Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [art] [noun] [prep] tea " in BNC.
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| 1 | Half way through Edward gave up , scraped the rest into Tam 's food bowl and put the kettle on for a cup of tea ; behind him , Tam slurped as though rescued from the brink of starvation . |
| 2 | Mrs. Feather says : " I 'll put the kettle on for a cup of tea . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've got the kettle on for a cup of tea . ’ |
| 4 | In the middle of digging they all sat down for a mug of tea . |
| 5 | " I 've only popped down for a cup of tea . " |
| 6 | And when she went down for a cup of tea , her mother mentioned casually that Parr had gone to Belfast , not to England as expected , although she did not know why . |
| 7 | Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home . |
| 8 | Jonadab and his two sons were just scraping their boots at the back door , prior to going in for a mug of tea . |
| 9 | Will you come in for a cup of tea ? |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | When someone has been found , if they are strangers , it is sensible to invite them first to drop in for a cup of tea , to make sure that they can establish a good rapport with your parent , and that the two will get along well together . |
| 12 | Just drop in for a cup of tea , |
| 13 | I suppose I see her once or twice a week — she comes in for a cup of tea , or I go to her . |
| 14 | Thus Jasper 's father might have been the man who was painting the flats and who came in for a cup of tea , or the old lover whom she happened to run into in Denmark Hill , or the neighbour who was moving out of Flat 16 and who came up to say goodbye while his girlfriend was packing their furniture into the rented van . |
| 15 | Come on in for a cup of tea … " |
| 16 | He could remember what a flurry Martha Pritchett used to get into when Lady Debrace stopped in for a cup of tea , and how afterwards she would tell them proudly how her ladyship had sat down and chatted as if she were no grander than Nurse Wilks ! |
| 17 | She thanked him and waited while David invited him in for a cup of tea . |
| 18 | So my father went over on the Monday evening and after such a a young man paid such interest in the garden and paying so much compliments , Well you ca n't go home without coming in for a cup of tea . |
| 19 | Come in for a cup of tea ? ’ |
| 20 | And then after oh , after a few weeks she said I 'll come in for a cup of tea . |
| 21 | Coming in for a cup of tea ? |
| 22 | • If you wake during the night ( sometimes because you need to empty your bladder ) then return to bed and relax as soon as possible , Do not get up for a cup of tea or snack as this will give misleading information to your body clock . |
| 23 | You try to get up for a cup of tea |
| 24 | Within minutes the car was free , and before I could thank the young farmer I 'd been invited back for a cup of tea and some hot broth . |
| 25 | She and Hattie said they were coming around for a cup of tea . |
| 26 | Mona , a Palestinian born in Kuwait , said : ‘ Oh yes , he would often drop by for a cup of tea or coffee and a chat . ’ |
| 27 | Would you like to come round for a cup of tea ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 'll never believe he done it , ’ said Mrs Flaherty , when she came round for a cup of tea and a slice of the action , ‘ not if he 's convicted by a dozen juries , and do n't tell me he 'll get a fair trial in the current climate of opinion , not unless they pick twelve men the same size and true . |
| 29 | Yeah well , I I pick Sue up a bit later and we 'll pop round for a cup of tea . |