Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun prp] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What could she give God for a sacrifice ? |
| 2 | It was agreed that they would not see Minton for a while . |
| 3 | I did n't see Ted for a while after that . |
| 4 | She did n't believe James for a moment . |
| 5 | He begged his uncle to let him meet Cathy for a walk or a ride on the moors between the Grange and Wuthering Heights , as they could not meet in either house . |
| 6 | ( WES ) After seeing off Tranmere last night , they 'll now face Leicester for a place in the Premier League . |
| 7 | Let's take Germany for a start . |
| 8 | Can you take Dempsey for a walk ? |
| 9 | But you 'll not have Martha for a wife , not while there 's breath left in my body you wo n't , and you 'll not split my fortune , neither , not if you want to live to see your grandchildren . " |
| 10 | Boys and girls from all over the UK will join Kristian for a day in London , and will discuss how best to encourage people to re-cycle their steel cans . |
| 11 | He did not call Amanda for a week . |
| 12 | Are you gon na take Fido for a walk ? go for a walk . |
| 13 | Finch disapproved of Flynn coming to work in such a state , but when drunken Flynn caused chaos on the set , Finch knew that the fading swashbuckler was incapable of filming for that day , so he would join Flynn for a drink and a sing-song . |
| 14 | All 3 political parties on the county council will lobby Whitehall for a change of mind tomorrow , together with Cheltenham MP Nigel Jones , who 's against the teacher 's strike . |
| 15 | Timothy had heeded Aunt Agatha 's suggestion that he should leave England for a while . |
| 16 | To-morrow I must leave Parfois for a matter of some days . |
| 17 | ‘ He did leave Royston for a while at the same time as you , and a priest would be acceptable within the convent walls at Coldstream . ’ |
| 18 | Shall we ask Brenda for a cup of coffee ? |
| 19 | So if you 're thinking of building an extension , refitting the kitchen , improving the bathroom or starting some other permanent home improvement project , why not ask NatWest for a Home Improvement Loan to spread the cost ? |
| 20 | I was gon na ask Mark for a pen . |
| 21 | The upshot of that , though , was that Travis felt worse than ever on learning that Derek Talbot had called to again ask Rosemary for a divorce , but that Rosemary had given Derek an outright ‘ no ’ . |