Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vaughan Williams , Edward Elgar and Frederick Delius all take their place , alongside George Bernard-Shaw a painting that the National Portrait Gallery might well like to know about for its pending festivities . |
| 2 | I think that , you know George would n't mind er , and Maria would n't mind , maybe it 's Martin trying to find for for our Martin . |
| 3 | if I help with addict that they need to compensate for for er , things missing in their lives , perhaps they just like it . |
| 4 | Erm , what we 'd like to know for for all of our sake 's really , is who we are , and where we 're from , what we 're doing here , how long have we been doing whatever it is that we 're doing here , erm where we come from , a little bit abo about our history , and any details , usual points , that you just Er , my name 's David . |
| 5 | Okay that sort of covers I think what I need to know for for election stuff . |
| 6 | ‘ Each Schmincke stick is satisfyingly substantial to hold ; not so thin and fragile that the slightest pressure will result in breakages and big enough to work with for a considerable length of time . |
| 7 | It can offer advice on publications to concentrate upon for the member or officer whose interest is either general or specific and whose reading time may be limited . |
| 8 | The enclosure of a large stamped addressed envelope will of course be appreciated by any of the organisations you may wish to write to for information , booklets or advice on your own problems or those of your parent . |
| 9 | Foreign exchange is hard to come by for imports into the GDR , and shortages and waiting periods , not so frequent in the West , are normal . |
| 10 | So we wo n't mention these factors here , although in in some instances er , these properties are important to talk about for staph orius . |
| 11 | What do they find to talk about for so long ? ’ |
| 12 | I used to wonder what on earth people found to talk about for so long , and on the occasion when I was called to a neighbour 's telephone in Baldersdale , I was so uneasy that someone had to hold it to my ear . |
| 13 | Shilton , who is himself injured , has just 14 full-time professionals to choose from for the visit of Hartlepool after losing Just when Shilton thought things were looking up for his Second Division side before the 3-2 FA Cup win over Peterborough , he lost striker Paul Boardman with a foot injury and on-loan defender Richard Dryden with a groin injury . |
| 14 | If the fine art area is too specialised , there is a huge range of companies to choose from for a broader appeal as the accompanying directory shows . |
| 15 | I did n't get much opportunity to talk to for any length of time but she managed to arrange to meet with the others with young babies and we planned to get together again later that week . |
| 16 | The fish nutritionist is really the scientist the carp angler needs to talk to for both their aims are similar . |
| 17 | Have I seen you since erm I have n't seen you to talk to for very long have I ? |
| 18 | But I have n't seen to talk to for |
| 19 | Once you 've done that what we actually do is to look for for sub-patterns in those tuples . |
| 20 | A very important time coming up for the club , some very important games , no more important to people in this area than the game at Swindon on Tuesday night , But then away to Middlesborough , home to West Ham , still something to play for for Oxford United this season if the results keep going their way ? |
| 21 | Although he 's only seventeen Chris is committed to art in one form or another as something he intends to stick with for life . |
| 22 | ‘ I shall give him to the Geimhreadh to play with for a few nights , ’ he said . |
| 23 | On the day after the funeral of 3-year-old Leoni , the popular newspapers had another case to focus upon for their front page headlines : EVIL OLD MAN WHO KILLED KIRSTY GETS LIFE ( Daily Mail ) ; 60 YEARS OF EVIL Kirsty 's killer , 79 , led a life of crime ( Sun ) . |
| 24 | — For me — who at the age of 14 & a half , was turned out into the world , literally without a farthing — & with nought to look to for a living but his own exertions , you may easily suppose this a necessary prejudice — & indeed — the tardy paying of many of my subscribers — renders it but too difficult to procure food — & pay for publishing , at once . |
| 25 | Before deciding which employers to apply to for jobs , think about the following questions . |
| 26 | The British Library newspaper library at Colindale Avenue , London NW9 , is the place to apply to for a reader 's ticket if you are within reach . |
| 27 | It is a useful first example for us to look at for it seems so simple — and yet even in something as straightforward as this , the structure can be adjusted in quite a sophisticated way . |
| 28 | A plaque on a wall is admittedly not much to look at for those with a passion for working machinery and dramatic industrial landscapes , but this one marks the site of the foundation of that industry which has had a greater impact on civilization than any other . |
| 29 | Then I switched the dim hall light on , and experienced again the initial impact of the tobacco wallpaper and chocolate paint , the threadbare linoleum , the high gloomy ceilings that you were reluctant to look at for fear you should see bats hanging there . |
| 30 | But there are , we 've got , I 've got three books for you to , to look at for you to do with your project and I might try and find you one or two sentences and references . |