Example sentences of "when [pron] [verb] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.

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1 When I wandered out for a surf-check in the morning , Michael was sitting on the bench .
2 Accent is on comfort when you step in for a relaxing drink .
3 That when you reach out for a friend ,
4 When you sit down for a wee while .
5 When you sign up for a savings scheme check the clauses for giving notice .
6 Er when we have erm when you come down for , you know if if if we decide that this is for you , er when you come down for a training course they expect to see a car .
7 Your attire must tell other walkers and climbers how serious you are , indicate the status you enjoy in the world of mountaineering , and not make locals in the mountain 's nearest bar fall dangerously silent when you pop in for a pint on the way back home .
8 when she goes out for a meal she 's got a problem , now if that was me I 'd be having loads of big ones
9 ‘ I 'll never believe he done it , ’ said Mrs Flaherty , when she came round for a cup of tea and a slice of the action , ‘ not if he 's convicted by a dozen juries , and do n't tell me he 'll get a fair trial in the current climate of opinion , not unless they pick twelve men the same size and true .
10 And when she went down for a cup of tea , her mother mentioned casually that Parr had gone to Belfast , not to England as expected , although she did not know why .
11 But the Signpost Hotel Guide survey of 300 hotel owners showed that fewer people are bothering use a false name when they book in for an illicit weekend .
12 It is also worth remembering that when they put in for an application for ten flats , the advice from the Authority was that was only development and no parking ,
13 ‘ Curry seems to be the first choice for many MPs when they go out for a meal , ’ says Peter Grove , publisher of Patak 's Real Curry Restaurant Guide .
14 If the child says , ‘ I dislike Auntie Kate ’ but seeks her company , holds her by the hand when they go out for a walk , and so on , we would conclude that he has not understood the word dislike .
15 The sky was gun-metal but the deluge had not come when they set out for a cafe .
16 More than 50 business men and women showed their incredible resolve when they turned up for an emergency meeting in Craigavon yesterday .
17 Ronnie Wilkie from Pest Control Dundee recently proved that cockroaches are anywhere and everywhere when he signed up for a sizeable job to rid an oil rig off the Aberdeen coast of them .
18 but when he stumped up for a brandy and soda
19 In the final between Bridgend and Gloucester , after a flash of brilliance from Glen Webbe towards the end when he went over for a magnificent try and another brilliant individual effort by him when he sent over Mark Jones , Bridgend clinched a 22–12 victory .
20 PUPILS at a Middlesbrough school welcomed the Bishop of Whitby into their classrooms when he called in for a day 's visit .
21 After some years in theatrical revue and improvisational comedy in the Second City troupe in Chicago , he gained wide fame when he teamed up for a double act with Elaine May from 1957 to 1961 , before becoming a successful Broadway director .
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