Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] for the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 If the child does n't want to go for the first test or even the second test , it is their right . ’
2 A woman who has recovered from a stroke or head injury may decide she would like to work for the first time , as part of the challenge of overcoming her illness .
3 I understand that you are holding the PAL masters for both parts , which we would like to use for the first run of this title , to get a better quality duplication .
4 What I 'd like to do for the next twenty minutes of the er of the seminar is talk about client server today .
5 It means , do n't keep wishing for the next day , or the next week , or month , or year , or your life goes too fast .
6 What do you want to do for the next two weeks ?
7 Now back at Jan Smuts Airport , X-Ray Foxtrot may well have flown for the second time in civvies by the time these words are read .
8 I shall just have to wait for the next Guinness Book of Records for the answer .
9 We 'd have to wait for the next one then .
10 After all , if you had asked him , Boy would probably have said for the first time in his life , yes , thank you I am very happy .
11 As George Male points out : ‘ It was done to foil any over-confidence we may have had for the next game , for he knew the opposition would go all out against us after our big win .
12 Less than a week ago , he said that this congress would strip the party of its ideology and change its name , but it now looks likely that he will have to settle for the second half of the forecast .
13 Well I 'll have to stay for the next two years unless we go back to Lincoln .
14 I still did n't realise what the trouble might be , although I dare say the germ of cancer may have nestled for the first time in my mind .
15 It could also pay to go for the next larger filter if your pond is alternatively stocked .
16 We also thought that on the feast of St Thomas More , June 24th it would be a good idea to celebrate the feast in the evening in the school hall when we can all gather to meet for the first or last time and say ‘ Hello ’ and ‘ Good-bye ’ as appropriate .
17 I would n't go shopping for the first few weeks .
18 ‘ When Limpar has a poor game for Sweden , he knows he will get picked for the next match so it does not affect him .
19 But while he hesitates over Barnes , he has already confirmed that 25-goal Wright will start and bid to score for the first time in eight caps .
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