Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
| 2 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
| 3 | On the return , you can stay on for a few nights in Copenhagen for just £39 per person per night . |
| 4 | After Hercule died , it was suggested that Isabelle should stay on for a while — assist with the children . |
| 5 | Some Swiss wonder whether a family responsibility will perhaps work the other way , and he will stay on for the 1992 Olympics . |
| 6 | Some Swiss wonder whether a family responsibility will perhaps work the other way , and he will stay on for the 1992 Olympics . |
| 7 | ‘ The fact of the matter is , several of the teachers on the course you missed because of skiving off on holiday , a number of them have asked me if they can stay on for the autumn term . |
| 8 | Valeria had asked us for the afternoon and suggested that we should stay on for the evening , as her mother had gone to spend the night with a friend . |
| 9 | I very much hope that both you and your husband will stay on for the wedding . |
| 10 | Yes because in the summer I mean you , some time in the , in this next term would be the ideal thing really because that , if she can stay on for the summer term |
| 11 | Most will stay on for an extra year at school or go into some form of further training . |
| 12 | Yeah it wo n't I mean , that wo n't stay on for an hour I mean I 've literally had a hot bath put the water on , you know , af it goes off at nine o'clock in the morning put that radiator , put that button on to reset the hot water for five minutes it 's bo boilers lit up ten minutes and then it 's gone off |
| 13 | then he 'll button down for a bit |
| 14 | ‘ All you have to do is hang in for a couple of days , ’ she told herself . |
| 15 | Sometimes his eyes would glaze over for a second or two as if he were out of their world altogether . |
| 16 | When he came back shortly last year he was fast enough to get back to Ruel Fox and let Fox fall over for a penalty . |
| 17 | well let it dry off for a minute , well they must have a card , good job I thought about that I should be interested to see what she calls her because I think Annalise is a beautiful name |
| 18 | Yeah , I 'd probably fuck off for a year and do my own thing and come back and maybe take take , maybe start my own business . |
| 19 | I thought I 'd wait up for the early morning newscast on the radio . ’ |
| 20 | The first trick is to get left of the chockstone and stop in the Jacuzzi Pool , next , to pivot and line up for the exit slot which is only 2½ ft–3ft wide in a foaming pool whose diameter is only 18 ins more than a boat 's length . |
| 21 | Tackling a black run in a blizzard was a worry , but when you only have a long weekend you ca n't hang around for the sun to shine . |
| 22 | We could n't wait around for the magic day when the men turned to us and said , ‘ OK girls , now it 's your turn . ’ |
| 23 | And I suspect that if we offered them counselling from cater good catering advice on how to maximise their market return they 'll do it because I would n't hang about for a meal if I knew that they would n't give you a meal in fifteen minutes , I 'd go and eat somewhere else . |
| 24 | You know then we thought right , we 're not just gon na forget about this you know , we 'll we 'll carry on for a little while longer and then as soon as the ball really started rolling , er personally I thought well you ca n't back down now , . |
| 25 | The purpose of having a timetable is so that all relevant information can be digested and acted upon , and so that bids do not carry on for an unreasonable length of time . |
| 26 | The Pavlova Works will carry on for the next three months and some jobs will be made available at the group 's other centres . |
| 27 | Jenny let them spin on for a while ; but she was above all things a sensible girl and had no desire to find herself irretrievably stuck . |
| 28 | Damien and a companion of his choice can now head off for a fabulous hero 's weekend in London . |
| 29 | Before he could head off for the dustbin , Elinor gripped his wrist firmly . |
| 30 | ‘ And to keep that feeling together I will try and make arrangements that we can all team up for a leisure day . ’ |