Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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1 | I said to Dinda well there 's no reason why you should n't go out for a drink with him or |
2 | Mr Rochester is always very popular with the ladies at these parties , so he may not come back for a week or so . ’ |
3 | At the present pace of progress in Brussels , similar changes throughout the EC may not come in for a dozen years or more , and British farmers fear that they will lose business while waiting for European competitors to catch up . |
4 | I 'll just sit down for a moment . ’ |
5 | Ron will be back tonight , so we 'll probably go out for a couple of pints . |
6 | It is well known that local reversals of movement occur and may possibly go on for a number of years . |
7 | It 's always the programmer — it 's very , very seldom the computer — and if I could just go on for a minute , I feel it 's essential that young children , particularly in the primary schools , get used to using hardware and programing , so that they will see the computer as part of their normal lives , like reading and writing and anything else they use . |
8 | So er to get to your question erm I 've sort of not been doing anything erm I was hoping that I would be sort of fully fit round about now and then if I saw something on teletext er that was good I 'd just buzz off for a week or so . |
9 | Yeah , I 'd probably fuck off for a year and do my own thing and come back and maybe take take , maybe start my own business . |
10 | The extension of the theatre of war to south-eastern Europe had , despite the German triumph , led to increased concern that the war could now drag on for a long time . |
11 | I 'd have roasted Matilda 's bottom for her so she could n't sit down for a month ! ’ |
12 | Every Thursday is given over to a drop-in day , which is open to the previous year 's group to come back or to any girl on home-teaching , and sometimes girls from three or four years back may also drop in for a chat or advice . |
13 | Mona , a Palestinian born in Kuwait , said : ‘ Oh yes , he would often drop by for a cup of tea or coffee and a chat . ’ |
14 | The boy 's father , Gavin Lodge , said : If I could get hold of these idiots they would n't sit down for a week . ’ |
15 | Diane locked herself in her bedroom and would n't come down for a day because she was afraid of her father 's anger . |
16 | And I suspect that if we offered them counselling from cater good catering advice on how to maximise their market return they 'll do it because I would n't hang about for a meal if I knew that they would n't give you a meal in fifteen minutes , I 'd go and eat somewhere else . |
17 | It may be worth investing in a course of vitamin supplements — they ca n't make up for a poor diet but they can provide a useful boost occasionally . |
18 | ‘ I did n't just wake up one morning and say ‘ Oh gee , I ca n't get in for a facial — I might as well have a baby ’ . ’ |
19 | The flow will not let up for a minute . |
20 | 45133 and 50015 will then move on for a short period to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway before returning to Butterley . |
21 | Mm Oh that would be alright if we go yeah we can all go over for a nice little run out |
22 | You can just go up for a ride , letting someone else do all the work while you enjoy the sensation , or learn to pilot the thing for yourself . |
23 | But experience can often make up for a yard or two of pace . |
24 | Damien and a companion of his choice can now head off for a fabulous hero 's weekend in London . |