Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [adv] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Thank you , but I do n't want to go out for a meal tonight . ’ |
| 2 | You do n't want to work hard for a year establishing your act , get offered a tour , and then find that your drummer wo n't give up his milk round . |
| 3 | Did you want to stand up for a minute ? |
| 4 | I can not conceive that the pathologist will trouble to look there for a puncture mark and indeed , prior to that eventuality , it does n't seem likely that the emergency team of paramedics they 'll send out from Brighton General will be well enough acquainted with the action of this drug to hit upon the right antidote in time to prevent her from expiring . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I ca n't wait to get home for a drop of rum — I 've really missed that . ’ |
| 6 | I would like to go just for a trial . |
| 7 | When the party ends , how 'd you like to go someplace for a drink ? |
| 8 | ‘ Would you like to go out for a drink ? ’ |
| 9 | I met him at my wee cousin 's wedding — he was the Best Man — he says to me would you like to go out for a bite to eat ? |
| 10 | I 'd like to go in for a bit , but there 's loads of people in there and I ai n't got no washing to do . |
| 11 | If he would like to sit there for a while and learn something , I will then cheerfully give way to him . |
| 12 | If you 'd like to meet up for a drink or something , do give me a call on the above number . |
| 13 | Would you like to come round for a cup of tea ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Would you like to come home for a drink ? |
| 15 | Over there they have lots of servants , and her mother asks me if I would like to work there for a year , looking after Charlotte , so that Nicola could come and stay with them . |
| 16 | Only after his ageing parents had died and he was left to manage the dining rooms did he begin to look around for a wife , and Fred smiled bitterly at the memory . |
| 17 | I should like to intervene only for a moment because I have an important constituency interest in that Gatwick , a major inter-national airport , is within my constituency . |
| 18 | ‘ If it 's all the same to you , ’ Ruth said , ‘ I 'd like to stay outside for a bit . |
| 19 | 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 ? |
| 20 | ‘ If you are not busy , ’ offered Jeremy Vole , ‘ I thought perhaps you might like to stop by for a chat . ’ |
| 21 | She did not have to wait long for a train . |
| 22 | I 'd say we 'll have to do more than that , I 'd say we 'll have to go down for a week . |
| 23 | yeah so I mean he said we 're gon na have to go out for a drink and sit down and discuss it , you know |
| 24 | it 's no good I 'm gon na have to go out for a breath of fresh air . |
| 25 | Because when you do run across the road , you get to the other side , and you 're thinking , good gracious , that was a close shave , I 'll have to sit down for a minute , I think I 'll have a cup of coffee or something . |
| 26 | The more expressive the language , the more possible states can be described in it ; and hence , the larger will be the space of states that a solver may have to search through for a goal . |
| 27 | If not , she could try to find somewhere for a cup of tea . |
| 28 | He would just have to play along for a while and wait for an opportunity . |
| 29 | ‘ He 'd have to look elsewhere for a vet . ’ |
| 30 | First , the shot-gun approach involves the buyer saying ‘ Unless you agree immediately to a price reduction of 20% we 'll have to look elsewhere for a supplier . ’ |