Example sentences of "for lunch " in BNC.

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1 At midday , when we shut the shop for lunch , and I drove through the streets , it was only the river , glittering in the hard light , that seemed alive .
2 Let's meet for lunch tomorrow by Little Ben at one o'clock .
3 I was meeting Jenny for lunch .
4 For the first time , she turned Lucy down for lunch .
5 Esther had already whetted his appetite , and it was close enough to his parents ' home for him to return there for lunch each day .
6 How does that sound for lunch ? ’
7 ‘ I do n't have time for lunch , ’ said Sara .
8 But now it is one o'clock , and I , being only a volunteer , can step down for lunch without loss of face .
9 A call for lunch could come at noon .
10 Several stops later we staggered to the side of Stickle Tarn for lunch .
11 He had been dreading having to look for a place for lunch .
12 What d' you fancy for lunch , Mike ?
13 He had stopped twice on the way up , at Norman Cross for lunch at the Merrie England cafe , and at Dave 's Diner near Retford for a cup of tea .
14 As the corporals head for lunch they pass a recruit from the TA platoon shepherding her visitors toward the museum , Where she is convinced that she has found a photograph of her mother , Who served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945 .
15 Break for lunch — half an hour and then back again .
16 A run round the woods , and then pies and sandwiches for lunch .
17 Having collected the mail and picked up the following day 's patrol tasks , the vehicles arrive and we return to Rosemount for lunch .
18 It occurred to me that perhaps I could invite Erika and Paul out for lunch . ’
19 If Maureen was at home , she would drive into Oxford to fetch him home for lunch .
20 It would be wonderful if after the service people would be willing to invite 2 or 3 Soviets into their homes for lunch .
21 He said that the polling had been interrupted because the polling officers shut down for lunch .
22 He said ‘ I would like to bring my wife for lunch or dinner . ’
23 during the break , after we had done this segment of the film and had gone into the canteen for lunch , all the people who had been working on the film were whistling the song .
24 Wednesday , she sees a chap who is one of the PM 's advisers , or that 's what it says — and what does she do for lunch ?
25 He seized the telephone , and , ruthlessly disrupting Sir Gerhard 's morning , imposed a guest on him for lunch .
26 The ones you can get for lunch — there are plenty — will likely forget every word you tell them , and they certainly do n't feel obliged to help . ’
27 The institutions that the finance director talks to are chosen on the basis of detailed share-register research , rather than who is free for lunch .
28 The nurse asks him what he 'd like for lunch .
29 It was manned by zombies who not only clocked in and out of work , but for lunch also .
30 Nigel had a quick look through the free papers , left his column on the editor 's desk — he was still out for lunch — and shot off before any of the old women got any ideas .
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