resist adding , ‘ Rosemary and I are friends ; I have n't seen her for ages , so I thought I 'd ring up for a chat . ’ |
| 19 | Then I 'd go down the town buy us all clothes then , you and I would go out for a private dinner Jean . |
| 20 | When Tamar rose from the table , she remarked , ‘ I shall go out for a ride , Mama . ’ |
| 21 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I shall look out for a move . ’ |
| 23 | I can go on for a few more days . |
| 24 | That would be one less thing for him to worry about with regards to his mother , for she would still be mistress of the house , at least until the war was over , which might go on for a year , perhaps two . |
| 25 | Quite how to choose your destination is not clear : You might set out for a holiday in Virgo and end up in the Crab Nebula . |
| 26 | The way things are , you might struggle on for a few months . |
| 27 | ‘ You 'll come in for a moment , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 28 | Thinks she 'll come up for a break . |
| 29 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ She 'd hold out for a while but it would always be made up after he came back with the roses . |