Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] for a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I do n't want to go for a ride !
2 ‘ But I do n't want to go for a sail ! ’
3 ‘ How could anyone not want to go for a sail on a day like this ? ’
4 ( The user presses Y or N ) If N Do you want to search for a book title ?
5 Do you want to search for a pupil ?
6 Poverty , he defined as ‘ having no surplus ’ , i.e. having the bare essentials much of the time , but nothing to spare to provide for a crisis such as unemployment , sickness or death in the family .
7 There was indeed a steady brain drain ; and some , like Lieberich , had intended to come for a visit rather than to stay permanently .
8 The payment will be available to teaching staff until such time as the Teachers ' Superannuation ( Scotland ) Regulations are amended to provide for an injury allowance .
9 Pearce said : ‘ We always planned to try for a drop goal whenever we were in the French 20 metre area .
10 He said , ‘ Remember that next time you want to go for a stroll . ’
11 That 's probably why I want to go for a dump now .
12 Fast cars always want to go for a ride .
13 My kids want to go for a visit and my daughter wants a picture of our home …
14 Northern Ireland , with the pressure off , are expected to go for a win .
15 They were expected to continue for a month , with a 10-day break in early September .
16 At a corner he stopped to wait for a break in the traffic .
17 ‘ They 'd probably need to go for a week in the Bahamas afterwards , just to get over it . ’
18 There is not point arranging to play squash if you dislike the game , or vowing to go for a jog each day , if you hate running .
19 Every time he has to wait for a question , he claims victory .
20 Each call sent out by a client has to wait for a response before another is sent .
21 Each call sent out by a client has to wait for a response before another is sent .
22 What happens if Well , oh sa , pwurgh , I do n't know , I mean she has to wait for a week .
23 Since when do you ask Brian if he wants to go for a walk ?
24 with old age , he wants to go for a walk you 've been walkies today ?
25 With my form filled in , I phoned : ‘ I want to come for a fortnight , but the problem is , I have a book to finish .
26 And then he said , ‘ You want to come for a ride in the car ?
27 This was expected to provide for a President and National Assembly , to be elected for a five-year term under a multiparty system , with the President eligible for re-election once only .
28 The day that battered sundial he offered me for £1,650 finds its way into my garden is the day I wo n't need to work for a living .
29 They are usually wealthy ex-public school boys , who , since they will never need to work for a living , have little else to occupy them except the pursual of cheap thrills .
30 Confronted with a murder charge , defence lawyers resolved to try for a verdict of manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility .
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