Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] for [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Teesside Crown Court was told Ninham had offered to give the boys money for fireworks and encouraged them to go for a walk with him and his dog . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , perhaps you might allow me to go for a walk from time to time , instead of waiting around in the servants ’ hall . |
| 3 | These included giving families reproductive choice in future pregnancies , enabling them to plan for the future with a disabled child , avoiding the experience of a delayed diagnosis , and identifying a presymptomatic cohort who might benefit from future treatments . |
| 4 | The aims were to give families reproductive choice in future pregnancies ; to enable them to plan for the future with a child with a disability ; to avoid the experience of a prolonged diagnosis ; and to identify a presymptomatic cohort who may benefit from future treatments . |
| 5 | With someone who 's not I 'd try and get them to wait for a couple of days and then if they would n't I 'd go through the and get them it today . |
| 6 | It is suggested that pupils choose a person whose Christian commitment has led him/her to work for the good of others , thus making a link with the Christian vocation to alleviate suffering and/or the work of Christians in relation to respect for human life ( both indicated in L.0.2 ) . |
| 7 | Not only did they need access to the non-arable resources controlled by the nobility , but their ever-growing land shortage compelled them to work for the nobility on conditions which had much in common with those of serfdom . |
| 8 | Resolved , That this House , believing it is in Britain 's interests to continue to be at the heart of the European Community and able to shape its future and that of Europe as a whole , endorses the constructive negotiating approach adopted by Her Majesty 's Government in the Inter-Governmental Conferences on Economic and Monetary Union and on Political Union ; and urges them to work for an agreement at the forthcoming European Council at Maastricht which avoids the development of a federal Europe , enables this country to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the Community while preserving the right of Parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency , on issues of Community competence concentrates the development of action on those issues which can not be handled more effectively at national level and , in particular , avoids intrusive Community measures in social areas which are matters for national decision , devlops a European security policy compatible with NATO and co-operation in foreign policy which safeguards this country 's national interests , increases the accountability of the Commission , enhances the rule of law in the Community including improved implementation , enforcement and compliance with Community legislation , improves co-operation between European governments in the fight against drugs , terrorism and cross-border crime , and through these policies secures the long-term interests of the United Kingdom . |
| 9 | They are yours to enjoy for the rest of your life , to give away , rent to friends , or to sell as you choose . |
| 10 | Yours to enjoy for the rest of your life , rent to friends , sell , give away , or even pass on to your children . |
| 11 | As a resort it has changed though , having passed out of the possession of the royals and their followers and into that principally of the world 's surfers , who come to this coast for technical reasons , because it has by all accounts the best waves in Europe on which to perch for the ride into town . |
| 12 | ‘ Community ’ and informal care therefore provide appropriate contexts within which to argue for the value of women 's unpaid caring work to be recognised , as Land ( 1991 ) and Ungerson ( 1990 ) have recently done . |
| 13 | Their disillusion with the reformist nature of the Labour governments of the 1960s , and the excitement generated by the world-wide social unrest of 1968 , led them to look for the possibility of social change in local protest movements . |
| 14 | In Leeds , aliens of whatever background were given a B label , whereas in Manchester they were designated grade C. Several tribunals put the unemployed into B category , telling them to apply for a transfer to C when they found jobs . |
| 15 | The relentless struggle of the workers against unemployment and hunger in times of peace as in times of war makes it vital for them to organise for the overthrow of the capitalist system and for the establishment of the Socialist Commonwealth . |
| 16 | He practically invited you to go for a ride in his car . |
| 17 | I have , therefore , been asked to repeat my request of 3 July asking you to arrange for the hedges to be trimmed as soon as possible . |
| 18 | That is why — ’ raising her head to give him a grateful look ‘ — I had none to spare for a meal at this place . ’ |
| 19 | The main 10-band EQ system ( plus two further sliders for input gain and volume ) is augmented by a smaller , manually-adjusted 7-band ‘ acoustic correction ’ system which allows you to compensate for the acoustics of each gig , without having to go back into your preset program — positive thinking on the part of Decimax . |
| 20 | For some types of work your District Council may expect you to apply for a grant as a tenant . |
| 21 | The ERASMUS scheme allows you to study for a year in Europe , whether you choose the single honours BCom or one of the joint degrees , provided you are able to study in the language of your host country . |
| 22 | To obtain evidence that you posted an item we strongly advise you to ask for a certificate of posting when you hand in a parcel at a post office counter . |
| 23 | To obtain evidence that you posted an item we advise you to ask for a certificate of posting when you post a letter at a post office counter . |
| 24 | Are we to account for the behaviour of the state in terms of the behaviour of its constituent bureaucracies ( and other agencies ) , or vice versa ? |
| 25 | Are we to account for the behaviour of a bureaucracy in terms of the behaviour of the human individuals comprising it , or vice versa ? |
| 26 | I do not think that it is necessary for me to send for the chairmen of Back-Bench committees . |
| 27 | Having accepted that she must wear it , Alexandra then set herself to dress for the pleasure of the Rectory children , throwing good taste to the winds and insisting upon hanging herself with all that glittered from the jewel box Aunt Emily had left her , its rose suede depths heaped with treasures from Richard Talbot . |
| 28 | He told me to watch for a seaman with one leg and to let him know the moment when a man like that appeared . |
| 29 | This causes them to argue for a loosening of the legal duties that define the objectives of management decision making , which currently emphasise the maximisation of shareholder wealth , to enable a broader range of purposes to be pursued . |
| 30 | There 's nowhere for him to go for a bit of company — he wo n't go to the day hospital because he thinks they 'll make him take drugs . |