Example sentences of "[pron] [adv prt] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The train set was already chuffing out of the station , so Steven decided to take everyone along for a ride . |
| 2 | I 'm breaking them in for a horse . |
| 3 | A government in disarray , an unpopular opposition , they say , will let them in for a taste of real power . |
| 4 | ‘ Basic computer keyboard skills have to be there — we would n't want to go the lengths of having to train them on that — but training on our specialist software means bringing them in for a week and we 'll probably bring them in every three months to keep updating them . ’ |
| 5 | I had this idea they had booked me in for a Caesarean because I 'm small , but had n't told me . |
| 6 | And er Betty called me in for a cup of coffee but and I was there , I think , for over two hours . |
| 7 | ‘ The least you could do is invite me in for a coffee . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Put me down for a fiver both ways . ’ |
| 9 | Yeah , but made my in for a tea . |
| 10 | We do n't know what he 's like yet — would n't it be better to ask him for an odd Sunday first before we let ourselves in for a course of sermons ? ’ |
| 11 | Christmases were wonderful and greatly looked forward to by us both , but they were also tiring , and in early January , when all danger of further jollity from New Year had receded , we took ourselves off for a couple of days . |
| 12 | Her husband had opened a bookshop to support her and their two children , but it was " imperative for her to work " at her old job as reader , " to tide them over for a year or two " . |
| 13 | It is acceptable to ask them over for a meal they are not expected to be able to manage without a caring woman . |
| 14 | A Colonel Drage , for instance , who lived at The Rodd near Presteigne , would sometimes invite Brian and me over for a night . |
| 15 | So I drove to Arnisdale and discovered that Mr McTavish would indeed ferry me over for a bottle of malt : but he wanted another bottle to bring me back . |
| 16 | And if you do go back there , at least phone me occasionally and ask me over for a meal — I 'll bring a bottle of vino . |
| 17 | Made a vain attempt to tidy up the room , which was already looking like a heavy-metal combat zone , and took himself off for a shower . |
| 18 | In fact , she thought as she splashed cold water on to her hot face , she had n't seen him all morning — perhaps he 'd taken himself off for a walk . |
| 19 | Fleury tripped over something and sat down on the floor while the sepoy worked his shoulders a little to loosen himself up for a swipe . |
| 20 | The frizzy-rugged beaner at the wheel shouted something and threw himself around for a while , but I kept on not not smoking quietly in the back , and nothing happened . |
| 21 | For sixthly he invites himself round for a drink one evening . |
| 22 | He blew a lot of his money on gambling , even slot machines , and buying cars before he got bored with them and sold them off for a fraction of the price he paid for them . ’ |
| 23 | They never were , and war in 1879 cut their value , many holders selling them off for a pittance . |
| 24 | Somebody said , well the Harbourmaster 's not coming , I said , right go back to work and that 's the time I , that 's the time when we had the first baby and erm , that 's the first one we lost and anyhow they put me off for a fortnight and erm I went down to , I say go up the Board of Guardians , that was like the D H S S but a little bit lower and I just start to buy this house soon as I said to this bloke , he live in the council house over here this bloke , what was interviewing me |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll be back in an hour to take you down for a tour of the lodge and to meet Mrs Foster . |
| 26 | In fact we have n't got you down for a paper at all in this class yet I do n't think so if you 'd like to do one for us you can see me about it afterwards . |
| 27 | " He asked you in for a drink without asking me ? " |
| 28 | ‘ Are you in for a bite ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I 'd invite you in for a chat , ’ said Joe , ‘ but I 'm just about to go out . |
| 30 | Trade you in for a couple of camels , he 'd come home with a couple of camels |