Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Dosh — I was pretty sure it was Dosh — and I danced some and she finished off the Kümmel , which meant we then had to sit down for a while near the window , where some scatter cushions had been laid . |
2 | She had been accepted for the job at Ardis & Co , looking the way she normally looked , but if to keep her job — and she had no idea at that stage whether there was a Vasey junior , or similar , at G Vasey Ltd — she had to go in for a bit of de glamorisation , then so be it . |
3 | Hello er , I 'm phoning on behalf of Mrs Ada er she 's got to come in for a scan on the fourth of February , nine o'clock , now we 've only just got back from the hospital today , cos she oh , she had to go today for one , yeah , and we 've just |
4 | He used to come in for a couple of drinks . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | We are able to stand down for a while in the evening to get some sleep , write letters , play darts or watch TV . |
7 | and go out and that , if you want to come down for a couple of days . |
8 | Will you be able to come out for a drink on New Year 's Eve , next Tuesday evening ? ’ |
9 | When this is suggested , the invitation should always be along the lines of : ‘ I 'd love you to come out for a run in the car with me some time . |
10 | He also points out that the expedition led by himself and Clark had assembled ‘ the best people , worldwide , and the top people ca n't afford to stand around for a couple of years waiting for research to happen ’ . |
11 | He also points out that the expedition led by himself and Clark had assembled ‘ the best people , worldwide , and the top people ca n't afford to stand around for a couple of years waiting for research to happen ’ . |
12 | Would you like to come round for a cup of tea ? ’ |
13 | Lucien , however , liked the comparative privacy of the court and , once he 'd become familiar with the routines of the household and felt confident enough to venture around alone , went there often to limber up for an hour before his own breakfast . |
14 | I was told to look out for a redstart at the next bend , its black face and chestnut tail showing for brief moments as it darted into the open , out and back , fly catching . |
15 | I have been doing some work for a national charity recently and the director and one of the key office-bearers can not stand sight or sound of SARAH , which was a trifle awkward when she rang up once or twice ‘ wanting to pop in for a chat at your new office ’ . |
16 | We used to have a lunch break at around about half past ten I think ti was , we used to go out for a quarter of an hour into the school yard to play and have your lunch . |
17 | They arranged to go out for a drink on the second evening , although Kathleen was n't really looking forward to it as it was bound to turn into a ‘ What was the name of that blonde with the big chest ? ’ sort of session and she would end up driving them both home and quite likely putting them both to bed ! |
18 | I want to go out for a ride in the open air . ’ |
19 | it 's no good I 'm gon na have to go out for a breath of fresh air . |
20 | I said if you had n't I 'd get you to go back for a chat with him . ’ |
21 | She leant forward , saying she wanted to go back for a moment to what the TV presenter had said about Jim Lancaster . |
22 | Just to keep fit , or as he said ‘ to warm up for a day at Sekers ’ he swims about three miles each week . |
23 | At one point he had to slow down for a distance of several miles . |
24 | The alarm was raised when she failed to turn up for a meeting with students . |
25 | ‘ There 's a food company which wants someone to dress up for an advertisement as a giant slice of ham with cheese and tomato between two halves of an enormous bun . ’ |
26 | 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 . |
27 | Still , they decided to hang out for a couple of days and party with the likes of SHABBA RANKS and KRS-1 . |
28 | Using a pre-set timer , the lights can be set to stay on for a period from 25 seconds to 12 minutes . |
29 | They were preparing to check in for a flight to Tokyo . |
30 | She 's not like thirty four weeks and the baby 's only twenty six and she 's got to stay in for a week at Southwood , then come home weekends and go back in . |