Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once it has occurred , the analyst connects the feature in question with his impression of or feeling for the whole work , and may be led to modify this as a result . |
| 2 | Albert writes : ‘ The inescapable conclusion is that the two models of capitalism diverge on the fundamental question of whether to live for the present moment — and to hell with the consequences for future generations — or to plan for a better tomorrow , though it may require sacrifices today . |
| 3 | He paused , as if searching for the right words . |
| 4 | ‘ Stella , ’ he called again , as if asking for the only person he needed . |
| 5 | You do not warm to this lady , who delivers her lines to camera as if waiting for the canned laughter . |
| 6 | He further asserts that during the nineteenth century litigants did not understand the way courts worked and were in awe of their proceedings , and that the intermediaries between litigants and justice , lawyers , court officials and petition-drawers , had little sympathy with or understanding for the average Sri Lankan . |
| 7 | Although Pittsburgh was severely hit by the decline in the steel industry , its tertiary and quaternary sectors were thriving and there were demands on the city to respond to and cater for the large number of firms locating and expanding their professional and managerial activities there . |
| 8 | Effective school management uses external initiatives as a prompt to and support for the logical next stage of a school 's development . |