The phrase "and dig for a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is suggesting to search for something, often in a metaphorical or literal sense.
Example: "We need to gather more information, so let's and dig for a deeper understanding of the issue."
Alternatives: "search for a" or "look for a".
The idea combines both "crowdfunding" and "crowdsourcing"; for contributions starting at £125, donors can get their hands very dirty and dig for a day.
My favorite question of my recently married life is, "So, what is your new name?" My first responses were to gently explain that I'm not changing my name as I watched the interrogator's face curl in horror and dig for a backhanded compliment like, "You must one of those modern women".
For an instant I wanted to go to the library and dig for an obituary.
He simulated game situations, starting at home plate and digging for a double.
Get a shovel and dig for it, you hacks.
Now go forth and dig for treasure.
Refuel and dig for minerals.
This tale of two buddies on the run from the law could be a film script, with its dramatic incidents and open landscape, but the climax of the tale is marvellously ambiguous: "Jack Straw from Wichita cut his buddy down/ And dug for him a shallow grave, and laid his body down".
For example, "You can dig your friends, and you can dig for a clam, but you can't dig your friends clam... ........ Marinate the shrimp in your digger and enjoy as a grand finale.
During the social preference period, lithium treatment caused a ∼55% decrease in time rearing and digging for the wild-type mice and a ∼54% decrease for the Fmr1 knockout mice, eliminating the significant difference between the genotypes (Fig. 3D).
Every so often it makes sense to emerge from the trenches we dig for a living, and ascend to a 30,000-foot view, where we see, to our astonishment, an intricately interconnected whole.
