Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [pron] [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The survivalist culture of the ghetto insists that , instead of leading ever fuller lives , we should strip ourselves down for action and retaliation : it 's a culture fascinated by war games , fitness , one-upmanship . |
| 2 | Maybe I should see myself back for midday then ? ’ |
| 3 | Establishing and sustaining relationships — ‘ We must have you over for dinner before we leave . ’ |
| 4 | " I 'll chop them up for kindling . " |
| 5 | and I thought well I 'm not gon na eat them now they 've been out of bag , so I thought oh I 'll boil them up for dog |
| 6 | I 'll boil you down for soap . |
| 7 | ‘ We 'll keep him in for observation just for tonight . |
| 8 | So that was the attitude hey , but erm they 'll have me up for libel here . |
| 9 | Er last night Arthur said oh said I think I 'll work extra tomorrow he said and I 'll take you out for Sunday lunch Sunday . |
| 10 | ‘ We 'll take you out for dinner , ’ Penny suggested . |
| 11 | I 'll get something in for breakfast — you bring the duty-frees . ’ |
| 12 | I 'll put them up for auction . ’ |
| 13 | Short-time work and temporary lay-off has affected a significant minority of those working in manufacturing industries , and this too could make it hard for people to keep up with credit payments . |
| 14 | ‘ They 'd send you down for years , ’ chided Norman . |
| 15 | A self-reliant smallholder with a good workshop could set himself up for barn-drying quite cheaply , connecting a second-hand electric or internal combustion motor to a suitable turbo-fan , and leading the air through ducts on the barn floor . |
| 16 | His owner , Jack McKillen , 62 , was told he could have him back for £500 . |
| 17 | No one of the three communities A , B and C would be willing to pay more than £300 to join in a group scheme , since they could go it alone for £300 . |
| 18 | To the Queen , Cranmer was not only detestable as a heretic but odious as the man who had arranged her mother 's divorce ; he had however been legally consecrated as Archbishop by order of the pope , and only the Pope could hand him over for judgement and punishment by the civil power . |
| 19 | One or two more bold strokes of the pen could wrap it up for Kenny ! |
| 20 | There you have , let's have it back for honesty . |
| 21 | He had thought he would invite her out for lunch , talk to her , try and work things out , assess things . |
| 22 | He would invite me over for dinner quite often , and nearly every time they 'd have a fight . |
| 23 | If he could weight Newley 's body and roll it into the pond , the ice would seal it off for days ; it might not be found for months , if no one dragged the pond . |
| 24 | He would drag it out for exercise every day . |
| 25 | Flowers such as strelitzias , anthuriums and orchids last a very long time and are well worth taking home — some flower shops will pack them specially for export . |
| 26 | The ducks will be hatched at the plant but the ducklings will be raised by local farmers who will send them back for packaging and freezing when they are around 10 weeks old . |
| 27 | Price : I can make one Wurly for £5 . |
| 28 | For example , the social security system sets conditions which can make it hard for families to support family members who live elsewhere . |
| 29 | You can eat anything there for lunch and I 'm going to put sandwiches and cake out for tea . |
| 30 | Chilean fishermen are killing thousands of some of the world 's rarest dolphins so that they can chop them up for bait to catch the southern king crab . |