Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] a [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However the one thing that you must never do is to go between a cow and her calf and I made this mistake one morning and I had to take to my heals and run . |
| 2 | But I do n't think there 'll be any to spare for a day or two . |
| 3 | on the other hand , a school with a high rate of staff turnover can not usually afford to wait for a consensus and readiness that may never come ; and a staff hand-picked in a new school , or for a new school situation such as amalgamation or unstreaming , is usually in a mood for bigger adventures . |
| 4 | For this reason , instead of joining in the stampede for the latest and newest , I suggest it would be more prudent to wait for a year or two to see if the strawberry blonde holds her place as a glamour queen , or in reality is a blowzy old dame hobbling into the has-beens in the back row of the chorus , where she will find plenty to keep her company . |
| 5 | It may be necessary to wait for a place or take a place somewhere else ( either permanently or temporarily ) . |
| 6 | Sometimes he would have to wait for an hour or more before he could find someone to carry him to the Collector 's side . |
| 7 | Did he ever come not merely to see as a possibility but actually to possess a conviction of what can be called the benign indifference of the universe ? |
| 8 | She reached into the Mini and lifted out her bag and began to rummage for a pen and paper . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | If she 'd been staying on the boat for any length of time it would have been necessary to find somewhere to go for a shower or a bath , but it did n't look as if that particular problem would arise . |
| 11 | In the Paris of the 19th century , it was a pleasure to go for a stroll and to be delighted by the public buildings . |
| 12 | How come the board have allowed Cuntona to go for a sing and a prayer ? |
| 13 | Sometimes she even manages to go for a drink or meal with friends . |
| 14 | You know cos the woman I was with wanted to go for a swim and I said no you ca n't this guy , so I went up to him , I said what , what on earth are you fishing for ? |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Then he walked over and told me that a Corporal from the Foreign Legion recruiting office at Lille would come to pick me up in two hours ; until then I was free to go for a walk and get something to eat . |
| 17 | I 'm not that way inclined , I like to go for a walk and have the fresh air on me and everything . |
| 18 | The facts are : Lady Eleanor kept to herself , put on her cloak to go for a walk and , in the half-light , slipped on the staircase at Godstowe , fell and broke her neck . ’ |
| 19 | My kids want to go for a visit and my daughter wants a picture of our home … |
| 20 | It is more likely the Goblin will be smashed apart — which although sad is considered a good way to go for a Goblin and infinitely better than being eaten by a peckish troll . |
| 21 | Oh yes , at that particular time , I will tell you that once again er , that was er I was supposed to go for an interview and this was er for the er declaration of intent of , wh which was er supposed to er supposed to be given every year to both the Lothian Regional Council and the District . |
| 22 | Sometime in the near future you may have to go for an interview and therefore you will be asking yourself the following questions : |
| 23 | Tesfaye Gebre Kidan continued to appeal for a ceasefire and to impress on foreign ambassadors his willingness to negotiate with the rebels . |
| 24 | The desire to get land to cultivate as a farmer and proprietor or simply to get work as a landless labourer drew people to the islands in large numbers . |
| 25 | Putting a hand on her arm , he said gently , ‘ Would you like to sit for a while and tell me about it ? ’ |
| 26 | This of course is the stuff of which martyrs are made , leading to sacrifice for a cause or causes in both religious and secular society . |
| 27 | Donning a yarmulke , he promised a Jewish group that ‘ we 'll keep a glatt [ strict ] kosher kitchen at the White House , ’ a pledge that his aides were at first unsure whether to treat as a jest or for real . |
| 28 | It is sufficient here to treat as a futures or option contract any contract whose terms contemplate future performance and which is made on or under the rules of a market cleared by a clearing house . |
| 29 | Hunt was able to continue for a while but his car was severely damaged and the race was stopped . |
| 30 | Lisa would just have to cope for an hour or two . |