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 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 ’ . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 ! |
| 17 | I want to go out for a ride in the open air . ’ |
| 18 | it 's no good I 'm gon na have to go out for a breath of fresh air . |
| 19 | I said if you had n't I 'd get you to go back for a chat with him . ’ |
| 20 | She leant forward , saying she wanted to go back for a moment to what the TV presenter had said about Jim Lancaster . |
| 21 | Just to keep fit , or as he said ‘ to warm up for a day at Sekers ’ he swims about three miles each week . |
| 22 | At one point he had to slow down for a distance of several miles . |
| 23 | The alarm was raised when she failed to turn up for a meeting with students . |
| 24 | Still , they decided to hang out for a couple of days and party with the likes of SHABBA RANKS and KRS-1 . |
| 25 | Using a pre-set timer , the lights can be set to stay on for a period from 25 seconds to 12 minutes . |
| 26 | They were preparing to check in for a flight to Tokyo . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 ? |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | You try to get up for a cup of tea |