Example sentences of "[pron] [adv prt] for [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A government in disarray , an unpopular opposition , they say , will let them in for a taste of real power . |
| 2 | Sat them in for the whole of the break and one group of her , hers I think . |
| 3 | And er Betty called me in for a cup of coffee but and I was there , I think , for over two hours . |
| 4 | We do n't know what he 's like yet — would n't it be better to ask him for an odd Sunday first before we let ourselves in for a course of sermons ? ’ |
| 5 | Christmases were wonderful and greatly looked forward to by us both , but they were also tiring , and in early January , when all danger of further jollity from New Year had receded , we took ourselves off for a couple of days . |
| 6 | So I drove to Arnisdale and discovered that Mr McTavish would indeed ferry me over for a bottle of malt : but he wanted another bottle to bring me back . |
| 7 | ‘ You do n't mind ? ’ she asked , thinking it more than good of him to use his morning squiring her around , without him letting himself in for an afternoon of more of the same ! |
| 8 | Edberg stamped his world class authority on the match , dominating the 90 minute final and setting himself up for the defence of his Wimbledon title . |
| 9 | He blew a lot of his money on gambling , even slot machines , and buying cars before he got bored with them and sold them off for a fraction of the price he paid for them . ’ |
| 10 | Indeed , Mr Pocklington and his ilk would take small cannon onto a suitable lake and fire them off for the edification of the plumber partridges who came to nest in the district . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll be back in an hour to take you down for a tour of the lodge and to meet Mrs Foster . |
| 12 | In fact we have n't got you down for a paper at all in this class yet I do n't think so if you 'd like to do one for us you can see me about it afterwards . |
| 13 | " He asked you in for a drink without asking me ? " |
| 14 | Trade you in for a couple of camels , he 'd come home with a couple of camels |
| 15 | If it were up to me , I 'd jock you off for the rest of the season . |
| 16 | ‘ The person who signed you up for the job in the first place , remember . ’ |
| 17 | I fear that our nation has set itself up for a decade of national strife . |
| 18 | Will you ? ’ rather than , ‘ Would you like me to take you out for a run in the car some time ? ’ |
| 19 | David and I were wondering if we could take you out for a spot of lunch . |
| 20 | And there 's a fascinating article in this , the current edition , the January edition it is now , because they go so far in advance , of She magazine , which says that er , it 's a desperate plight sometimes , when you have people coming for Christmas who fall into several categories like lazy slobs , who do absolutely nothing , and misers , who turn up with a stale box of chocolates , and never take you out for a meal in return for your hospitality , and the amorous couples who er , embarrass you by er , er , noisily retiring to their bedroom , if I may put it that way , and then the guests who turn up in mid-row , and bicker systematically over the whole of the festive period . |
| 21 | I have n't seen you around for a couple of days . " |
| 22 | Well , she her , her sleeping habits during the day change to afternoons , and , well today she 's been she had about two hours this afternoon , so if we did our normal and gave her tea at five o'clock , and send them up for a bath at half past six , there 's no way she 'd be asleep . |
| 23 | Millions Of Honey opened Saturday night with a sparky set of robust , melodic guitar songs that have toughened and matured over the last year of line-up shuffles , and should justly set them up for a spot of national service . |
| 24 | Denis Smith says it was an interesting game and his team played well … it was a hard game … but after four defeats it was just the result they wanted and will help build them up for the rest of the season |
| 25 | The local police kindly agreed to come in on the act and a few off-duty policemen pretended to stalk the burglars and locked them up for the night at a disused police station at Ironbridge ! |
| 26 | Then they ( the police ) would lock me up for a couple of hours at a time but I did n't get charged until I was 15 . ’ |
| 27 | They knocked him off and dressed me up for the suit with arrows . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ This has set me up for the rest of the season and now I can have a real crack at the England squad , ’ he said . |
| 29 | Phew , another close squeeze today with a very lucky 3–2 victory over a luckless City side without their main striker Quinn , whose out for the rest of the season with knee ligament problems . |
| 30 | HOW COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT WHEN ONE IS FINDING CITY LIFE A TRIFLE TIRESOME , ONE HAS FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO INVITE ONE OUT FOR A DAY IN THE COUNTRY … |