Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] for [art] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she 'd been staying on the boat for any length of time it would have been necessary to find somewhere to go for a shower or a bath , but it did n't look as if that particular problem would arise . |
| 2 | Unless you are fortunate enough to work for a company that recognises this need , there are basically two options available for that initial promotion . |
| 3 | ‘ The Vetch ’ is a really good restaurant ; so good , I ca n't afford to eat there , but I have played there on occasions and most of the staff know me well enough to stop for a drink and a chat . |
| 4 | She used a car phone … but not to send for an ambulance or police . |
| 5 | He chose not to read for a fellowship and once it became clear that he was no longer in the race for academic honours he was not required to take all the examinations . |
| 6 | The UN Security Council , meeting in closed session on Feb. 26 , agreed not to call for a ceasefire until Iraq had agreed to comply with all 12 relevant resolutions . |
| 7 | It is a good idea not to eat for an hour or two beforehand , or you may end up with some serious indigestion . |
| 8 | Those Conservative Members and the electorate know that we are not to blame for the mess that we are in . |
| 9 | Their father made it clear they were not to blame for the situation and today neither recalls feeling guilty . |
| 10 | Parliament , recognising the danger — perhaps more to respect for the law than to press freedom — changed the law , so that now the very fact of a conviction is deemed to be conclusive evidence of its correctness . |
| 11 | Willis and four men were whisked off to jail for the night and released on bail . |
| 12 | Angered by suggestions that his conduct was inexplicable and that he had not offered any constructive criticism during a 3½ hour inquest into Yorkshire 's dismal summer , Boycott claimed that the cricket sub-committee would not accept any form of responsibility : ‘ They have been in charge for five of the last six years but will not agree that they are at least partly to blame for the fact that Yorkshire cricket is in a mess . ’ |
| 13 | Turn over then and go back to sleep for an hour and thought oh I 've got ta get up now the dog 's whining to go out , then we get up then when the dog starts whining to go out . |
| 14 | Mr Lawson is not solely to blame for the uncertainty and muddle . |
| 15 | ‘ Perhaps you would do well to rest for the night and journey on by daybreak , ’ said the Oak . |
| 16 | In Geneva , Europe 's rich will congregate tomorrow to bid for the jewellery and precious objects belonging to the Princess of Thurn und Taxis of Bavaria . |
| 17 | This occurs where two motorists are held to be equally to blame for a collision and the plaintiff is injured . |
| 18 | Actors go there to rest for the summer and then try to get work for the autumn when the little theatres open again . |
| 19 | The council meeting on that day tackled the question of how to pay for the coronation and the longer-term problem of household expenses . |
| 20 | The council meeting on that day tackled the question of how to pay for the coronation and the longer-term problem of household expenses . |
| 21 | I was about to head for the lift when I noticed a chink of light at the end of the corridor . |
| 22 | Research has invariably failed to recognize this and as a consequence failed to approach its task in an explicitly neutral and scientific way , i.e. to account for the nature and incidence of particular forms of adult/child interactions and their consequences . |
| 23 | Fig 103 By making the first of two tacks into tide it is easier to judge when to tack for the mark since you are much closer to it than if you take the other course . |
| 24 | As a physical presence , Lanegan is oddly compelling for a man who clings solemnly to the mic stand throughout , breaking off only occasionally to reach for a glass or perform his quaint little bop routine at the outset of ‘ Nearly Lost You ’ , another gast-flabbering newie . |