Example sentences of "[vb infin] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 911 is the number you would dial for emergency in America hence the name of the program . |
| 2 | Well we we often had people coming and asking to use our telephone , because either the telephones were erm all out of order , or you could only dial for emergencies . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't design for Sarah Chester 's , ’ she retorted calmly , slipping the pages into a folder and closing it decisively . |
| 4 | A car manufacturer does not design for failure because he believes that his cars will not fail . |
| 5 | This will restrict the readership considerably , and this is a shame , for it is , and will remain for decades , the main book on the subject . |
| 6 | And a colourful diversion for the county cricketers , who 've been told their clothes of many colours will remain for Sunday outings even though seven out of ten members said they do n't prefer them . |
| 7 | ‘ Linen is very popular today and it seems certain that trend will remain for years ’ , says the Guild 's spokeswoman Rita Vail . |
| 8 | but the mystery will remain for years to come . |
| 9 | Sally-Anne had one pain , one memory of which she dared not even think for fear that she would lose all command of herself , one memory which she always pushed away when it tried to attack her . |
| 10 | Yes , so would you accept that Mary-Jane , that , that people may consciously er think for example oh no we 're , we 're , we 're , we 're students we 're having a revolution and this is new but unconsciously they might be following some deep historical precedent ? |
| 11 | Then select ‘ Ask you to specify an application ’ which lets you browse for applications . |
| 12 | Cost , not quality , ideology not competence , delivery for profit rather than service for people — those are the slogans that we have had from this regime . |
| 13 | Can I stay for lunch ? ’ |
| 14 | At last she had managed to persuade Miss Taylor that she could n't possibly stay for lunch , that she and Fen planned to picnic while he worked . |
| 15 | You can stay for lunch . ’ |
| 16 | Why do n't you stay for school lunch instead of sandwiches ? |
| 17 | ‘ You must all stay for supper , ’ you gaily cry ( not wishing to break up the unexpected party ) , and fling open the store cupboard . |
| 18 | He did stay for Christmas ! |
| 19 | And sometimes if there was just a few of the men maybe two men in the camp , they would come and help with even fencing or or erm build up a dyke or something like that Even drain they would stay for days if they wanted draining the fields , mm it was that . |
| 20 | Danny ran to Huw , jumping up and down with excitement , and begging : ‘ You will stay for tea , wo n't you ? |
| 21 | ‘ You 're sure you wo n't stay for tea ? ’ |
| 22 | Tel and I did n't stay for tea . |
| 23 | And then they would all stay for tea or whatever . |
| 24 | You must forgive me , Mrs O'Dell , I fear I can not stay for coffee — I have many other calls upon my time . |
| 25 | She did not stay for coffee . |
| 26 | He did not stay for coffee but left the hotel and walked down the almost deserted main street . |
| 27 | ‘ I suppose Eleanor can stay for coffee , ’ he muttered at last . |
| 28 | I shall not stay for coffee . |
| 29 | He did n't stay for Ken 's thanks . |
| 30 | O.K. , if I insisted he would stay for dinner with Max tomorrow evening , and could I let him know what I was planning to cook as he would like to start working on the antidote . |