Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel rallied round and asked her out for a drink . |
| 2 | ‘ He rang me up that same evening and asked me out for a drink . ’ |
| 3 | And if it was just exhausted , it was simply a question of postponing his own ploughing and resting it up for a day or two until it had regained its appetite and its strength . |
| 4 | What you did was to save the lot up and cash it in for a big meal . |
| 5 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
| 6 | He blew a lot of his money on gambling , even slot machines , and buying cars before he got bored with them and sold them off for a fraction of the price he paid for them . ’ |
| 7 | Well , she her , her sleeping habits during the day change to afternoons , and , well today she 's been she had about two hours this afternoon , so if we did our normal and gave her tea at five o'clock , and send them up for a bath at half past six , there 's no way she 'd be asleep . |
| 8 | So er I went down the Red Lion in Willenhall and fixed him up for a night 's dosh , did n't I , and the driver and then er I worked on , worked on and on and was able to get these er done for him to take back to fit this ship . |
| 9 | So I wrote to the Warden of Spurn Bird Observatory and booked myself in for a night . |
| 10 | Of course , this may lead them to run onto the rotted wood , which will give way and let them in for a long fall … |
| 11 | I 've got a continuation shot , well what I shall do is just try and line them up for a rush down to , which is not bad . |
| 12 | Why did n't he take that with him and put it in for a minute , for god 's sake . |
| 13 | The frizzy-rugged beaner at the wheel shouted something and threw himself around for a while , but I kept on not not smoking quietly in the back , and nothing happened . |
| 14 | ‘ I hope they catch this cowardly thug and lock him up for a long time . ’ |
| 15 | And holding them up for a little bit of erm laughter . |
| 16 | If you leave the vehicle , the heat from the engine soaks into the carb and thaws it out for a few more miles . |
| 17 | She did not feel entirely at ease about this , and even went to consult the Careers Adviser in Cambridge , who gave her various leaflets , told her about trainee courses at the BBC , and sent her off for a two-day inspection of the Civil Service . |
| 18 | His second-in-command re-divided the men and sent them back for a second search of the places they had searched before . |
| 19 | And if you do go back there , at least phone me occasionally and ask me over for a meal — I 'll bring a bottle of vino . |
| 20 | She has n't a clue and asks me out for a drink . |
| 21 | Fallon still had a bit of work to do , even then , but he had already bumped off Perrins and Hannaford with one uncompromising run and this time his strength buried the rest of the Gloucester defence and took him over for a try in the corner . |
| 22 | Made a vain attempt to tidy up the room , which was already looking like a heavy-metal combat zone , and took himself off for a shower . |
| 23 | Though when , having ousted him , thoughts of him crept back in again , she grew impatient with herself , and took herself off for a walk around town . |
| 24 | He had had to fight for everything he had done , fight the people who wanted to wrap him up safely and wheel him out for a bit of ribbon-cutting and ceremonial . |
| 25 | He 's the chap who knocks on your door at unholy hours of the morning and invites himself in for a Big Breakfast . |
| 26 | ‘ I developed the pin curl looks about two years ago and have since changed the technique by dressing the hair more with back-combing and pinning it up for a more avant-garde finish . |
| 27 | But if you want your life story to grip them by the throat and take them along for a rattling good ride which will haunt them for years to come — forget it . |
| 28 | You will then be in a position to feed your dog , and take it out for a walk until it has relieved itself , bearing in mind that it must be prevented from taking strenuous exercise at this stage . |
| 29 | She 'll hang around the Earls Court guest house till then , waiting for me to turn up and whisk her out for a spaghetti . |