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

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1 ‘ I have to see someone for a minute .
2 You may then decide that either you do not need to interview anyone at all because no job exists or that you need to interview someone for a quite different role , perhaps involving taking on various responsibilities of other employees which together form a more rational and cohesive whole .
3 Much work was needed to bring them up to scratch and the small band worked hard to ready everything for an opening to the public in June .
4 It was a real pleasure to win something for a change but unfortunately I do n't like knitting .
5 We wo n't be able to afford one for a couple of years yet .
6 If you would like to nominate someone for a future issue , send the details to at .
7 Section i concluded that the interest shown in trust wordings was a reflection of the demand that , although formless , a trust should be phrased in words which demonstrated an unequivocal intention on the part of the deceased to bind a trustee to do something for a beneficiary .
8 We train to do something for a particular purpose , to develop the performance of specific tasks or skills .
9 And I mean , if you set a list to do something for a day Yeah .
10 ‘ It is difficult to do anything for a child who is not attending school . ’
11 " If it 's not a success , " Sara said slowly , " I 'll turn my half of Moorlake into two flats and hope to keep one for a country retreat . "
12 ‘ I 've always said I 'm prepared to pay something for a pass and other people are , too .
13 A trip to the local agent found they had not got one in stock , but I managed to get one for a P6 car .
14 Conversations such as this can help children see the point : Penny : " I love giraffes — I love stroking them on my lap — I 'd love to have one for a pet . "
15 had to have one for a short while , she was quite young and I , we 'd only just moved here and I took her to the vet the used to be in Sandhurst , they said it was a bee sting , they put purple stuff on it
16 I think it , you 've got to have one for a change .
17 Or you could ask the author to supply one for a modest £7.50 .
18 I 've just returned from South Africa , during which he went to stay with Sally Newcombe and refused to eat anything for a week and a half ’ .
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