Example sentences of "[adv prt] for a cup " in BNC.
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| 1 | She put the kettle on for a cup of coffee . |
| 2 | Half way through Edward gave up , scraped the rest into Tam 's food bowl and put the kettle on for a cup of tea ; behind him , Tam slurped as though rescued from the brink of starvation . |
| 3 | Mrs. Feather says : " I 'll put the kettle on for a cup of tea . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've got the kettle on for a cup of tea . ’ |
| 5 | made with all milk you see , and I put this on the other day , it was Monday , and I put it on for a cup of coffee , well Jim was out the front with Tom cos Tom fixed the front door |
| 6 | " I 've only popped down for a cup of tea . " |
| 7 | And when she went down for a cup of tea , her mother mentioned casually that Parr had gone to Belfast , not to England as expected , although she did not know why . |
| 8 | Will you come in for a cup of tea ? |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | When someone has been found , if they are strangers , it is sensible to invite them first to drop in for a cup of tea , to make sure that they can establish a good rapport with your parent , and that the two will get along well together . |
| 11 | ‘ Is thoo coming in for a cup o' tea ? ’ his father invited , but George shook his head . |
| 12 | Just drop in for a cup of tea , |
| 13 | I suppose I see her once or twice a week — she comes in for a cup of tea , or I go to her . |
| 14 | Thus Jasper 's father might have been the man who was painting the flats and who came in for a cup of tea , or the old lover whom she happened to run into in Denmark Hill , or the neighbour who was moving out of Flat 16 and who came up to say goodbye while his girlfriend was packing their furniture into the rented van . |
| 15 | Come on in for a cup of tea … " |
| 16 | He could remember what a flurry Martha Pritchett used to get into when Lady Debrace stopped in for a cup of tea , and how afterwards she would tell them proudly how her ladyship had sat down and chatted as if she were no grander than Nurse Wilks ! |
| 17 | She thanked him and waited while David invited him in for a cup of tea . |
| 18 | So my father went over on the Monday evening and after such a a young man paid such interest in the garden and paying so much compliments , Well you ca n't go home without coming in for a cup of tea . |
| 19 | Come in for a cup of tea ? ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | And er Betty called me in for a cup of coffee but and I was there , I think , for over two hours . |
| 22 | And then after oh , after a few weeks she said I 'll come in for a cup of tea . |
| 23 | Coming in for a cup of tea ? |
| 24 | Oh , the dear love , thought Leith , having just realised that , heartsick for a sight of Rosemary , he must have been hoping that Rosemary was back and that she might , if asked , come over for a cup of coffee . |
| 25 | • If you wake during the night ( sometimes because you need to empty your bladder ) then return to bed and relax as soon as possible , Do not get up for a cup of tea or snack as this will give misleading information to your body clock . |
| 26 | You try to get up for a cup of tea |
| 27 | Vera turned up for a cup of coffee dinner time and ended up staying there rest of the afternoon dinner with us , oh no come on in , give us it , where you sitting , off she went |
| 28 | She slipped out for a cup of coffee with Charley in his studio next to Belmodes ; it was one of his days to be there . |
| 29 | Within minutes the car was free , and before I could thank the young farmer I 'd been invited back for a cup of tea and some hot broth . |
| 30 | You will come back for a cup of coffee , wo n't you ? |