Example sentences of "[verb] for [prep] " in BNC.

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1 He realized how huge was that flying fortress-monastery of the Imperial Fists where he would remain for at least several years .
2 Knead for at least 5 minutes until smooth and elastic .
3 MOST ordinary investors in water shares will have to wait for at least another week — and probably until after Christmas — before they can sell .
4 But most ordinary investors will have to wait for at least another week — and probably until after Christmas — before they can sell .
5 I was taken to see the King , but had to wait for at least an hour while he struggled with a difficult mathematical question .
6 Hereford and worcester will have to wait for at least five years to see if the local government review will split it back into seperate counties , but Gloucestershire may benefit before then , as avon looks like being abolished in two years time .
7 It is for later developments in the theory of ideology that we have to wait for in account that does not raise Marx 's materialism to a status such that it can not itself be analysed as ideology .
8 ‘ The excess of investible funds over the supply of securities looks set to remain for at least another financial year .
9 Namibia was reportedly to seek IMF and World Bank membership , and was to remain for at least two years a part of the Southern African Customs Union .
10 What have I been criticized for at work ?
11 The King was also widely criticized for in effect putting his conscience above his role as head of state .
12 There she would stay for up an hour in shirt-sleeves in the pitch-dark , sometimes in the snow , while the bewildered family shivered inside .
13 If you do not return to work , or if you do return but do not stay for at least three months , the twelve weeks at payment will be recovered .
14 He should stay for at least a season in the Premier League .
15 It is noteworthy that more than half did equivalent or higher level courses than those they applied for at the institutions we covered .
16 The Chairman of the Museums and Galleries Commission , Graham C. Greene , has asked the Attorney General Nicholas Lyell to look into the matter of the permission , finally granted this year by the Charity Commissioners , but applied for in 1988 , to break the Trust of Thomas Holloway .
17 The two companies say they are confident they can comply with the licences , which they first applied for in March 1991 .
18 They are interested in volume , obviously , and that 's what y that 's what they 're going to go for through their products .
19 Yeah I think that 's usually the safest thing to go for with these things
20 Well , summer , I do n't know I 'd like to go for about it , whe whether it 's calm or not , you know if it 's nice and calm but
21 There seemed no hope now , nothing to go for except a curiously marked pocket which fitted two finger tips .
22 Intel Corp 's storming first quarter figures ( see page seven ) have not gone down well everywhere , and Hancock Institutional Equity Services analyst Eli Sayegh reckons that there is not much more to go for in the stock : he yesterday downgraded Intel to sell from hold , saying he thinks the company is near peak operating margins at just over 40% , double the historical norm ; he said the company 's margins have been driven largely by a shift from the 80386 chip to the 80486 chip ‘ and this can not go on for too long ; ’ he reckons that Advanced Micro Devices Inc will immediately take 10% of the 80486 market with its planned clone , and could take as much as 25% over time ; his damper wiped $1.75 off Intel shares at $115.75 .
23 Will he accept its deep gratitude for the way in which his officials are explaining his Department 's needs so as to ensure that the right commercial decisions are made about the markets to go for in future ?
24 Buy a spur of suitable length , allowing for at least 2ft. into the ground
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26 Criteria for inclusion were : liquid stool incontinence for at least 12 months , frequency of incontinence of at least once a week , frequent severe urgency , and inefficacy of conventional medical treatment ( constipating agents , fibre supplementation , regular enemas ) given for at least one month by the referring physician .
27 We are the largest independent provider of practical home care to people with HIV/AIDS in the U.K. From 7 regional offices we have provided practical care to over 1000 people in the lat 3 years and in the last 12 months we cared for at least 1 in 5 of those who died of AIDS in the U.K.
28 Dr Almahawi died at his luxury , four-bedroom detached house in Bolton cared for by his family .
29 After nearly perishing on the moors , she is taken in and cared for by the Reverend St John Rivers and his sisters Mary and Diana .
30 As a result of this , the Earl of Lauderdale , a friend and admirer of Baxter 's , with the King 's permission , offered him any position he cared for in Scotland , either a church , a bishopric or a university position .
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