Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Teesside Crown Court was told Ninham had offered to give the boys money for fireworks and encouraged them to go for a walk with him and his dog . |
| 2 | And they 'll actually sit down and work that out for people and encourage them to go for a job and give them all the forms they need to claim Family Credit or whatever . |
| 3 | I thought I 'd write to a few comedians to see if I could get them to sit for a portrait , to get a few shots together for my portfolio , and then , suddenly , this snowball seemed to start rolling … |
| 4 | ‘ Well , perhaps you might allow me to go for a walk from time to time , instead of waiting around in the servants ’ hall . |
| 5 | With someone who 's not I 'd try and get them to wait for a couple of days and then if they would n't I 'd go through the and get them it today . |
| 6 | Mr Justice Drake instructed them to try for a majority 10-2 . |
| 7 | I no longer vociferously challenge those who insult ; instead , I may casually invite them to come for a coffee and see/meet some students . |
| 8 | My father wished me to try for a history scholarship and I occasionally read as hard as it was possible to do without any interest in history beyond the attempt to memorize facts … . |
| 9 | In Leeds , aliens of whatever background were given a B label , whereas in Manchester they were designated grade C. Several tribunals put the unemployed into B category , telling them to apply for a transfer to C when they found jobs . |
| 10 | In the Gaming Boards case B and K had applied for a certificate of consent from the Gaming Board to entitle them to apply for a gaming licence . |
| 11 | He practically invited you to go for a ride in his car . |
| 12 | That is why — ’ raising her head to give him a grateful look ‘ — I had none to spare for a meal at this place . ’ |
| 13 | For some types of work your District Council may expect you to apply for a grant as a tenant . |
| 14 | I do n't want you to imagine for a moment that I do n't believe every word of what you tell me . |
| 15 | Making love to me may help you to forget for a while , but it wo n't change the feelings you obviously still have for her , whether you care to admit it or not . ’ |
| 16 | The ERASMUS scheme allows you to study for a year in Europe , whether you choose the single honours BCom or one of the joint degrees , provided you are able to study in the language of your host country . |
| 17 | To obtain evidence that you posted an item we strongly advise you to ask for a certificate of posting when you hand in a parcel at a post office counter . |
| 18 | To obtain evidence that you posted an item we advise you to ask for a certificate of posting when you post a letter at a post office counter . |
| 19 | It 's also ironic that the whole discussion could have taken place on radio , which would have enabled one to look for a dictionary or just take a walk round the room . |
| 20 | She turned from her and ran down the stairs and into the yard , there to stand for a moment petrified when she saw the young fellow lying on his side , the blood oozing from somewhere above his ear . |
| 21 | He told me to watch for a seaman with one leg and to let him know the moment when a man like that appeared . |
| 22 | This causes them to argue for a loosening of the legal duties that define the objectives of management decision making , which currently emphasise the maximisation of shareholder wealth , to enable a broader range of purposes to be pursued . |
| 23 | When he had finished his chores he sat down at the table and copied out ‘ I am William Beech ’ over and over again until Tom , after much effort , finally persuaded him to go for a run and exercise Sammy . |
| 24 | There 's nowhere for him to go for a bit of company — he wo n't go to the day hospital because he thinks they 'll make him take drugs . |
| 25 | Next morning the humour in this wore decidedly thin , as Marshall in particular sent down bouncer after bouncer , unchecked by umpire Constant and apparently unconcerned at the damage he might do — such as badly bruising Fowler 's arm and causing him to retire for a while . |
| 26 | But he had an appointment with a delegate of the Slaters union at the Freemasons lodge in the Imperial , but I persuaded him to come for a drink . |
| 27 | The master , A. D. Lindsay ( later first Baron Lindsay of Birker , q.v. ) , encouraged him to work for a spell ( 1927–8 ) at a Quaker settlement for the unemployed in the Rhondda Valley — an experience which made a deep impression . |
| 28 | His experiments with cement making led him to apply for a patent which was granted in June 1824 — no. 5,022 entitled ‘ An Improvement in the Modes of Producing an Artificial Stone ’ — the first such patent to be granted . |
| 29 | And help was forthcoming , for there was a whole row of somehow familiar books , and the name on the back , she could just decipher it , was Candida something , why yes , of course , Candida Gray , she saw it with a flash of inspiration , for it had never occurred to her to look for a surname other than the one that she already knew . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've been trying to get her to look for a living-in job , a hotel receptionist maybe , but she wo n't leave her mother . |