Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the other half used to go as a window leather which are called st |
| 2 | and I 'd like to go as an army chef or an army mechanic |
| 3 | Seven days — a week — is a long time to wait for a telephone service nowadays . |
| 4 | To find its most lasting realization , Charlie 's vision would have to wait for a bank clerk who did understand metempsychosis , and who had not only a commercial education gained in an underground room at Lloyds Bank , but also a knowledge of Greek . |
| 5 | PPC If you are dead set against replacing your motherboard ( which is the option I 'd go for ) then your only alternative , other than buying a new set up , is to go for a processor replacement card . |
| 6 | ‘ The decision to go for a greenfield site was taken in June , 1992 , and the countdown to Highbridge — a site within reach of all employees , with good motorway links — began soon afterwards , ’ he said . |
| 7 | ‘ Odd place to go for a midnight stroll , sir , ’ said the older one sarkily . |
| 8 | They looked at the low asset base and in the end it was decided to go for a trade sale . ’ |
| 9 | Seriously tho , it would make sense to go for a replacement midfielder , if Wilko IS looking for a centre half and hawking Hodge in a swap deal . |
| 10 | Being pushed for time , it can be tempting for midwives to go for a shortcut solution — one that does n't involve sitting with a mum for an hour or more , as often as necessary , supporting her , encouraging her and increasing her confidence . |
| 11 | Would you like me to check the mail — or attend to the women who were to go for a bush walk ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Elaine said she had to go for a blood test . |
| 13 | ‘ Much as I 'd like to go for a hat trick , my sweet , I have to admit that I 'm not Superman . |
| 14 | After an hour or so of drinking , these two gentlemen decided they wished to go for an afternoon drive around the local villages — a motor car around this time still being something of a novelty . |
| 15 | In 1940 , Lola Hahn-Warburg and Elaine Blond for the RCM joined with the Council for German Jewry to appeal for a state support for Youth Allyah . |
| 16 | The Revenue would undoubtedly seek to drive through an earnings basis for the future . |
| 17 | He looked at the copper bosom covers she had to wear as a belly dancer — and then at the less than fully-endowed nature of Miss Harris 's bust and said cuttingly , ‘ Which way up are they supposed to go ? ’ |
| 18 | These powers are not fully comprehensive , and in the past the police could not , for example , obtain a warrant to search for a murder weapon or evidence of kidnapping . |
| 19 | ( The user presses Y or N ) If N Do you want to search for a book title ? |
| 20 | What other cargoes would you have to unload as a crane driver ? |
| 21 | After a couple of days of complete rest you can do all the things that you have been meaning to do for ages — jobs around the house ; shopping for clothes ; meeting friends for lunch ; having day trips out to places of interest ; doing the garden ; sunbathing ; fruit-picking at the local pick-your-own farm and filling up your freezer ; writing a book you have always meant to write or painting ; seeing all the shows that you are too tired to see during a working week ; and so on . |
| 22 | Using the flexible blade to saw through a water pipe flush with floor |
| 23 | Starting this system with cases that are at different stages is time consuming and it is a suitable task for a student to perform during a summer holiday . |
| 24 | Canon still holds 17% of NeXT Computer Inc , which is hoping to continue as a software company . |
| 25 | Canon still holds 17% of NeXT which is hoping to continue as a software company . |
| 26 | This Fire Brigade was to continue as a Local Volunteer Force until the 1939–45 war when it became part of the National Fire Service . |
| 27 | After Deckard has ‘ retired ’ the remaining replicants , he recognises that he will not be able to continue as a bounty hunter . |
| 28 | It is perfectly possible to go through a University career , satisfy the examiners , graduate in the splendour of the Great Hall , and leave as a Bristol graduate without ever once having thought how the whole thing has been organised . |
| 29 | Now when we go out on the road we would like to go through a vehicle check with you . |
| 30 | First of all as I said , we 'd like to go through a vehicle check before we go out . |