Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb base] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Down the street opposite , Spring Avenue , and towards the car park , where I head for a silver Ford Granada , so that I can pause and hide a mo , to see how the pursuit is going . |
| 2 | Where you go for a pound . |
| 3 | The rabbit 's breeding chamber is some 4 or 5 feet ( 1.25 – 1.5 metres ) long and the young are born in a nest of hair where they stay for a month . |
| 4 | Some older people are keen to live in sheltered accommodation where they hope for a combination of independence and security . |
| 5 | By now it has sold out , so I opt for a gin and tonic , at a price commensurate with a drink at the Ritz . |
| 6 | 11.01am : Pavement feels softer than usual , so I lie for a while before crawling to the ‘ Suck and Syphon ’ , Editor 's favourite pub . |
| 7 | We may accept lower terms than we want for a job or a project , and in undervaluing ourselves we become less powerful in the eyes of others . |
| 8 | Better by far to tackle equity withdrawal on big loans , where better-off house-buyers borrow £20,000 more than they need for a house-purchase , to buy that flashy car they have always wanted . |
| 9 | They have er thirty minutes each , er twenty minutes A at least ten minutes have to be given over to you for questions , so they speak for a maximum of twenty minutes . |
| 10 | ‘ Do you mind if I go for a swim ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ If I pose for a photograph will you all go away and leave me to some peace and quiet ? ’ |
| 12 | If the conveyancer for the lessor refuses to delete it , or if you act for a purchase of an existing lease that includes such a provision , you should always explain to your client the nature of the provision , its unusual nature and its disadvantages ( putting off a subsequent prospective buyer or mortgagee , delay and expense in taking up references and obtaining the licence ) . |
| 13 | If you act for a mortgagee on such a purchase of unregistered land , you will again need a certified copy of the mortgage document ; so be wise in time and have a spare carbon or print ( if you are using a building society or other printed form ) prepared when engrossing . |
| 14 | ( 4 ) If you haven " t already heard , write to the selling agent for full particulars of the sale and parties , etc. ( 5 ) If you act for a seller whose unregistered title deeds are with a bank , building society , etc , write for the deeds , or ( if they are not clients of yours ) for the name and address of the conveyancers to whom they will be sent , and from whom an abstract can be obtained . |
| 15 | If you apply for a loan with NatWest , we keep the formalities to a minimum . |
| 16 | Of course , if you apply for a PEP by sending your application direct to the PEP Department at Capital House , you can still benefit from the free financial health check — simply contact your local branch . |
| 17 | If you reflect for a moment on which areas are likely to have rocks under tension , and where cracking and dyke intrusion are likely , you will realize that the mid-ocean ridges are hot favourites for this kind of activity . |
| 18 | Like , if you ask for a bath , they 'll say , ‘ No , you ca n't have a bath . ’ |
| 19 | If you opt for a childminder , you should : Visit the house several times with your child . |
| 20 | The rules on incorrect scores are simple and Draconian : if you sign for a score which is lower than your actual score you are disqualified ; if you sign for a higher score than your actual , the higher score stands . |
| 21 | ABOVE If you stop for a while , by all means allow your dog to join you in the front of the car . |
| 22 | I said if you go for a drink you do n't have to worry about getting home . |
| 23 | Whereas if you go for a degree of inequality within the countryside , A you will have , you might get the same , same tax yield because you , you have a higher rate of tax on the rich and their revenue 's going up so that tax revenue will increase |
| 24 | For example if you go for a Peter Stuyvesant activity holiday , you have to have a medical first . |
| 25 | If you go for a stroll through the woods this weekend , do n't be surprised to see this . |
| 26 | If you go for a pint at dinnertime you 'd Yeah you 're driving and you Ca n't you get done for drink driving ? |
| 27 | if , if you go for a swim right , and you with your contact lenses in , I always wear my goggles over the top , I mean obviously if you dive |
| 28 | ‘ If you go for a soldier ’ — she had said it fifty times — it will stop us getting wed . |
| 29 | Sir right , you know if you go for a blood transfusion and you 're a smoker , how do you know that when you have the transfusion you wo n't get the ten percent of the blood that 's not working properly ? |
| 30 | If you go for a number of interviews without success you may subconsciously associate your interview outfit with failure . |