Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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1 | Mm , er what to think , oh I ca n't think of any words , oh we 're going to go off for an interview now anyway . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | If you are aiming to go back for a landing , only stay long enough in that thermal to get properly centred before moving off again down to 1500 feet and starting to look for the next bit of lift . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | Using a pre-set timer , the lights can be set to stay on for a period from 25 seconds to 12 minutes . |
6 | Last week , Jarman had n't quite decided whether they were to talk to the audience or simply sleep through the exhibition 's four-day run — ‘ although they 'll be allowed to get up for a pee and lunch , ’ he added generously . |
7 | From the ‘ savings , ’ as they are referred to , funds have been redeployed to make up for a decade in which growth of support for basic scientific research was , at best , sluggish . |
8 | He had spent the morning painting picturesque views and quaint scenes for his master , and had been allowed to knock off for a smoke . |
9 | On arrival , conference participants were invited to sign up for a workshop of their choice . |
10 | In one task — rhyme monitoring — subjects were asked to listen out for a word which rhymed with a cue word given in advance ( e.g. doubt ) . |
11 | In the other task — category monitoring — subjects were asked to listen out for a word belonging to a particular semantic category ( e.g. fish ) . |
12 | They were preparing to check in for a flight to Tokyo . |
13 | Cars have been popular in the movies since Mack Sennett was wrecking them around 1914 in such shorts as Lizzies of the Field — not funny to some members of early audiences , who were trying to save up for a Ford Model T or ‘ tin Lizzy ’ . |
14 | The officers had been warned to look out for a red Ford Sierra car following the shooting , in the early hours , of Special Constable Goodman and PC Kelly during a routine vehicle check on the A64 Leeds-York Road . |
15 | Anyone aged 14–25 is invited to sign up for an audition for the drama project which is due to take place in July . |
16 | A visitor to a public house who is asked to stay on for a private party by the landlord will remain a visitor . |
17 | 20–6–1860 It was understood that Mr Sutherland intended to resign from the school at Mulindry and the Moderator was instructed to look out for a successor . |
18 | Jill returned in the spring of 1974 and was told to look around for a suitable site . |
19 | I was told to look out for a redstart at the next bend , its black face and chestnut tail showing for brief moments as it darted into the open , out and back , fly catching . |
20 | The thing that , you see I was going to send off for a pair of gloves cos I ca n't find my thermal , but when I looked on and saw all the bits and bobs of paper that come , there was n't erm , little slip you get with a pound off , for postage and packing , which I 've been getting recently have n't you ? for erm |
21 | He was wondering how he was going to slip out for a few hours without alerting his mother . |
22 | She was asked to hang on for a moment . |