Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tell myself I must prepare for the worst . |
| 2 | I dreaded to discover just what symptom of drug dependency I was witnessing , and wondered if I should shout for the big Jackson Chatterton to come and rescue me , but then Rickie turned his terrified gaze on to me . |
| 3 | But just in case Vecchi tied in with the five thousand reward Mr. Bonanza was posting , I did n't see why I should settle for the usual sawbuck . ’ |
| 4 | The little shop had been arranged as what I have seen described as a mini-hypermarket , so I found a basket and busied myself with collecting what supplies I thought I might need for the next couple of days . |
| 5 | I 'll vote for the right person wo n't I . |
| 6 | I 'll arrange for the best possible care . |
| 7 | But with all the injuries and the disruption to the team I 'll settle for the two League points . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Then I 'll settle for the eight brace and be thankful , ’ Maggie said , accepting defeat . |
| 9 | Otherwise I 'll pay for the fine for being on a yellow line . |
| 10 | ‘ Then I 'll wish for the first and last dance tonight and as many as you can spare in between , ’ Harry rejoined , and was pleased to see that Cora-Beth was actually blushing . |
| 11 | sort of thinking , Ah this prayer is for the children , I 'll pray for the wonderful world that God 's created . |
| 12 | As Fielding led me back to our table I made a powerfully worded verbal pass at a salacious waitress , who appeared to be all for it but then came down with some deep sorrow in the kitchen , and when I burst through the double-doors to console her two men in sweat-grey T-shirts assured me there was nothing I could do for the poor child . |
| 13 | If you could find me a garret somewhere near you , where I could live for the next three months , I could finish it , and perhaps get it Published . |
| 14 | If I liked it , I could re-apply for the one-year programme , and if I did n't , I would only have wasted five months . |
| 15 | I would make for the Federal Republic . ’ |
| 16 | His friend , Mr Derek Harrod , said : ‘ I would vote for the official candidate . |
| 17 | so I would go for the recommended and hope by this version of Windows it knows about Amstrads and will sort it out . |
| 18 | An attacking partner would be ideal , and I would go for the left-handed Woolley , one of the most rapid-scoring or batsmen , particularly against fast bowling . |
| 19 | ‘ If I was in the same situation again 100 times I would come for the same punch and back myself to clear the ball every time ’ |
| 20 | Certainly , field research of this kind is not something which I would recommend for the inexperienced . |
| 21 | Then I shall go for the brushand-comb set in the calfskin case . ’ |
| 22 | Right I shall go for the blue , well actually , black , black is better cos blue went squiffy . |
| 23 | The rest of the year I will prepare for the Open . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , of course , anything I can do for the poor girl — ’ she began . |
| 25 | Oi think of a project for me that I can do for the next seven weeks . |
| 26 | More than I can say for the other fella , Berger . |
| 27 | which is more than I can say for the inflatable . |
| 28 | Moreover , the reduced plasminogen activator activity of malignant ascites is caused by increased concentrations of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 , which may account for the lower incidence of coagulopathy after insertion of shunts seen in this group of patients . |
| 29 | The analyses are used to look for patterns in the types of information available from stimuli which may account for the previous risk and recognition results and the relationships between risk and recognition . |
| 30 | As it must be swallowed , the layer is not too thick , which may account for the common occurrence of relatively thin layers of nutritious material over a single seed or a few seeds in a fruit . |