Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [adj -er] " in BNC.

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1	The alternative , according to response competition is : ‘ Ricky will remain for longer periods in his place doing what he is supposed to ’ .
2	Disciplined operating procedures can be followed more readily and this will make for smoother performances in all areas .
3	Editing could make for better sound .
4	Hand-made panels do not necessarily make for better cars .
5	This would only make for higher scores which ca n't be good for the game .
6	A planted tank may make for healthier fish .
7	In theory , this should make for greater understanding between the two , but teenagers are usually deeply absorbed in their own body and mood changes and have every excuse for not realizing that their mothers are suffering similarly and need some consideration too .
8	This will make for greater safety for pupils of Currie High School crossing the road .
9	This will make for greater safety for pupils of Currie High School crossing the road .
10	It may make for easier government and public convenience to restrict the tradition of marching and assembling for protest , but it would be a dangerous and a foolish idea to believe that public protest can somehow be laid aside as belonging to a bygone age .
11	Having the same financial people on either side does n't just make for faster communication .
12	Given diminishing marginal utility of income , more income in one period can not compensate for lower income in another period .
13	Although occasional direct personal documentation does exist for earlier periods , and more could no doubt be found , for the moment we have no choice but to sketch the history of later life in the past without the intimate testimony of older people and their families .
14	The improvement in what we do through the scanning data at the checkout and our own in-house distribution means that we can think about smaller quantities in the regions .
15	The record card for such a client was scribbled over with the comment of dealers : " He 's about to buy a house ; has no funds ; he 'll see how the shares he already has do ; he 's going in for Rolls Royce , so has no money ; he 's still waiting for share certificates — once these have arrived he will think about further investment . "
16	No longer was it something she could think about later .
17	Young men do sometimes fall for older women , ’ she said .
18	Work out how much storage you will need for smaller pieces of equipment , serving equipment and foodstuffs : will one shelf in a cupboard be enough for tins , or do you need several ?
19	You might well find something that is exactly right for you that you did n't even know about earlier .
20	well bound to make it right , I do n't know about easier , it 'd be right would n't it ?
21	I think the sun might come out a little later , I do n't know about warmer but
22	I do n't know about younger ones and that but no
23	They much appreciate the work being done by Mrs Doyle , but they are not in a walk of life where they can sit back and wait for better times .
24	Let's go back and wait for better weather . ’
25	A blue one signifies I shall wait for better days .
26	Every division of the army had a prearranged town or village where it would gather and wait for further orders .
27	In fact at room temperature a diamond will survive for longer than the present age of the Universe .
28	Even if they were noted , they might not survive for longer than the solution of the particular case or point .
29	A charity such as ours must constantly strive for greater efficiency , to put every penny of your subscription to good use .
30	Self-esteem or pride gives the horse confidence to try and get what it wants or needs ; and success increases the horse 's confidence further so it may dare to try and win against greater odds — whether it be stronger horses , an adverse environment , or dominant people .

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