Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] in [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the same she did n't see why she should give in without a fight . |
| 2 | ‘ Of course , I never thought I 'd have a coach as good as Mr O'Dell , but he kindly suggested I should call in on a Saturday afternoon , while the pub was shut … . ’ |
| 3 | Well they 'll put in for a transfer . |
| 4 | Said oh that 's alright , we 've got some friends coming down this weekend , we 'll come in for a bar snack . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'll come in for a moment , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 6 | And then after oh , after a few weeks she said I 'll come in for a cup of tea . |
| 7 | In a more complex case I might sit in on a discussion within a committee but begin to consider that it is not moving in a direction that suits me . |
| 8 | You could fit in in a number of ways . |
| 9 | A Midlands source said last night : ‘ Forest could move in with a £1m plus bid . ’ |
| 10 | She told me she did n't eat lunch any more as it had become a bourgeois meal , but I could call in for a cup of de-caff and con her into whatever it was I wanted . |
| 11 | So he asked me if I 'd go in for a couple of weeks until he got something sorted out you know . |
| 12 | I said they did and offered to leave the door on the latch so he could sneak in for a bit of a warm . |
| 13 | Well , she 's still not really conscious , but he could come in for a minute , could n't he ? ’ |
| 14 | He was a very nice man and said we could come in for a chat . |
| 15 | I mean i i if you could get in for a penny a week that was alright because when things got better you could build on a penny a week , you see ? |
| 16 | In the middle of the window was a shiny red car you could sit in with a driver 's wheel you could turn and a horn you could peep . |
| 17 | You had certain of them that knew where you could slip in — you could slip in for a smoke and a cup of tea , so long as you were n't caught . |
| 18 | I 've got to go listen it 's been lovely t talk to talk talking to you if you could pop in with a bottle of I wanted to try the new Beaujo If anybody 's got it and they come over , just ring the ring the door bell . |
| 19 | ‘ They would break in in a trice , while you were putting fresh shot in your fowling gun , and cut us into mincemeat . |
| 20 | Ideally , the EC Commission would step in with a way to prevent the disruption of trade ; but it has been trying unsuccessfully for many months to steer a directive on packaging waste through the council of ministers . |
| 21 | They would call in for a glass of beer on their way back from a shift . |
| 22 | He would he would go in as a boy , but a rivet boy a heater as we called them . |
| 23 | And then in the herring fishing time , oh it was very busy right enough , and you see they did they did no fish on a Sunday and they would come in on a Saturday night . |
| 24 | I pulled up outside Tremayne 's house and while I put on my socks again she said she would come in for a while for company , ‘ to cure the trembles ’ . |
| 25 | Neighbours would come in for a drink and boxes of chocolates and handkerchiefs would be exchanged . |
| 26 | For example , a new housing estate would be built , the diocese would be informed of the development at the planning stage , and the diocesan office would put in for a school , or an extension for an existing school . |
| 27 | He may come in for a steak , but he wants to take his time and enjoy a leisurely meal . |
| 28 | Tomorrow he may come in for a steak , but needs to be in and out in ten minutes . |
| 29 | Whatever the colour scheme , whatever the style , these pretty white duvet covers and pillowcases from Lace Lady will fit in like a dream — and make for a good night 's sleep . |
| 30 | Well the surface weather observer will take temperature , pressure , humidity , erm the wind speed and direction , he will study visibility , he will see whether it 's raining or there are showers in his vicinity , erm study the amount of cloud , the type of cloud above him as he can see it , erm all these details will feed in onto a routine hourly observation . |