Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] for a [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 'd probably need to go for a week in the Bahamas afterwards , just to get over it . ’ |
| 2 | If you think you do n't qualify , you may need to apply for a divorce in the ordinary way and you should consult a solicitor . |
| 3 | I would n't like to go for a week in silence . |
| 4 | " I 'd like to go for a walk in that park over there , " she said quietly . |
| 5 | It was inevitable therefore that she should have looked for a career in motor racing — at least that was what she told herself . |
| 6 | He looked at her in silence for several long moments , but instead of denying the accusation he said , ‘ As my acting hostess I expect you to know what they 're like , otherwise it will be impossible for you to explain that honeymooners expecting luxury suites with king-sized beds will have to settle for a roll in the hay . ’ |
| 7 | Dr. Robert Upshall , who would have fought for a seat in Parliament , said party supporters would continue to hammer home the environmental message . |
| 8 | The list of British craft union leaders of this period is filled with men who worked for a spell in the United States or somewhere else overseas , as they might have worked for a spell in Newcastle or Barrow-in-Furness . |
| 9 | He lived at Charing Cross in 1585 , in 1589–90 in Writtington , Essex , by 1596 he writes from ‘ my house in Hamsell Park , Sussex ’ , while early in the 1600s he may have lived for a time in Isleworth , Middlesex . |
| 10 | But again , flexibility is built in to the system : you do n't have to register for a degree in just one subject area , but a free to mix and match your courses to build a degree that is tailor-made to your own requirements . |
| 11 | ‘ After London , I 'll go to train for a while in Boulder in the United States and start preparing for the Olympics . ’ |
| 12 | An employee who would never venture to ask for a raise in salary for herself suddenly besieged the manageress with demands that one of her fellow workers should have her rights . |