Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [to-vb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I wan , I want to la , I want to live for a bit longer . |
| 3 | I want to arrange for a commemorative postage stamp to be printed with my portrait on it . |
| 4 | That 's probably why I want to go for a dump now . |
| 5 | I want to push for a win if I can . ’ |
| 6 | With my form filled in , I phoned : ‘ I want to come for a fortnight , but the problem is , I have a book to finish . |
| 7 | ‘ I like it here and I want to stay for a while . ’ |
| 8 | I want to consider for a moment the true price of coal . |
| 9 | I 'm not that way inclined , I like to go for a walk and have the fresh air on me and everything . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It 's a lazy Saturday and I decide to go for a walk in Cwm Idwal . |
| 12 | I attempt to stay for an hour or two . |
| 13 | Heavy with child I come to ask for an extraction . |
| 14 | In this short speech , I wish to think for a moment about all the youngsters who were so badly damaged and hurt by that evil man . |
| 15 | I have to wait for a white actor to turn down a role because the stuff that they 're supposedly writing ‘ black ’ ai n't happenin' . |
| 16 | I thank you Chair , I mean , clearly I have to ask for a little bit of license on this one , in that I have to comment on things outside of my own district , erm but you will not be surprised to hear , given my evidence earlier that the City Council 's view is quite clearly that there is sufficient land with , on the edge of York , the main urban area , which could accommodate this type of level of development and obviate the need for a new settlement in the structure plan period , I accept , however , of course that that is dependant upon the definition of the inner boundary of the greenbelt , if the City Council 's view on that is er acceptable then Inspector , I believe there will be sufficient sites to obviate the the need for a new settlement , clearly if the Inspector takes a tighter view on the greenbelt , then there will be little land opportunity within the main urban area for this . |
| 17 | I 'll prepare a ship at Bristol , take you and Hawkins with me , and have that treasure if I have to search for a year ! ’ |
| 18 | I have to search for a two-way adaptor and a tape to try it out . |
| 19 | At the hedge marking the foot of the field I have to look for a minute to find a way through . |
| 20 | You therefore get an increasing tangle of bureaucratic instructions which seek to legislate for an endless series of unlikely events which have occurred at some time in the organization 's past . |
| 21 | Once you have decided which tense to use for a particular section of your essay , check that you are consistent — do not for example start a narrative in one tense and later change into another , unless you have a very good reason for doing so . |
| 22 | He said , ‘ Remember that next time you want to go for a stroll . ’ |
| 23 | 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 : |
| 24 | 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 . ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Have you got two tens you want to change for a twenty Paul ? |
| 28 | And then he said , ‘ You want to come for a ride in the car ? |
| 29 | If you decide to go for a low-voltage set-up , work out how many lights you need and where they will be sited , so you can buy enough cable to connect them all up . |
| 30 | If you decide to go for a full conversion , it could cost about £8,000 to £10,000 of which 50 to 75 per cent could be added to the value of the house . |