Example sentences of "and [verb] with [pers pn] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Will you come and stay with me for a while ? " she asked gently . |
| 2 | We went in to the University and met up with Ian Jamieson , who invited us to come and stay with them for a few days . |
| 3 | For a while Elaine was cared for by young volunteers who used to come and stay with her for a few months at a time . |
| 4 | Topaz found herself praying to a God to whom she did n't quite believe that Andrew would agree and stay with her for a while . |
| 5 | ‘ How about forgetting our professional differences and coming with me for a look round the antiques ? ’ |
| 6 | He got up and walked over to the group of children and chatted with them for a moment . |
| 7 | Theo was about to travel from The Hague to Etten , en route for a new post in Paris , and Vincent pressed him to ‘ leave the train ’ on the second leg of his journey and stay with him for a day or two . |
| 8 | All we ask of you in return is to buy at least one book from each of the Reviews and stay with us for a minimum of six issues . |
| 9 | " I hope you do n't mind me coming up — I thought I 'd just come and see how you were , and perhaps sit and chat with you for a while " |
| 10 | I mean it 's very nice to be with a child , a baby , for about three or four hours , but after that you are quite grateful for somebody else to come and play with it for a while , and talk to it for a while . |
| 11 | ‘ Then there 's no reason why you should n't come and sit with me for a few minutes . |