Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [to-vb] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , liberal or not , she has come back to work for the ANC , though her exact capacity is not made clear . |
| 2 | To a man of Panmure 's connections this was not a particularly difficult matter in time of war , even with the qualification which the Lyells made to their request , that ships about to sail for the West Indies were not acceptable , but it was clearly a very material favour to the family concerned . |
| 3 | What is anatomical basis of this orientation selectivity ? ( personal communication ) suggests an answer which is reminiscent of that proposed by to account for the ability of octopuses to recognize spatial patterns . |
| 4 | Willis and four men were whisked off to jail for the night and released on bail . |
| 5 | They work out how much money to feed back to pay for the inputs for the next year , and the remainder is profit . |
| 6 | BURIAL costs in Middlesbrough are going up to pay for the installation of cameras in flats overlooking cemeteries . |
| 7 | Over 100 members turned up to compete for the honour of representing Limerick Area in the National Finals in Belfast . |
| 8 | They won 61% of the vote for Congress in March , but only 27% in December ( when far fewer people turned out to vote for the assembly ) . |
| 9 | Uncle Mick found it difficult getting down to kneel for the Consecration . |
| 10 | I hope they do what they set out to do for the sake of the people of West Belfast . |
| 11 | This part of the city lacks the individual character of Robyn 's own suburb , where healthfood stores and sportswear boutiques and alternative bookshops have sprung up to cater for the students and liberal-minded yuppies who live there ; and still more does it lack the green amenities of the residential streets around the University . |
| 12 | A committee has now been set up to lobby for the restoration of the medieval paving and an invitation has been issued to the public to show its support by sponsoring a brick at L10,000 a time ( see The Art Newspaper No. 16 , March 1992 , p. 13 ) . |
| 13 | Now it will go on to compete for the title of best pig in Britain . |
| 14 | He shares Taylor 's view that England will win and go on to qualify for the USA finals . |
| 15 | Gilgamesh went on to search for the secret of immortality and according to the legend he almost succeeded . |
| 16 | She went on to work for the Friends ' Committee in France , Austria , Poland , and Greece . |
| 17 | Went in to look for the seeds so I m I might have changed , just gone , I du n no . |
| 18 | Petruchio 's servants , speaking prose among themselves , go up to verse for the entry of their master returning with his bride ( Taming of the Shrew , IV.i.120 ) , as do Valentine and Viola on the entry of their master , Orsino ( Twelfth Night , I.iv.9 ) . |
| 19 | We went out to wait for the others . |
| 20 | Still , Mr Dysart went to see what 'e could do , while I went back to phone for the police . |
| 21 | Friday and I stayed to watch the prisoners , while the captain and his men went back to fight for the ship . |
| 22 | So does that add up to conflict for the pubs ; healthy drinking verses healthy profit ? |
| 23 | Marketing chief Peter Sadler was unavailable to comment on the launch plans , but it is thought four agencies have been lined up to pitch for the business . |
| 24 | Jehan suddenly thought about the possibilities of ambush , and he wheeled around to look for the trooper who was riding escort on this side . |
| 25 | She put a red plastic bowl on the refrigerator floor and sat down to wait for the ice to melt . |
| 26 | Hughie Smith , president of the National Gypsy Council , a body set up to fight for the rights of gypsies , said : ‘ The point is that York does have hundreds of acres of land . |
| 27 | He often worked in a friend 's studio , and took his meals at Rosalie 's where he peeled potatoes or washed up to pay for the meals . |