Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Would you rather wait for the other ladies ? ’ he ventured , obviously torn between his duty and the thought of her sitting alone in such rowdy company for several minutes . |
| 2 | Under the 1975 Pensions Act , invalidity pensioners will eventually qualify for inflation-proofed earnings-related pensions . |
| 3 | They can not only compensate for declining liquor sales , but can even arrest and reverse that trend . |
| 4 | Only I would much prefer for us to stay here … ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Although the courts do have wide powers to re-allocate property and can require an ex-husband to take out life assurance , such arrangements do not necessarily compensate for the loss of an index-linked widow 's pension in old age or a lump sum and widow 's pension payable on a husband 's death in service . |
| 7 | According to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle this ‘ virtual ’ photon can only exist for a time . |
| 8 | Only at the last minute , by forced marches , would it suddenly make for the Channel coast . |
| 9 | They became interested in the Oakeley Family and did much research for their Introduction , when they published extracts of the diary in 1980 . |
| 10 | A problem may obviously arise for the builder where the nominated supplier makes deliveries late in the month and the relevant invoices are not available at the date of the valuation . |
| 11 | This would only make for higher scores which ca n't be good for the game . |
| 12 | It would only make for more difficulties later on . |
| 13 | It could only make for bad blood between the Li clan and himself and shatter the age-old ties between their families . |
| 14 | However , it was agreed at the outset of this appeal by Mr. Leonard that these two latter matters would only arise for consideration in the event that his contentions upon his first and principal ground of appeal were upheld in this court ; and in the circumstances we heard argument from both sides upon that ground separately and distinct from the remainder of the matters raised in this appeal . |
| 15 | And I got up and I was gon na tie her up like but and by gosh I thought I 'd better make for the door again . |
| 16 | And then they would all stay for tea or whatever . |
| 17 | ‘ We can only stay for an hour , ’ said Ginnie . |
| 18 | Breathless , she straightened up and said fiercely , ‘ You can only stay for a minute and then you must promise to go . ’ |
| 19 | However campers should only stay for a night or two , be unobtrusive and sensitive to wildlife , and leave no litter . |
| 20 | Those moths that settle there will probably only stay for a day and then continue higher still . |
| 21 | Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal . |
| 22 | But statistics do not necessarily make for good intelligence . |
| 23 | Good science does not necessarily make for good philosophy . |
| 24 | Hand-made panels do not necessarily make for better cars . |
| 25 | Hand-beating an aluminium panel does not necessarily make for a better car , confers no empirically measurable added value : nonetheless , it is the hand-wroughtness of Aston Martins that make otherwise sensible men write out cheques for £120,000 . |
| 26 | THERE was an article in The Times the other day which said that good spelling did not necessarily make for good writing . |
| 27 | China could only wait for a more favourable opportunity to recover her rights . |
| 28 | " I think that 's something we can only wait for . |
| 29 | We , as hobbyists , can only wait for science to throw some further light on the confusion ; but we should , I think , be extra careful to make sure we do n't mix the different types when selecting breeding stock . |
| 30 | As Cati left , she continued , to Sabina , who was sprinkling flour into a basin and whirling it into a dough with her fist , ‘ But you can only wait for the storming to pass … . ’ |