Example sentences of "come for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he had an appointment with a delegate of the Slaters union at the Freemasons lodge in the Imperial , but I persuaded him to come for a drink . |
| 2 | We have to come for a chat , we need to record it . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's awfully kind of you , and I should love to come for a couple of days , if I may . |
| 4 | Whenever he rang up he was welcome to come for a night , or meet them in London and have dinner . |
| 5 | With my form filled in , I phoned : ‘ I want to come for a fortnight , but the problem is , I have a book to finish . |
| 6 | Three patients declined to come for a check endoscopy immediately after radiotherapy as they had no bowel symptoms . |
| 7 | How would you like to come for a ride ? ’ |
| 8 | And then he said , ‘ You want to come for a ride in the car ? |
| 9 | There was indeed a steady brain drain ; and some , like Lieberich , had intended to come for a visit rather than to stay permanently . |
| 10 | One Sunday I asked Biddy to come for a walk on the marshes . |
| 11 | We saw them in Glasgow recently , and were the proudest of grandparents when Ewan consented to come for a walk with the two of us . |
| 12 | The conversation ended the official programme of the Leeds Congress , but there was more to come for a party of about forty participants , including the President and Professor Kerney and his wife , for whom an excursion into Wensleydale by train and horse drawn wagonettes had been organised . |
| 13 | He grinned at her and called up , " Like to come for a picnic ? " |
| 14 | This can include a reluctance to ask them to visit , or to come for a meal and even the fear , felt by some women , that a grieving woman may attract their own husbands . |
| 15 | ‘ I just meant , I mean , er … would you like to come for a coffee . |
| 16 | I no longer vociferously challenge those who insult ; instead , I may casually invite them to come for a coffee and see/meet some students . |
| 17 | ‘ Far from departing from the traditional view of the relationship between ranks , the moment has come for a return to it , ’ said Mr Roach . |
| 18 | Branson wrote to Powell , agreeing that the time had come for a separation . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've not come for a drink . |
| 20 | It may be that by the end of the century , when we are carrying all before us , some fair-minded matron will survey her predominantly female team and announce that the time has come for a Ministry for Men . |
| 21 | Girls at the back of the room , we have n't come for a chat . |
| 22 | If you 've come for a session with Kafy , you 're out of luck she 's booked for the whole night by one of the priests from the Temple of Khepri . |
| 23 | Oh I was c come come for a holiday . |
| 24 | During these years before the war , each summer , the village would be invaded by Londoners , who had come for a holiday in the country . |
| 25 | ‘ But I 've come for a boy ! |
| 26 | Time has come for a change . |
| 27 | Hello there … welcome to Australia for a Central South sporting special … where we 've come for a race of the future … the Solar Challenge … sun powered cars racing through the wild outback … that 's our Friday Feature … first it 's back to Britain … for our football parade |
| 28 | Does he further agree that the time has come for a period of consolidation ? |
| 29 | They did n't often have a chance to leave the pub together , but this afternoon she was determined to have a family outing , so as soon as the dinner-things were washed up , they had come for a walk to the Island Gardens . |
| 30 | To be fair , it really did look as though Ipswich had come for a draw , but we should have more imagination , pace or something to break down teams like that . |