Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | One day Mr Brownlow asked him to come to his study for a little talk . |
| 2 | to come to my home for a holiday and a rest … |
| 3 | BOXING / Swift fits in boxing around work while Richardson quits job in his bid for gold medal Boxing MIDDLESBROUGH light-welterweight Peter Richardson is quitting his job for four months to concentrate on his bid for an Olympic medal . |
| 4 | Encourage children to talk about their preference for a particular toy . |
| 5 | It was a great pleasure to meet you at the Conference in Lisbon and to talk about your proposal for an introduction to CALL . |
| 6 | ‘ I just thought it was a shame to go inside on such a night as this , ’ he continued , ‘ so I persuaded Will to partake of my company for a while . ’ |
| 7 | Recording Studios — an outfit Bunny and I had actually done some backtrack recording for when they wanted a sound they could n't synthesize — and that it was vital that I contact Mr Warren immediately to consult on his availability for a major recording contract , and which pub was he in anyway ? |
| 8 | Cos Grant 's gone off to play with his computer for a few minutes . |
| 9 | Then he got me and two more drivers to go into his room for a hand of pontoon . |
| 10 | King even promised to lobby on their behalf for a new jetty to be built instead off Hinkley Point itself — the only time he made a strong stand against any aspect of the Hinkley C project . |
| 11 | She would never again have so much rapt attention focused upon her , and she stood silent , until one lady , younger than most of those present , started to rummage in her handbag for a cigarette . |
| 12 | He told conference delegates he had been asked by the BNFL board and the Government to continue in his post for a short period after March 31 as his successor — John Guinness , currently Permanent Secretary in the DoE — could not easily be released from that post until after the general election . |
| 13 | ‘ No , it 's not work , old son , I 've come to crash on your floor for a couple of nights . ’ |
| 14 | If the bedroom you occupy is large enough to be turned into a comfortable bed-sitting-room , or if you have your own private sitting-room in the house , you can avoid trouble and confrontation by entertaining friends there , and that will be the end of it ; but if not , after a tactful explanation of your needs to your parent , you should get to the point of suggesting clearly that she might agree to retire to her room for a few hours sometimes when your friends come to the home ( after you have all shared a meal together first , if she wishes ) . |
| 15 | ‘ One lady invited us to go to her cottage for a holiday . |
| 16 | The disgust she felt almost paralysed Comfort for a moment , before she started to fumble in her bag for a handkerchief . |
| 17 | Oh , you might have to stay with your nana for a week |
| 18 | The New Hampshire result ensured that the challenge of Buchanan would be maintained at least into March , and increased the growing belief that Bush — despite having recorded popular approval ratings of up to 90 per cent in the immediate aftermath of the Gulf war — was vulnerable to defeat in his bid for a second presidential term . |
| 19 | Suzanne , I could call myself Suzanne : it was the name of one of the actresses Dad had brought to stay at our house for a week because there were bedbugs at her lodgings . |
| 20 | Here 's the third token to collect in our Look For A Lifestyle competition . |
| 21 | Throughout the autumn and winter he suffered from feverish colds and attacks of bronchitis , and was often forced to take to his bed for a week or fortnight at a time . |
| 22 | ‘ It is , perhaps , not too much to ask on their behalf for a period of calm during which they can reassert , each in his and her own way , the tradition of public service to which they are clearly dedicated . ’ |