Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] for a " in BNC.

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1 My kids want to go for a visit and my daughter wants a picture of our home …
2 If they want to go for a longer period , a key worker would go out with them . ’
3 Fast cars always want to go for a ride .
4 He said , ‘ Remember that next time you want to go for a stroll . ’
5 That 's probably why I want to go for a dump now .
6 I want to arrange for a commemorative postage stamp to be printed with my portrait on it .
7 With my form filled in , I phoned : ‘ I want to come for a fortnight , but the problem is , I have a book to finish .
8 And then he said , ‘ You want to come for a ride in the car ?
9 ‘ You know , Hank , if you really want to write for a living you should go to London and Edinburgh , go to Europe , too — perhaps try working for a newspaper or magazine .
10 ‘ We prefer to have working capital rather than interest from money held in a Trust account , so we expect to apply for a bonding arrangement in the future , ’ adds Ms Burrows .
11 So if you want to look for a short-term , meaning 18 months , competitive battle that will be the most interesting , the server battle between NT and NetWare will be a major area of competition . ’
12 So if you want to look for a short-term , meaning 18 months , competitive battle that will be the most interesting , the server battle between NT and NetWare will be a major area of competition , ’ he said .
13 Want to walk for a bit ? ’
14 But if you want to play for a good cause and strap on your box in the company of famous faces , challenge The Lord 's Taverners to a match .
15 If you want to apply for a Mace Scholarship — and remember , Mace would be particularly delighted to consider applications from children , aged between 12 and 15 , who feel that they may have talent , determination and ambition in a particular sport but who may not , for one reason or another , have received coaching of any kind — then either collect an application from a Mace Foodstore during the month of May or write , ( with enclosed SAE ) , to :
16 If the members of a section want to vote for a full-time branch secretary , there was a member of that section , who 's been a full time branch secretary for longer than eighteen months , what right has anyone got to say they ca n't ?
17 I want to consider for a moment the true price of coal .
18 I wan , I want to la , I want to live for a bit longer .
19 ‘ I like it here and I want to stay for a while . ’
20 Have you got two tens you want to change for a twenty Paul ?
21 I want to push for a win if I can . ’
22 Caremore Council believe that Paul has been sexually abusing Jane and they intend to apply for a care order .
23 Therefore , they tend to look for a certain ‘ type ’ .
24 Since over 50% of us seem to opt for a period of co-habitation before we take the marital plunge , these findings are pretty sobering stuff .
25 The governments that result , either a minority party governing with the consent of other parties , or a coalition of two or more parties , tend to last for a shorter period than one-party governments but the difference disappears if reshuffles of ministerial posts within single-party governments are taken into account ( Blondel , 1990 , p. 271 ) .
26 Facing the loathsome rat-men I tend to opt for a defensive strategy and try and inflict as many casualties as possible at long range .
27 I 'm not that way inclined , I like to go for a walk and have the fresh air on me and everything .
28 Um and erm I was just wondering y'know kind of erm often when I write questionnaires I like to go for a sort of more kind of rather less declarative statements .
29 He grinned at her and called up , " Like to come for a picnic ? "
30 We decide to go for a ride on the lake and rush to harness the dogs .
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