Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You do n't want to work hard for a year establishing your act , get offered a tour , and then find that your drummer wo n't give up his milk round . |
| 2 | I can not conceive that the pathologist will trouble to look there for a puncture mark and indeed , prior to that eventuality , it does n't seem likely that the emergency team of paramedics they 'll send out from Brighton General will be well enough acquainted with the action of this drug to hit upon the right antidote in time to prevent her from expiring . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I ca n't wait to get home for a drop of rum — I 've really missed that . ’ |
| 4 | Customers will expect to pay more for a reputable brand , but they will also expect the price charged to be consistent with their perceptions of the product ; * the amount and style of advertising and sales promotion ( Promotion ) will influence the consumer 's perception of the product , which in turn must influence on-going company product and brand development activities ( Product ) . |
| 5 | One would generally expect to pay less for a private company than for a similar public company . |
| 6 | I would like to go just for a trial . |
| 7 | When the party ends , how 'd you like to go someplace for a drink ? |
| 8 | If he would like to sit there for a while and learn something , I will then cheerfully give way to him . |
| 9 | ‘ Would you like to come home for a drink ? |
| 10 | Over there they have lots of servants , and her mother asks me if I would like to work there for a year , looking after Charlotte , so that Nicola could come and stay with them . |
| 11 | I should like to intervene only for a moment because I have an important constituency interest in that Gatwick , a major inter-national airport , is within my constituency . |
| 12 | ‘ If it 's all the same to you , ’ Ruth said , ‘ I 'd like to stay outside for a bit . |
| 13 | You may like to think quietly for a few moments , then read these words from the first letter of John . |
| 14 | My own plans are somewhat uncertain because of the move , but I do plan to get away for a short break some time towards the end of the month , and I will keep you informed . |
| 15 | She did not have to wait long for a train . |
| 16 | Dirk Coetzee did n't have to wait long for a really big job . |
| 17 | Mummy may have to go away for a … a little rest , James … with Cymby . |
| 18 | Lovers of good beer — well deserved of course after a hard day 's exercise — wo n't have to go far for a fine pint . |
| 19 | If not , she could try to find somewhere for a cup of tea . |
| 20 | ‘ He 'd have to look elsewhere for a vet . ’ |
| 21 | First , the shot-gun approach involves the buyer saying ‘ Unless you agree immediately to a price reduction of 20% we 'll have to look elsewhere for a supplier . ’ |
| 22 | Picture a teenage girl in Morocco for whom premarital loss of virginity is culturally intolerable and who faces the ‘ choice ’ , under male duress , of tolerating anal intercourse , or of submitting to vaginal penetration knowing that she will thereby have to leave home for a life of prostitution ; she may even know that both are related to acquisition of HIV . |
| 23 | It seemed she 'd have to stay here for a while . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll have to stay here for a while on business , ’ my friend the captain told me . |
| 25 | We 'll we have to stop now for a full ninety five seconds , but stay tuned cos coming up in part two … |
| 26 | They will have to reside there for a minimum of one month a year , but this may be waived for up to five years by an annual payment of $5,000 to the Bahamian government . |
| 27 | ‘ We 'll turn you in , arrange police protection , perhaps the family 'll have to move away for a while , but — ‘ |
| 28 | You may prefer to pay more for a course geared specifically to the needs of health visitors rather than something more general , and may be able to recoup at least part of the costs of attending a course from your local continuing education budget . |
| 29 | X/Open Co Ltd currently derives some 20% of its revenues from royalties : it wants that figure to rise to 100% within five years , though that does n't mean the group wo n't have any paying shareholders by that time , because some organisations will always want to pay upfront for a participation and package of services , it believes . |
| 30 | Sara could not help smiling back at him , he looked so incongruous surrounded by the children , who did not seem to stay still for a moment ; the whole group bubbled and rippled with continuous movement . |