Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I was talking to your Doctor who was wondering whether we might want to go out for a few beers at some point |
| 2 | ‘ Thank you , but I do n't want to go out for a meal tonight . ’ |
| 3 | Did you want to stand up for a minute ? |
| 4 | He never wrote entirely admiring reviews : ‘ It 's the essence of a book never to be perfect , ’ he said , ‘ so its writer must expect to come in for a little criticism . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Would you like to go out for a drink ? ’ |
| 6 | I met him at my wee cousin 's wedding — he was the Best Man — he says to me would you like to go out for a bite to eat ? |
| 7 | I 'd like to go in for a bit , but there 's loads of people in there and I ai n't got no washing to do . |
| 8 | If you 'd like to meet up for a drink or something , do give me a call on the above number . |
| 9 | Would you like to come round for a cup of tea ? ’ |
| 10 | She said politely , ‘ Would you like to come in for a last drink ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Would you like to come in for a … cup of coffee or something ? ’ |
| 12 | Only after his ageing parents had died and he was left to manage the dining rooms did he begin to look around for a wife , and Fred smiled bitterly at the memory . |
| 13 | It was Terry Rickards saying that he would like to drop in for a chat with Mr Dalgliesh if it would n't be too much bother and would nine be convenient ? |
| 14 | ‘ If you are not busy , ’ offered Jeremy Vole , ‘ I thought perhaps you might like to stop by for a chat . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested . |
| 16 | I 'd say we 'll have to do more than that , I 'd say we 'll have to go down for a week . |
| 17 | yeah so I mean he said we 're gon na have to go out for a drink and sit down and discuss it , you know |
| 18 | it 's no good I 'm gon na have to go out for a breath of fresh air . |
| 19 | Because when you do run across the road , you get to the other side , and you 're thinking , good gracious , that was a close shave , I 'll have to sit down for a minute , I think I 'll have a cup of coffee or something . |
| 20 | The more expressive the language , the more possible states can be described in it ; and hence , the larger will be the space of states that a solver may have to search through for a goal . |
| 21 | He 'll be busy , and I 'll have to walk around for a whole hour on my own . |
| 22 | He would just have to play along for a while and wait for an opportunity . |
| 23 | I 'm gon na have to pop out for a moment . |
| 24 | He also points out that the expedition led by himself and Clark had assembled ‘ the best people , worldwide , and the top people ca n't afford to stand around for a couple of years waiting for research to happen ’ . |
| 25 | He also points out that the expedition led by himself and Clark had assembled ‘ the best people , worldwide , and the top people ca n't afford to stand around for a couple of years waiting for research to happen ’ . |
| 26 | I 'd love to go out for a meal . |
| 27 | ‘ And — ah — I shall be in my study , and delighted to meet any of you , should you care to come along for a chat , ’ said the headmaster , very much as an afterthought , and clearly hoping they would n't . |
| 28 | If you 'd care to come in for a cup of tea , now that you 've got out and everything , you 'd be most welcome . |
| 29 | I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ? |
| 30 | Although the rise in oil prices will continue to feed through for a while , the prospect is for a substantial reduction in inflation over the coming year . |