Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [to-vb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A bumpy ride : Major flies in to fight for a key marginal . |
| 2 | If , as happened very occasionally — for instance in the great boom of 1872–3 — some workers actually earned enough to afford for a brief moment the luxuries which employers regarded as their right , indignation was sincere and heartfelt . |
| 3 | No rule of law or the profession , therefore , prevents him from entering into a contract by which he undertakes not to act for a specified class of person . |
| 4 | Reports indicated that agreement on the final communiqué was reached only after France had decided not to press for a clearer recognition of a European defence identity distinct from NATO . |
| 5 | The best place to go like to go for a wee dance , the only place you could go for a wee da , that 's the . |
| 6 | ‘ You wo n't be going back to work for a few days , I 'm afraid , Francisco . ’ |
| 7 | The day drew on , and Tagan scouted ahead to look for a possible camping site . |
| 8 | In time , Keating shuffled off to spectate for a rival weekly but , as a kindly man , he offered encouragement to his successor . |
| 9 | I hope Wilko cuts his losses with our Brian and then goes out to look for a decent striker . |
| 10 | The Cabinet briefly discussed and rejected a dissolution and election on the issue and decided instead to try for a decisive election victory within three years . |
| 11 | The two girls decide instead to opt for a frantic search for their long-lost father . |
| 12 | Some go on to study for a higher degree , and some take postgraduate courses in management or production engineering . |
| 13 | High red serpents swayed up to hang for a lingering minute and fade ; busy green heads with white tails thrashed hither and thither and then dived to death . |
| 14 | Now I 'm not I 'm asking is whether its shareholders could write in to apply for a concessionary ticket to Alton Towers and get a reduced price if they so wish . |
| 15 | Some policies will also include eventualities like job loss or having to stay home to care for a sick relative . |
| 16 | Freya was facing the wrong way in the womb but her mother says she was n't allowed even to try for a natural birth . |
| 17 | The building society grapevine is buzzing with rumours of foreign predators queuing up to bid for a large British society . |
| 18 | Those setting out to look for a new home after April 4 will have the questionable benefit of the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 , which comes into force on that day . |