Example sentences of "[pron] [adv prt] for a [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 | And er Betty called me in for a cup of coffee but and I was there , I think , for over two hours . |
| 3 | 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 ? ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll be back in an hour to take you down for a tour of the lodge and to meet Mrs Foster . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | " He asked you in for a drink without asking me ? " |
| 10 | Trade you in for a couple of camels , he 'd come home with a couple of camels |
| 11 | I fear that our nation has set itself up for a decade of national strife . |
| 12 | Will you ? ’ rather than , ‘ Would you like me to take you out for a run in the car some time ? ’ |
| 13 | David and I were wondering if we could take you out for a spot of lunch . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I have n't seen you around for a couple of days . " |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | 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 … |
| 20 | ‘ A fast car will take me back for a drink with the cast afterwards , but if they have n't got it right yet , they never will . ’ |
| 21 | I read more widely and , as news of my expertise spread , people began to seek me out for a ruling on a specific industrial relations issue or for an historical precedent . |
| 22 | Though when , having ousted him , thoughts of him crept back in again , she grew impatient with herself , and took herself off for a walk around town . |
| 23 | She thanked him and waited while David invited him in for a cup of tea . |
| 24 | You invited him in for a glass of sherry to ask him if you could borrow his bicycle , and I came too . ’ |
| 25 | In his second defence of the title , against the man he had beaten to win it in June , Wharton 's awesome blows cut Carr above his left eye and then had him down for a count of eight and unable to defend himself when he regained his feet . |
| 26 | A left-hook hurt Ekubia in the sixth round , and then another put him down for a count of nine . |
| 27 | Fallon still had a bit of work to do , even then , but he had already bumped off Perrins and Hannaford with one uncompromising run and this time his strength buried the rest of the Gloucester defence and took him over for a try in the corner . |
| 28 | Fowler and Gower held him up for a while with 91 for the third wicket , but by the close of play he had two more — including a caught and bowled — and on Monday morning , cutting down his run-up , he polished off the tail to finish with 7 for 53 . |
| 29 | I think that my hon. Friend the Member for Tooting displayed the facts well , and it was perverse of Conservative Members to pick him up for a slip of the tongue when he gave an incorrect figure , which it is relatively easy to do . |
| 30 | He had had to fight for everything he had done , fight the people who wanted to wrap him up safely and wheel him out for a bit of ribbon-cutting and ceremonial . |