Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone goes in for a little enhancement , one way or another . |
| 2 | It 's easier for you to experiment to see how it works than for me to go in for a detailed but boring explanation . |
| 3 | One of my other SCOTTISH OFFICE contacts has asked me to go in for a sandwich lunch on Wednesday ( 25th ) , which is kind . |
| 4 | Once she kept me hanging around for an hour and a half , which might sound like a backward step , but you have to remember she was sitting in a place of her own choice , and was taking it all in . |
| 5 | In their early twenties they had a group called the Actors and RCA records asked them to come in for a meeting . |
| 6 | Young Mrs M. looked shocked at the thought , so she waited outside , while I sprinted in for a quick glimpse at Bishop Stock 's former domain . |
| 7 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 8 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 9 | I wandered around for a bit and then came back again . |
| 10 | Then I wandered around for a while , casting wistful glances at my tables . |
| 11 | I wandered around for a while , in a bit of a daze , and then strolled back here . |
| 12 | When I wandered out for a surf-check in the morning , Michael was sitting on the bench . |
| 13 | I sauntered about for an hour before I could find Sir James Macdonald … |
| 14 | I came over for a short visit when my parents first moved here … ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I came in for a lot of criticism but I know in my heart that the good things I did there were very conveniently swept under the carpet at the time . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I came in for a lot of adulation during my racing days — groupies . |
| 17 | I came back for a month , met a Peruvian girl and then I got a letter from her giving me a really good reason to come back . |
| 18 | ‘ I came out for a walk , ’ she said , shrugging off his hands . |
| 19 | ‘ I put in for a supplementary allocation only last week , ’ he said . |
| 20 | I dawdled around for a while and then headed south . |
| 21 | Halfway through a morning 's work , I climb down for a coffee . |
| 22 | ‘ Bless my soul , ’ said Calatin in a deep rumbling voice , ‘ bless my soul , I believe I dropped off for a while . |
| 23 | I 'm going to stay there for a bit while I look round for a place . ’ |
| 24 | I going round for a collection too . |
| 25 | I hang around for a bit , pretending to look at some writing on the board . |
| 26 | ‘ All right if I drop in for a drink this evening ? ’ he said . |
| 27 | I learnt this lesson the hard way : I turned up for a dinner party having remembered everything for the baby , even flowers for the hostess , and then the baby was sick all over my lovely silk skirt ! |
| 28 | We sailed into a murky , airless dawn veiled by the thin drizzle of a Scotch Mist , and I turned in for a few hours . |
| 29 | When the rain stops I set off for a walk in the cool , after-rain air . |
| 30 | I set out for an appointment in Sunderland on the day of its launch , full of hope as York station 's displays indicated the 11.34 InterCity to Newcastle was running ten minutes late . |