Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 But it was actually hearing Duane Allman that made me want to go for a powerful kind of electric sound .
2 But later he said : ‘ If the public thinks I deserve to fight for the title again and one of the champions would give me a title shot , I 'll come back .
3 Thérèse said : the Church says we have to pray for the Jews to be converted to the one true faith .
4 He joined the RAF fresh from A-levels and says he decided to go for the degree so he would have another string to his bow .
5 Let us try to account for the ( most probable ) different interpretations of bank in the way that we did for car .
6 What made you choose to work for the holiday complex ?
7 What happens if Well , oh sa , pwurgh , I do n't know , I mean she has to wait for a week .
8 Graham brought proceedings to a standstill , arguing that he was within his rights to declare even though the rules stated he had to bat for the full 10 overs .
9 So we decided we had to look for a new singer .
10 After an hour or so of drinking , these two gentlemen decided they wished to go for an afternoon drive around the local villages — a motor car around this time still being something of a novelty .
11 Jane Moss said yesterday that the double heartbreak of her daughter 's death and the murder of her own mum 11 years ago made her want to care for the needy .
12 If , if there 's an incident happens , does n't mean you have to wait for the local police officer to tell , to come along and tell him , you 've still got police support all round you anywhere .
13 Generally , infertility does not come as a sudden cut-off point ; rather it declines gradually , and when it is observed we have to look for the cause in the interdependence breakdown , and not just regard it as a shortage of one or other nutrients .
14 ‘ Why did I have to fall for a suicidal maniac ? ’ she asked herself , and cleaned the flat from top to bottom to take her mind off the image of Jack dangling on the end of a rope above a muddy slit somewhere in subterranean Yorkshire !
15 Reporter asks : Why did you decide to search for the sisters ?
16 How did you come to audition for the band ?
17 And how did you know to go for the dolls ' bed ? ’
18 And er Miss do you intend to apply for the transfer of this license ?
19 And er Miss do you intend to apply for the transfer of this licence ?
20 Do you want to search for a pupil ?
21 ( The user presses Y or N ) If N Do you want to search for a book title ?
22 ‘ What do you want to do for the rest of your life , Carol ?
23 What do you want to do for the next two weeks ?
24 ‘ What time do you want to leave for the coast ? ’ she asked steadily .
25 I 'm gon na have to rush you Clint , you 've got the fondue set — that 's yours to keep — now do you want to gamble for the car ?
26 Do you want to sign for the return of your two-headed love-child ? ’
27 I also think that erm it 's up to erm us — I mean if you think of us as a whole travel industry — to really take a look at what we are providing and compare it with what is provided in other countries ; the standards of service , how long do you have to wait for a meal when you 're sitting down to eat in a restaurant , what are people used to in France and Germany and the USA ?
28 What do you have to pay for a pair of men 's shoes , for example ?
29 So how do you get to try for a Krypton Factor ?
30 Do you elect to go for the drop goal or go for the try ?
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