Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then he said , ‘ You want to come for a ride in the car ? |
| 2 | Since over 50% of us seem to opt for a period of co-habitation before we take the marital plunge , these findings are pretty sobering stuff . |
| 3 | Um and erm I was just wondering y'know kind of erm often when I write questionnaires I like to go for a sort of more kind of rather less declarative statements . |
| 4 | We decide to go for a ride on the lake and rush to harness the dogs . |
| 5 | It 's a lazy Saturday and I decide to go for a walk in Cwm Idwal . |
| 6 | We decide to look for a connection between types of advert and types of metaphor . |
| 7 | How many people try to compensate for a sense of inadequacy or restore their personal confidence by going and buying themselves something whenever they feel miserable ? |
| 8 | But some examinees fail to search for a connection between the book-work question and the rider , thus missing the point intended by the examiner , while other examinees , finding no connection between the two ( in fact there being none ) , avoid the question altogether . |
| 9 | If you wish to apply for a divorce for any other reason , you should consult a solicitor or ask advice from your nearest CAB . |
| 10 | If you wish to apply for a mortgage under our Professionals ' Mortgage Service , please call at any Midland branch or write to the address at the back of this leaflet , and ask for a copy of our Home Buyers ' Pack , including Midland 's Guide to Home Buying . |
| 11 | In this short speech , I wish to think for a moment about all the youngsters who were so badly damaged and hurt by that evil man . |
| 12 | All I can suggest sir is the case is adjourned just have to arrange for a solicitor to be here . |
| 13 | Oversupinators ( which are honestly very rare ! ) need to compensate for a lack of natural cushioning in the shoe . |
| 14 | If you have to stand for a while at work or in a queue , it would be helpful to have one leg behind the other with the feet at about 45 degrees to each other . |
| 15 | Perhaps more revealingly , he is also consistently godlike on Radio 4 's Just A Minute programme , where participants have to talk for a minute without repetition or hesitation . |
| 16 | ‘ There are children with physical , mental and behavioural difficulties and we have to look for a range of staff to reflect the balance , ’ he said . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , once the initial silting has taken place , the weathering of the ditch is very slow , and such experiments need to run for a period of over a hundred years to gain the maximum results . |
| 18 | Given the complications , we have to strive for a definition of violence which incorporates all these aspects . |