Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope there will yet be occasion to make use of them again in the same cause , even if we must wait now for a better opportunity . |
| 2 | If you could qualify either for a reduced pension of your own or a dependant 's addition , the higher of the two would be paid . |
| 3 | In the gravityless environment of the hulk any unexploded bolts or similar projectiles could ricochet unpredictably for a long time within a confined space . |
| 4 | In any case , as a result of the growing emphasis on patrilineal descent in all aristocratic families , even the noblest of wives could do less for an eleventh-century lord than she could have done for his grandfather . |
| 5 | AS SOON as she arrives back from her American lecture tour tonight , Mrs Thatcher will head straight for a glittering parlour in central London . |
| 6 | All of this does not mitigate well for a prospective owner to take on the airframe in an easily-delivered and/or operational manner . |
| 7 | Recording will begin shortly for a second title , Better Than Life , which is due in the autumn . |
| 8 | Well that 's what you can spend now for a good one . |
| 9 | We could not sensibly plan ahead for a doomsday-type catastrophe . |
| 10 | When inflation falls , industry can plan again for a profitable future . |
| 11 | Meyer will return home for a few weeks after this weekend 's race , and will then fly to Britain , where she will set up base for about four months , competing on the European circuit in her build-up for the World Championships in Stuttgart , where she will no doubt meet McColgan again . |
| 12 | The Government warned that it would apply only for a short period . |
| 13 | Do they go on to buy other stock , or do they sell quickly for a swift profit ? |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't think that will happen again for a long time , ’ said Davis , who comes to Goffs for this year 's event with confidence boosted by triumphs in the British and European Opens . |
| 15 | He hoped that it would express disquiet at the circumstances of the Tully-West shooting and would call publicly for an independent inquiry . |
| 16 | ‘ Then , if you would also remain here for a few moments , Madame Ash , perhaps Madame Craig would be so kind as to come this way ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ That woman friend of the boss who clings to his arm in the moonlight — do you think she will stay here for a long time ? ’ |
| 18 | Can SHe stay here for a few days ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ At least , let me stay here for a few days . |
| 20 | If the hull is tilted to the right it will steer to the left whilst it will veer right for a leftward tilt . |
| 21 | No , well that 's it int it ? so er if things are reasonable we might just go away for a long weekend or something , go find us a place in Southport for a weekend |
| 22 | However , he left the next day , calling later to ask Lorna to meet him nearby with £500 cash so he could go away for a few days . |
| 23 | One might pay more for a private company because a pre-acquisition investigation could be more thorough . |
| 24 | You know , you could pay more for a flashy car . ’ |
| 25 | And , although I did go home for a few holidays , most I seem to remember were spent elsewhere with friends or at special holiday camps that some of the other boarders went to . ’ |
| 26 | Yes well I 'll go fortnightly for a little while then it 'll tail off . |
| 27 | The 31-year-old ex-paratrooper 's prize for retaining his title at Wembley on Saturday night was £10,000 , which does not go far for a full-time body builder who downs half a dozen eggs after his breakfast cereal and eight to 10 chicken breasts a day when ‘ bulking up ’ . |
| 28 | Typist Mary Kupenda says : ‘ Such workplaces will be called brothels and men will flock there for a nice time ’ . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , I suppose you could go there for a new typewriter , though as I say , they 're mainly interested in bulk orders . |
| 30 | Some think that he will go abroad for a few days and the CIA will then engineer his return in a countercoup , just as it did in 1953 . |