Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're obviously more cautious than you were before , and erm a lot of kids now they tend to stand back for a while just in case 'cause you can never judge how fast they 're really going to go through there . |
| 2 | ‘ I — I just want to go below for a moment . ’ |
| 3 | I want to go out for a ride in the open air . ’ |
| 4 | Oh well might have perhaps will you have a spare day No I want to go out for a meal No , but I been home but at dinner time just . |
| 5 | You want to go out for a wee wee puss ? |
| 6 | The reason is that foreign companies want to come here for a highly trained and highly motivated work force who work for good British companies . |
| 7 | and go out and that , if you want to come down for a couple of days . |
| 8 | Want to come in for a minute ? " |
| 9 | ‘ But you want to stay on for a couple more days ? |
| 10 | I think it 's brilliant , and when I came out of hospital you said mummy , I said I want to stay here for a couple of days is that Stacey ? |
| 11 | I hope to stay here for a long time . ’ |
| 12 | Because the British planning system reinforces a natural tendency towards ‘ lumpy ’ growth , individual places tend to grow rapidly for a relatively short time and then consolidate more gradually , with the result that a place takes on a particular profile which then becomes relatively ‘ fossilized ’ . |
| 13 | Once well formed , remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly . |
| 14 | This ‘ bad faith ’ operates among the doctors and pharmacists who allow their knowledge and skill to be abused ; among the politicians who wish to see themselves as community benefactors , while knowing full well that they are nothing of the sort ; and even among the poor who are so often critical of the medical ‘ care ’ they receive yet continue to hold out for a medical solution to their social and economic problems . |
| 15 | mm , mm , were , were talking about what happens when people who have fallen in love get together and decide to stay together for a bit and its been suggested that marriage can put some strains on er what started off as a very heady mutual experience , if your lucky , let me ask you this , do you think marriage destroys love ? , button one for yes and button two for no , does marriage destroy love ? , as you understand it mm a few are not sure but thirty people have said yes , who said yes |
| 16 | You try to get up for a cup of tea |
| 17 | And we always try to get together for a while in the same room before we play a concert , just to make sure we have a talk and a laugh . |
| 18 | It is not surprising that Dr L regarded the humanities with some contempt , arguing that students go to sign on for a medieval history course in the arts faculty and |
| 19 | ‘ Would n't you like to go and get the children and come to stay here for a night or two ? ’ he said . |
| 20 | Josie glanced at the old folding travel alarm that she kept open on the makeup table , and said , ‘ I have to go somewhere for a minute . |
| 21 | You have to sit down for a minute — |
| 22 | I promise to come out for a drink or dinner , even a game of tennis with you . ’ ’ |
| 23 | More often than not you have to work hard for a few fish . |
| 24 | Finely spread bait means they have to work hard for a meal and therefore remain in the swim for the maximum length of time . |
| 25 | We are urgently searching for a set — I 've been informed that some surviving sets are twisted — and if it means that we have to look abroad for a new set in Poland than so be it ! |
| 26 | It 's certainly a , a day of reflection an and great appreciation on a part of all of us , the reason we 're here er for me , personally , I need to back up for a moment perhaps . |
| 27 | These people , I remarked , could pull out of their pockets , thoughtlessly , as much money for a round of drinks as most single parents have to live on for a week ; could pay as much for a few hours ’ sleep as a Third World peasant and his family have to live , or die , on for a year . |
| 28 | ‘ I just need to lie down for a while . |
| 29 | I know it 's risky — a lot more risky than if I waited for Yukio to finish programming the starpod — but I just need to get away for a while , by myself , and think . |
| 30 | But if Iran is to succeed , its government ( will ) have to act firmly for a time . " |