Example sentences of "and [vb infin] [prep] [pron] 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 | She looked pleadingly at Tamar as she said , ‘ Mebbe when t'summer comes , your Mam 'll let thoo come and stop wi' us for a few days . ’ |
| 6 | Previously , investigations like this had been done mainly from the outsider 's point of view , and it was men like Evans-Pritchard ( 1902–73 ) , Radcliffe-Brown ( 1881–1955 ) , and , particularly , Malinowski ( 1884–1942 ) , who determined that the only really effective way of understanding the way of life of these peoples was to go and live among them for an extended period of time , learning their language , and becoming accepted as a member of their social groups . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Ca n't you come and talk to me for a bit ? |
| 9 | ‘ Then there 's no reason why you should n't come and sit with me for a few minutes . |