Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [to-vb] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He never wrote entirely admiring reviews : ‘ It 's the essence of a book never to be perfect , ’ he said , ‘ so its writer must expect to come in for a little criticism . ’ |
| 2 | Yes if she 's coming out you mean you do n't , you do n't have to do it all tonight she wan might want to be talking about erm her grading a lot so you ca n't expect her to do any work until she 's got that out of her system she might want to go on for an hour or so . |
| 3 | Now I was talking to your Doctor who was wondering whether we might want to go out for a few beers at some point |
| 4 | ‘ If you are not busy , ’ offered Jeremy Vole , ‘ I thought perhaps you might like to stop by for a chat . ’ |
| 5 | Because when you do run across the road , you get to the other side , and you 're thinking , good gracious , that was a close shave , I 'll have to sit down for a minute , I think I 'll have a cup of coffee or something . |
| 6 | I 'd say we 'll have to do more than that , I 'd say we 'll have to go down for a week . |
| 7 | He 'll be busy , and I 'll have to walk around for a whole hour on my own . |
| 8 | I 'd like to go in for a bit , but there 's loads of people in there and I ai n't got no washing to do . |
| 9 | If you 'd like to meet up for a drink or something , do give me a call on the above number . |
| 10 | If you 'd care to come in for a cup of tea , now that you 've got out and everything , you 'd be most welcome . |
| 11 | I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ? |
| 12 | I 'd love to go out for a meal . |
| 13 | Terrifically glad if you could bear to look in for a drink the next time you 're in town . |
| 14 | ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested . |
| 15 | The more expressive the language , the more possible states can be described in it ; and hence , the larger will be the space of states that a solver may have to search through for a goal . |
| 16 | It was Terry Rickards saying that he would like to drop in for a chat with Mr Dalgliesh if it would n't be too much bother and would nine be convenient ? |
| 17 | He was informed that he would have to sign on for an extra year to join the guards , but he told his mother , ‘ I 'll stay as long as I choose . |
| 18 | A top level representative may be able to decide policy without reference to anyone else but others will have to refer back for an opinion on key matters . |
| 19 | Although the rise in oil prices will continue to feed through for a while , the prospect is for a substantial reduction in inflation over the coming year . |