Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [verb] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knit two rows and bind off for a round neck or cast off for a V-neck . |
| 2 | This planning diary should show , for example , weeks in which certain lecture courses begin or in which certain work assignments are due for presentation ; weeks in which there are social or sporting events ; weeks in which you are free to take a break or to go away for a few days . |
| 3 | The first came in 1977–8 against Australia and he began with fifties in his first three innings , only to join the Packer brigade and miss out for a couple of years . |
| 4 | Hard to feel sorry for the laird , who would have watched the sweating workers from his window , hands in pockets , listening for the doorbell in case the king changed his mind and dropped in for a scone . |
| 5 | ‘ He 'll be delighted to have a break and go off for a pint . |
| 6 | You could no longer do the things I 'd taken for granted , like making a cup of tea and sitting down for a gossip when I came in from college . |
| 7 | On the first morning I woke up feeling great , like a kid , stretched my arms and thought , Now I 'll have a cup of tea and stroll out for a Then it hit me . " |
| 8 | ‘ Why do n't you just get out of this car and come inside for a long cool drink and a long cool swim and admit defeat ? ’ |
| 9 | Then she went back to her car and sat there for a while . |
| 10 | Sometimes he left the food , leaned into the wind and took off for a while , to circle and check that no Men were about . |
| 11 | From time to time , taking one to lunch or meeting up for a drink gives you a chance to talk shop and learn about the other 's work and publications . |
| 12 | She began plunging the pole down into the pot once more but , feeling suddenly rebellious , she stopped work and went outside for a breath of fresh air . |
| 13 | In 1839 Wellington persuaded him to resign from the Duchess of Kent 's household and go abroad for a time . |
| 14 | Leave the summit walking south and look out for a shallow gully leading towards a steep grass slope beside a burn and on to Glenlicht House . |
| 15 | Hopefully they will not include Bryan Adams ' ‘ ( Everything I Do ) I Do It For You ’ , which grabs the Number One spot in the UK singles chart and remains there for an unprecedented 16 weeks . |
| 16 | The young woodlice hatch in this pouch and stay there for a while . |
| 17 | She struggled and was nearly countered , but then negated Wu 's defence and slipped in for a one-armed shoulder throw . |
| 18 | Turn into a lightly floured board and knead gently for a few minutes . |
| 19 | ‘ Adam Reed came on for the last half hour and did well for a 16-year-old . ’ |
| 20 | Would n't it be a poor thing to have the man close his shop and walk back for a kind of half-hearted snack . |
| 21 | Sue filled her mouth with houmus and chewed silently for a moment . |
| 22 | SHOULD Selkirk fail to make the grade and drop out for a fourth spell in Division II , they will at least on this occasion descend with honour . |
| 23 | Then he suddenly remembered Sophia Ainger 's sister , the rather odd young woman he had met in Bloomsbury that evening and taken out for a drink . |
| 24 | I felt that some of those on the bank waiting for the net to come in were wanting a body and wishing hard for a corpse . |
| 25 | As soon as it was light , I crept out of the room and went downstairs for a coffee at a nearby café . |
| 26 | Having selected your water and turned up for a day 's fishing you then have to decide where the fish will be on the day in question . |
| 27 | The Mercedes turned towards the runway and headed straight for a trim white and red plane that stood waiting . |
| 28 | An effective history teacher needs to be able to spot the potential of particular pieces of evidence and select carefully for a particular task . |
| 29 | Had there been no — and certainly no just-arrived audience — It would have been utterly lovely to have taken the phone and settled down for a chat , to be inspired and encouraged as always by the love you offer your friends and by your own zest for life physical and things spiritual . |
| 30 | To put it another way : when the cat is on heat ( which she has n't been since the vet gave her the unkindest cut of all ) , nevertheless when she was , she had very little time for chasing moths hanging unsubtly round the fridge or cuddling up for a neck scratch . |