Example sentences of "[vb infin] in for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All you have to do is hang in for a couple of days , ’ she told herself . |
| 2 | Every Thursday is given over to a drop-in day , which is open to the previous year 's group to come back or to any girl on home-teaching , and sometimes girls from three or four years back may also drop in for a chat or advice . |
| 3 | They would call in for a glass of beer on their way back from a shift . |
| 4 | She told me she did n't eat lunch any more as it had become a bourgeois meal , but I could call in for a cup of de-caff and con her into whatever it was I wanted . |
| 5 | Even when I arrived back at Thornfield , I did not go in for a while . |
| 6 | Might as well go in for a bit because . |
| 7 | Should she go in for a drink ? |
| 8 | You can go in for a drink . |
| 9 | So he asked me if I 'd go in for a couple of weeks until he got something sorted out you know . |
| 10 | You know he does n't go in for a lot of heavy discussion about things . ’ |
| 11 | I missed several classes because they put me up in , for instance I , when I came up from the infants to the big school I missed the first standard and they put me into standard two and I went from two , three , four , five , six , seven and seven and I was only eleven , you see , so I did pretty well and then the Headmaster came to my parents and said , why do n't you let her go in for a scholarship to Stowmarket Secondary and so I went in for that and er there was one other girl went as well , there were two of us and erm , and of course we only heard during the summer break and er we passed . |
| 12 | I mean i i if you could get in for a penny a week that was alright because when things got better you could build on a penny a week , you see ? |
| 13 | I said they did and offered to leave the door on the latch so he could sneak in for a bit of a warm . |
| 14 | Well they 'll put in for a transfer . |
| 15 | For example , a new housing estate would be built , the diocese would be informed of the development at the planning stage , and the diocesan office would put in for a school , or an extension for an existing school . |
| 16 | He was a very nice man and said we could come in for a chat . |
| 17 | Wo n't you come in for a minute ? |
| 18 | Well , she 's still not really conscious , but he could come in for a minute , could n't he ? ’ |
| 19 | Said oh that 's alright , we 've got some friends coming down this weekend , we 'll come in for a bar snack . |
| 20 | I pulled up outside Tremayne 's house and while I put on my socks again she said she would come in for a while for company , ‘ to cure the trembles ’ . |
| 21 | Neighbours would come in for a drink and boxes of chocolates and handkerchiefs would be exchanged . |
| 22 | Will you come in for a cup of tea ? |
| 23 | And then after oh , after a few weeks she said I 'll come in for a cup of tea . |
| 24 | They can come in for a meal or a show and not have to worry about last trains , or driving back . |
| 25 | He may come in for a steak , but he wants to take his time and enjoy a leisurely meal . |
| 26 | Tomorrow he may come in for a steak , but needs to be in and out in ten minutes . |
| 27 | May I come in for a moment ? |
| 28 | ‘ You 'll come in for a moment , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 29 | Design a chart the parents can fill in for a period of one week . |
| 30 | Outside Israel , passengers can check in for a rival 's flight later and without so much hassle . |