Example sentences of "[vb mod] [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 .
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