Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [to-vb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oldfield himself asked Branson to carry on as his manager , which Branson agreed to do for a new rate — Oldfield would pay him one barrel of beer a year . |
| 2 | We saw them in Glasgow recently , and were the proudest of grandparents when Ewan consented to come for a walk with the two of us . |
| 3 | On Oct. 28 , Azerbaijan 's President Abulfaz Elchibey agreed to look for a compromise candidate for interior minister . |
| 4 | His greatest wall had been built when Mr Fractor came to look for a book on logarithms . |
| 5 | Richmann seemed to think for a moment , then smiled . |
| 6 | Tallis resolved to remain for a while , but turned her gaze away . |
| 7 | As Ronni continued to ponder for a moment , Jeff leaned across the table . |
| 8 | FitzAlan seemed to hesitate for a moment , then turned his mount on to the barely discernible path . |
| 9 | When Coolidge declined to run for a further term in 1928 , the Republicans chose as their candidate one of the most distinguished members of their administrations in the 1920s , Herbert Hoover . |
| 10 | Eventually , they entered London , and Noah began to look for a quiet , cheap pub where they could spend the night . |
| 11 | It is late and the sea is a little rougher so Tor decides to head for a sheltered inlet that he knows . |
| 12 | At many cultural levels the old Petersburg continued to prevail for a while over Moscow in many informal , non-governmental ways , as will be noted in a later chapter . |
| 13 | In the afternoon , feeling bored , Stirling decided to go for a walk . |
| 14 | Mrs Parkin came to stay for a week and went after a day . |
| 15 | Sara began to look for a cup . |
| 16 | Their action comes three days after BR had to postpone for a year its bill to build a high-speed Channel tunnel rail link to central London . |
| 17 | Tesfaye Gebre Kidan continued to appeal for a ceasefire and to impress on foreign ambassadors his willingness to negotiate with the rebels . |
| 18 | ( George McCluskey had to settle for a place on the bench , which opened the door for Tom Brown , who just a few months ago was playing Junior football with Glenafton . |
| 19 | A few days before Michael came home , our daughter-in-law Pippa came to stay for a few days , bringing Emily , who was to go to a boarding-school in Yorkshire . |
| 20 | Phillip McCallen decided to rest for a week following his spill in the opening 250cc race on Saturday . |
| 21 | The March Hare poured a little hot tea on its nose , and the Hatter began to look for a clean plate . |
| 22 | Having always liked the idea of living in the country , Geoff decided to go for a country-style kitchen . |
| 23 | Guy appeared to hesitate for a second , those intense , light eyes burning into hers . |
| 24 | Than Tun continued to call for a national government but made it clear that armed struggle was , for the present , not envisaged . |
| 25 | ‘ Everybody 's a contender , ’ Maxim said , so softly that Agnes had to think for a moment to be sure what she 'd heard . |
| 26 | While Simon and Andy were keen to offer a quality service in a limited number of areas essentially as the profession was 20 years ago — Amanda and Roger wanted to opt for a slightly broader service . |
| 27 | Salford intend to advertise for a full-time successor to the First Division 's longest serving coach . |
| 28 | Though a fictional character , Cu Chulainn came to stand for a very real sense of patriotic courage and self-sacrifice . |
| 29 | It was nearly a week before Ingrid dared to ask for a transfer to the officer 's mess . |
| 30 | GROSVENOR had to settle for a point from a Section II encounter with Mid Antrim despite dominating for most of the 70 minutes . |