Example sentences of "[to-vb] [indef pn] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have to see someone for a minute . |
| 2 | Much work was needed to bring them up to scratch and the small band worked hard to ready everything for an opening to the public in June . |
| 3 | It was a real pleasure to win something for a change but unfortunately I do n't like knitting . |
| 4 | We wo n't be able to afford one for a couple of years yet . |
| 5 | And I mean , if you set a list to do something for a day Yeah . |
| 6 | Section i concluded that the interest shown in trust wordings was a reflection of the demand that , although formless , a trust should be phrased in words which demonstrated an unequivocal intention on the part of the deceased to bind a trustee to do something for a beneficiary . |
| 7 | ‘ It is difficult to do anything for a child who is not attending school . ’ |
| 8 | " If it 's not a success , " Sara said slowly , " I 'll turn my half of Moorlake into two flats and hope to keep one for a country retreat . " |
| 9 | ‘ I 've always said I 'm prepared to pay something for a pass and other people are , too . |
| 10 | I think it , you 've got to have one for a change . |
| 11 | Conversations such as this can help children see the point : Penny : " I love giraffes — I love stroking them on my lap — I 'd love to have one for a pet . " |
| 12 | I 've just returned from South Africa , during which he went to stay with Sally Newcombe and refused to eat anything for a week and a half ’ . |