Example sentences of "[vb base] for [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are all matters which would arise in any reform of the law to encompass some such principle as Woolwich contend for and are matters with which the legislature is best equipped to deal . |
| 2 | The first is to analyse , account for and document Hong Kong social policy as so far evolved and to attempt to assess its future lines of development in the light of the London — Peking accords . |
| 3 | They also dance for and with each other . |
| 4 | Systematic arrangements will be made to assess , provide for and review the health and social care needs of people with a mental illness who would benefit from support and treatment in the community ( Coventry ) |
| 5 | The West has simply ‘ rediscovered ’ in Africa ( despite the diversity and complexity of that continent 's cultures ) fundamental values that we imagine were lost or repressed in the high noon of civilization and progress : values like ‘ natural ’ well-being , spontaneity , conviviality , uninhibitedness , everything we long for and want to relearn in the 1980s . |
| 6 | Organisers apologise for for the late notice . |
| 7 | Political theorists have drawn a distinction between ‘ representative ’ groups composed of interests and ‘ promotional ’ ones which speak for or on behalf of a particular client-body . |
| 8 | After all , the theist is seeking to conform with the verification principle and is listing observations which count for or against God 's existence . |
| 9 | If you play around with the savings plan spreadsheet you will quickly discover that the earnings ratio is n't dependent on how much you put into the plan every month , only on how long you save for and the interest rate . |
| 10 | The local Labour Party published a dossier of this record of disrepair and urged that other surveys be carried out " and the results published in an agitational way , as part of the wider demand for decent housing , run for and by the working class " . |
| 11 | Laura smiled that silly sort of champagne smile that all men ( all right , some men ) look for before they move in for the kill . |
| 12 | Another new feature this year was the more detailed application form telling prospective entrants exactly what the judges look for and highlighting errors and omissions encountered last year . |
| 13 | Rumour and gossip will spread and the employer may well find key staff and others so unsettled that they look for and find other jobs . |
| 14 | Subsequently we look for and find , or even create , the early signals , we magnify these signals , making catastrophic interpretations and predictions which we may or may not be aware of and we may begin to hyperventilate , thereby creating a full-blown panic attack as the stress glass fills rapidly up . |
| 15 | Alright yeah not so bad mate , we 'll have to erm take you out for a , for dinner one day soon and er give you a chat what , you know , what we look for and er to scratch m my back and I 'll scratch yours . |
| 16 | What I look for when searching for a ‘ new ’ big bream water are the points I have mentioned : fifteen or more acres of water , and rich feed . |
| 17 | A non-contributory pension is the benefit most prospective employees look for when considering a job offer , according to a KPMG survey . |
| 18 | Julie Byford , who manages the financial services team at the recruitment agency Badenoch & Clark , cites another quality that employers look for when recruiting corporate financiers . |
| 19 | A checker that detects errors simply by lexical look-up will obviously fail to spot ‘ real world ’ errors , such as wether for whether , i.e. where a misspelling has transformed one English word into another . |
| 20 | In giving consent to another 's actions , however , our primary purpose is to authorise those actions and in so doing create for or accord to another a special right to act : the obligation generated on the consentor not to interfere with the exercise of this right takes , in this case , the secondary role . |
| 21 | Do they get a wage , you know for when they become a like you know |
| 22 | And you used to see you dad 'll you you more blisters dad get for when he was chopping this lot . |
| 23 | A ‘ plea for removal ’ crisis is one in which family members or neighbours or relatives or other professional agents and agencies such as … police , GPs , health visitors and district nurses , plead for or urgently request , the removal of the individual at the centre of the crisis ( O'Hagan , 1986 , p. 40 ) . |
| 24 | At £175 including VAT this is not a cheap sander , but you get what you pay for and for the keen d-iyer or woodworker , or even a tradesman , this is an excellent tool that should last a lifetime . |
| 25 | Beds vary enormously in style and price , but you get what you pay for and a cheap bed will wear out faster than a quality style . |
| 26 | As in most walks of life , you generally get what you pay for and a higher-priced product will generally be of higher quality . |
| 27 | And that 's what we pay for and that 's , when you want to work out how much a fan heater uses and you know , how long was it on for ? |
| 28 | In upholstery you really do get what you pay for and you usually have to take the quality on trust since you can not see all the underpinnings of frames , filling and springs unless you are shown a sample cross section and have it all explained to you in the shop . |
| 29 | Erm , I welcomed Chairman the present experiment before us , I hope it succeeds , I hope it sets a continuing example to other parts of the county but you only get what you pay for and in , in we top it up from the seven cuts to I think thirteen or fourteen . |
| 30 | The borough council has launched a customer care and quality service programme aimed at giving good service to the people who pay for and use its amenities . |