Example sentences of "he [modal v] [vb infin] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may come in for a steak , but he wants to take his time and enjoy a leisurely meal . |
| 2 | Tomorrow he may come in for a steak , but needs to be in and out in ten minutes . |
| 3 | then he 'll button down for a bit |
| 4 | He had thought that he might slip in for a quick snack that would keep body and soul together before he went back to his room to brood about the situation that he had handled so badly . |
| 5 | His meeting was not until the next morning , so he could switch off for a few hours . |
| 6 | I said they did and offered to leave the door on the latch so he could sneak in for a bit of a warm . |
| 7 | Well , she 's still not really conscious , but he could come in for a minute , could n't he ? ’ |
| 8 | He 'd speak out for a poor helpless old man like Donny , just as he did for Ireland . ’ |
| 9 | He would go out for a walk , leaving me alone for an hour , then return full of high spirits , shouting from the doorway : . |
| 10 | He said he would ask Sir David Attenborough to help her , which he did by checking out her agent and saying he would look out for a film part for her . ’ |
| 11 | But he told me to think upon it and he would come back for an answer . ’ |
| 12 | During the famous Intermezzo the conductor asked Mascagni if he would take over for a moment . |
| 13 | His morning swims at the Queen Mother Leisure Centre in Victoria are a vital part of his training which he describes as ‘ a treat for my body after the running ’ and , like many other runners , he will go out for a long run on a Sunday . |