Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [to-vb] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | well , well thank Mr very much , if you , if you could , I can accommodate Mr at any reasonable time tomorrow , erm , but although he may say he 's only got , he only wants to rest for a quarter of an hour d'your , as you gather from the interchange from the bench , that 's er , that will be the very minimum and I may well have questions to ask him , although I hope I 'd asked most of them to Mr , so , erm , but I 'm , I 'm I think for everybody 's convenience it , erm , unless he 's got a specific time he could deal with , we either start say at eleven thirty , when Mr can be here or at two , erm , but if he 's got some other clever idea I 'm perfectly prepared to entertain him , but er we ca n't leave this hanging around , I 've got ta write this and whichever way it goes we 've got ta look at it again , er and although I suppose I 'm not entirely unheard of and I disappear to the court of appeal next term it 's gon na make things extremely awkward to try and arrange anything else next term , cos I 've got two other judges to bear in mind as well as myself |
| 2 | er yes I was saying erm they only had the midwives in them days did n't they , to come for the birth and that and anyway my mother was was ill enough to have to send for a doctor . |
| 3 | The shelf display is supplemented by an indexing system flexibly organized to allow for a variety of approaches , to lead the enquirer to the right " shelf address " and to remedy any deficiencies in the system for particular types of user . |
| 4 | ‘ How could anyone not want to go for a sail on a day like this ? ’ |
| 5 | Likely you 'll not want to stop for a cup of tea ? |
| 6 | Enter Rita , a young , timid , nervous , woman in clinging red dress , lipstick to match and a pair of shoes in which you would not want to run for a bus . |
| 7 | 6–9 Mrs Holliday , Bowmore , applied for the baptism of her daughter in the absence of her husband who was on a voyage to Africa and not expected to return for a year , and as they were " satisfied with Mrs Holliday 's knowledge as to the ordinance and the obligation " they agreed . |
| 8 | I think we also need to recognise that there has also been a er , high level of er , commitment from er , officers employed by this council to achieving the changes that we have asked in terms of financial management , now I 'm not going to pretend for a moment that er , we 've gone all the way there yet . |
| 9 | Yes , I want to leave early tomorrow , because I 'm , I 'm not going to rush for a train , I do n't want to be caught thinking oh the last train to Stow Market goes at four o'clock and I 've got to run for it I got to be prepared to miss the train . |
| 10 | The tannoy on the Isle of Man boat gave occasional coughs , and tinny , inaudible announcements , but they did not begin to panic for a while . |
| 11 | Er , what Councillor Newton 's just said , I would just like to ask for a clarification there , if I may . |
| 12 | We should not have to apologize for a vow of celibacy . |
| 13 | At Darlington , so that they would not have to wait for a connection , they had hired a special train to Richmond , where they were met . |
| 14 | Of course , should you not wish to join for a year , day membership payment facilities will still entitle you to use all the facilities . |
| 15 | I do not mean to suggest for a moment any kind of determinist philosophy here : functional rationality does not cause philosophical rationality , but it does help it along . |
| 16 | Caterers can no longer afford to look for a machine that gives performance at any cost . |
| 17 | With a rolling network we would have been there live to provide them with information of direct concern to all their lives — people , incidentally , who could not afford to pay for a service from any other source . |
| 18 | All I can suggest sir is the case is adjourned just have to arrange for a solicitor to be here . |
| 19 | Pearce said : ‘ We always planned to try for a drop goal whenever we were in the French 20 metre area . |
| 20 | Fast cars always want to go for a ride . |
| 21 | HAVING duped the Press corps by holding his marriage to Audrey Doyle a day early , the publicity-shy ex-hostage Brian Keenan nonetheless agreed to appear for a photo call at the Co Wicklow hotel where the reception was being held . |
| 22 | The room has been specially adapted to cater for a maximum of 12 children between the ages of 3 months and 5 years . |
| 23 | on the other hand , a school with a high rate of staff turnover can not usually afford to wait for a consensus and readiness that may never come ; and a staff hand-picked in a new school , or for a new school situation such as amalgamation or unstreaming , is usually in a mood for bigger adventures . |
| 24 | Bright , drafted in for his first start following injuries to David Hirst and Paul Warhurst , put them in front , but Trevor Francis 's men still had to settle for a point at Stamford Bridge . |
| 25 | He overbore Neville Chamberlain and the others who still wanted to ride for a fall on a bold safeguarding policy . |
| 26 | It was ironic , I thought , that for the expedition for Gareth and Coconut I 'd deliberately chosen to aim for a spot on the map that looked as remote from any road as possible . |
| 27 | ‘ They 'd probably need to go for a week in the Bahamas afterwards , just to get over it . ’ |
| 28 | The board is also having to readvertise for a replacement to Dr Forwell after Mr Fyfe insisted that he must have a say in the appointment . |
| 29 | Mr Dunwell said it was also hoped to arrange for a prostitute to address the meeting . |
| 30 | He also appeared to call for a referendum on Maastricht — against Government policy . |