Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [adv] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although I duly applied for the Fellowship , I was unsuccessful , no doubt to my lasting benefit , as similar failures have served to prove . |
| 2 | Despite his reputation as a political bruiser , in social policy Mr Clarke is a lot ‘ wetter ’ than his erstwhile rival for the chancellorship , Michael Howard , who may bring a less breezy touch , as new home secretary , to matters of law and order . |
| 3 | He lifted and transferred my soul from the depths up to the heights , so that I ardently longed for the pleasures of heaven more than I had ever delighted in physical embrace or worldly corruption … |
| 4 | Having a bit of a rest in the winter , I was able to relax a little bit more , so I think I came over a lot fresher than I normally do for the start of the season . |
| 5 | She said in a small voice , ‘ She told me that you only cared for the vines . |
| 6 | ‘ So you only fight for the money . ’ |
| 7 | Allingham could not be roused so we then sent for the workmen in the yard . |
| 8 | Once the winter rains have passed , Delhi experiences two months of weather so perfect and blissful that they almost compensate for the climatic extremes of the other ten months of the year . |
| 9 | It was claimed that he repeatedly called for the ‘ total westernisation of China ’ and incited people to ‘ change the true colour of the party ’ ( China Now , Winter 1986/87 : 6 ) . |
| 10 | He was so tall and masculine that he probably went for the dainty feminine types . |
| 11 | NEIL KINNOCK yesterday declared himself fit to be Prime Minister , by claiming in an end-of-conference message that he now speaks for the British people . |
| 12 | He screamed back at her some choice words that he usually saved for the rent collector . |
| 13 | I ca n't afford to fight this in the American courts and I genuinely fear for the safety of my children . ’ |
| 14 | I do n't stick to one particular brand but I would never be without my face powder and I usually go for the heavy Sixties-style eye make-up — lots of black kohl pencil and mascara . |
| 15 | The sciences were at one time supposed to generalize from observations by a logical operation called induction , claimed to free them from dependence on the merely analogical thinking which prevailed in the mediaeval proto-sciences , and which regrettably remain for the time being indispensable in dealing with everyday problems . |
| 16 | In this case , it would seem natural to establish an accounting system that records the annual debts ( principal and interest ) , in which each year 's debt charges signal the property tax rate ( having taken account of rateable value ) and which subsequently accounts for the actual expenditure and actual revenues ( to determine whether next year 's taxes need adjusting ) . |
| 17 | Joseph glanced at Ngo Van Loc , but although his knuckles were white on the steering wheel he made no comment , and nobody else spoke for the rest of the journey . |
| 18 | so if you just go for the two |
| 19 | That may be the case if you want a full four-seater with a decent avionics fit , but if you primarily fly for the sheer thrill of flying and are happy with map and eyeball navigation , it is more than possible to fly for well under half of that sum . |
| 20 | If you only want for the effect of being a clown . |
| 21 | Well of course she came running to me , you see , and we immediately phoned for the doctor , you see but , however , and I said , look , phone for the doctor , I said , and then I said go across to the railway police just across the yard and I asked one of them to come to me and I said I will go up with her and be with her until the doctor arrived , er he was with her the police sergeant when she died . |
| 22 | Can we in the alternative put our case if that is a fait accompli then there must be something for the local communities to be derived from this and therefore we went for protection under one O six agreement as Stewart quite rightly refers to and we also went for the dedication of large areas of the resultant heap for landscaping and for public open space . |
| 23 | We deliver parcels , all parcels for Grattans and we also deliver for the Next Directory as well . |
| 24 | This has been , you know we 've always , and we always go for the rule by the vote , one vote per member and er , we stick to our rules . |
| 25 | By Monday the office was equipped with desks , tables , chairs , two word processors , telephones , a fax machine , a photocopier , and everything else needed for the efficient running of an office . |
| 26 | He and fellow norwegian international Leonhardsen is training with Spurs and they both played for the Tottenham reserves last night against Arsenal ( 2–2 ) . |
| 27 | He never gives his name , and he always asks for the same dedication . |
| 28 | He transferred across to MI5 later , though , and he now works for the Security Service . |
| 29 | It was named after the nearby Inn , the ‘ Star and Garter Home ’ , and it still provides for the needs of such servicemen , the newer inmates generally rendered handicapped as a result of their tours or duty in Northern Ireland , also some from the Falkland conflict . |
| 30 | The selection is right if it truly works for the competing student , and it is the quality and force of the imagination that will carry off the performance of the piece . |