Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | From his present position , Larsen would be better placed to keep a lookout for trouble and provide backup . |
| 2 | One eccentric old git ( who ‘ changed his appearance ’ every five or six years , handily enough ) , a string of daft ‘ assistants ’ , enough latex to make a condom for Concorde and the sort of ripping good-vs-evil yarnery that encourages grown adults to hold Dr Who conventions to this day . |
| 3 | What interests me is why you are so determined to find a scapegoat for your own inner fears . ’ |
| 4 | At stake are not only the interests of potential motorway users and of persons whose land might be compulsorily acquired to provide a route for the motorway ; also involved are the inhabitants of villages and towns which will be relieved of through-traffic by the motorway ; British Rail may have an interest in inhibiting the development of alternative means for the transport of goods ; improved transport and communications facilities provided by the motorway may benefit some businesses at the expense of others ; and motorways have , of course , serious environmental effects which lovers of the countryside and people who live near the proposed route will be anxious to avoid . |
| 5 | The plan was that they would meet again in Bordeaux , where Suffolk was soon to go to commandeer a freighter for his scientific booty and machine tools . |
| 6 | Under the modern law , certiorari normally lies to quash a decision for error of law . |
| 7 | They did not need to have a row for Barry to feel constantly undermined by Helen 's attitudes , spoken and unspoken . |
| 8 | There is no final dividend and Young said it did not expect to make a payment for 1992 . |
| 9 | The literature on electronic publishing does not appear to provide a framework for studying the subject . |
| 10 | I mean h he under he says this is , you know a very nice house and he would n't normally expect to get a room for twenty five pounds in a house of that character . |
| 11 | Six months after the Guardian article appeared , two and a half years after she was waved out of their hospital , South Manchester health authority finally agreed to supply a psychologist for two hours a week . |
| 12 | It does not claim to explore a methodology for assessing the more difficult areas of non-decisions and the analysis of constraint which is suggested in Marxist approaches to the topic . |
| 13 | ‘ I want to challenge and excite as much as I can but I 'm not going to create a work for the Scottish Ballet that is going to drive their audience away . ’ |
| 14 | " We 've told you we 're not going to get a wedding-dress for you , " Kate said . |
| 15 | Charles was not going to offer a cue for another derogatory observation , so he only picked up his glass and finished his drink . |
| 16 | She gave a hard look at Flavia and said in a hard tone , ‘ Now you 're not going to break a lance for Rosette Fournier ? |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm not going to make a break for it , Pearce . |
| 18 | Some actors just seem to have a knack for making themselves unpopular . |
| 19 | Mounted in a conspicuous position and in a convincing enclosure , a would-be thief may not wish to risk a break-in for fear of attracting attention from an alarm system , even though no such system may exist . |
| 20 | Applicants must not attempt to indicate a preference for any particular institution . |
| 21 | We 'll just have to organize a whip-round for a Super-Nintendo . |
| 22 | Already known to have a weakness for a pretty face , it was understandable that she worried now he chose to teach attractive young girls . |
| 23 | okay just the coffee that 's lovely she 's just gone to get a book for some homework . |
| 24 | These rival proposals for reconciling the legal enforcement of contracts with a fidelity to liberal principles do not purport to derive a justification for enforcement from the value of individual autonomy , but rather they assert a justification which minimizes the conflict with individual autonomy . |
| 25 | Increasing the commitment with the treasurer and not to be rash with it but the people understand people who are mostly killed in churches and and either way should not pass to amend a resolution for the Council . |
| 26 | The causal sequence is unimportant , that is , whether the elation or depression came before or after the rise or fall , as the importance of the behaviour would be that ‘ he should stay down quietly and not try to make a comeback for some considerable time ’ ! |
| 27 | Already forced to find a replacement for Hoddle at sweeper they 're now anxiously negotiating new contracts with star players Martin Ling and Colin Calderwood . |
| 28 | For instance , when I first started writing , and had completed my first novels , I was not allowed to sign a contract for it . |
| 29 | I 'm marrying my Italian born fiancé in London and I 'm desperately trying to find a venue for the reception which can serve our guests an authentic Italian meal . |
| 30 | THERE are signs that we are beginning to acknowledge our need for community support , encouraged , ironically , by a welfare state that can no longer pretend to provide a substitute for friendship . |