Example sentences of "[noun] [Wh pn] [modal v] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The simpering sort who would do anything for him and knew how to knock up gourmet dinners in fifteen minutes flat . |
| 2 | The first five are in Latin , but Miller , realising his limitations , wrote in August 1763 , ‘ I have taken the liberty of writing to you in English , being informed that you can either read it yourself , or have some persons who can translate it for you ’ . |
| 3 | Our collections would be a random sample from the wild cocoa population , to be handed over to cocoa breeders who could screen them for genes that would be useful under their own conditions : a genotype that was susceptible to witches ' broom disease might still be useful for other reasons to farmers in West Africa , where this disease does not occur . |
| 4 | No , that 's what I 'm saying , we 've identified one person who 'll join us for the summer . |
| 5 | Ken 's last wish was that his coffin should be carried by six Athletico players but I could not find a single one of the bastards who would do it for less than fifty quid . |
| 6 | The kind of crooks who 'd do anything for money , deal in guns , that sort of thing . |
| 7 | I decided that she had never really liked Richard and wrote her an angry letter attacking a Labour politician I knew she particularly admired , saying he did not care for Socialist principles and was no more than a cunning man who would do anything for power . |
| 8 | A man who would touch you for ten francs , and go home and paint what would one day be worth ten million . |
| 9 | ‘ And I believe he is the man who can win it for us at Elland Road . |
| 10 | And he added , ‘ Please do n't send along the young pseudo-philosopher who will tell us for the umpteenth time that , of course , he fully understands the Bank 's attitude . |
| 11 | With their novel shape and colourful appearance , Dolphin scissors have proved very popular with children who can use them for cutting paper , card or fabric . |
| 12 | Harold Macmillan was by no means alone at that time in looking forward to a government of Mosley and the younger men who would do something for the country at last . |
| 13 | If in doubt consult your doctor who can refer you for specialist treatment . |
| 14 | To be sold primarily through VARs and system integrators who will customise it for vertical markets , InConcert serves Unix and PC users in configurations from entry-level workgroups up through the enterprise . |
| 15 | It was impossible not to notice how aroused he had become , and she thought of all the women who would envy her for being in this situation . |
| 16 | There are women who will do it for a glass of champagne ! |
| 17 | In November 1959 he found himself back in Montreal , ‘ to renew his neurotic affiliations ’ as he was to repeat endlessly to journalists ; meeting his friends and family , sometimes bumping into his uncles who would take him for expensive meals at top restaurants — such as the Ritz — and hotels ; and generally awakening and reawakening those impulses and memories which would fire his imagination and energise his mind for months to come . |