Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [to-vb] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Immigration and Customs people at Ramsgate had been instructed to watch out for the Renault 18 but to keep a low profile and let it through . |
| 2 | Mm , er what to think , oh I ca n't think of any words , oh we 're going to go off for an interview now anyway . |
| 3 | I think we should have all what we 're going to have in for the bazaar thing , . |
| 4 | You 'll probably find when you register you 're invited to go along for a new patient medical anyway , and all sorts of things like that . |
| 5 | We decided to try to get to know one another better , seeing as we 're forced to work together for the next week or so . ’ |
| 6 | By the way the lot of seemed to be played in Hertfordshire these days , and one of the great days is at Harpenden and that 's on September the first on Sunday , when they have their annual single-wicket competition , and that 's a great local event and it 's bound to encourage all the young cricketers in the neighbourhood , they 're trying to make up for the lack of cricket in schools , so well done Harpenden and that is on Sunday next , er , er , first of September and I 'll give you the time in a minute if I can find it , when it is , it does n't say , but it 's probably all day at the Harpenden club , well done Harpenden encouraging young people to play cricket , Sunday first September . |
| 7 | If you are aiming to go back for a landing , only stay long enough in that thermal to get properly centred before moving off again down to 1500 feet and starting to look for the next bit of lift . |
| 8 | As alternatives to a dealer programme , a company may issue SCP direct to investors or through a tender panel of banks which are invited to bid competitively for the paper . |
| 9 | The car , a Sierra , had been stolen on Thursday night from nearby Bilsdale Close and neighbouring forces have been alerted to look out for a stolen blue Ford Orion , registration number H814 FYM , which may also have been used in connection with the incident . |
| 10 | Britain 's docks and airports have been alerted to look out for the suspects . |
| 11 | Britain 's docks and airports have been alerted to look out for the suspects . |
| 12 | For example , he stumbles into this howler on the question of social security as cash , rather than provision in kind : ‘ Social security benefits have been introduced to make up for the withdrawal of more general provision : examples in the UK are free prescriptions ( introduced because prescription charges were introduced ’ ( my italics ) . |
| 13 | I 'm going to stay there for a bit while I look round for a place . ’ |
| 14 | I say to him [ husband ] I 'm going to clear off for the day and you can do it all one day , and you 'll see what it 's like . |
| 15 | Using a pre-set timer , the lights can be set to stay on for a period from 25 seconds to 12 minutes . |
| 16 | Although the military authorities soon vacated the school to move into Doncaster Racecourse across the road , the re-opening of the school had been delayed and the Christmas holidays had to be cut to make up for the loss of time . |
| 17 | From a balcony overlooking the embassy grounds , and to wild cheering from the thousands of would-be emigrants in the ‘ tent village ’ below , he announced all those staying in the embassy would be allowed to leave immediately for the West . |
| 18 | Last week , Jarman had n't quite decided whether they were to talk to the audience or simply sleep through the exhibition 's four-day run — ‘ although they 'll be allowed to get up for a pee and lunch , ’ he added generously . |
| 19 | Some estimates , however , suggest that vast areas would need to be planted to compensate adequately for the plant 's greenhouse gas emissions . |
| 20 | District health authorities will in future be asked to purchase this form of care , and social services will be required to pay directly for the advice they need . |
| 21 | From the ‘ savings , ’ as they are referred to , funds have been redeployed to make up for a decade in which growth of support for basic scientific research was , at best , sluggish . |
| 22 | Now , 18 days after the attacker was put behind bars , he 's been allowed to return home for a visit and he lives just a few doors away from the Strongs . |
| 23 | He had spent the morning painting picturesque views and quaint scenes for his master , and had been allowed to knock off for a smoke . |
| 24 | She thought it might be the one that was always being made to speak up for the others , but she could n't be sure ; it 's difficult to tell one beetle from another . |
| 25 | ‘ = and they were going to stay there for a few weeks until their faces were off the front pages and they could tiptoe away . |
| 26 | On arrival , conference participants were invited to sign up for a workshop of their choice . |
| 27 | BUDDING soccer stars are being invited to sign up for the Reebok Fives national tournament . |
| 28 | There was n't the faintest trace of pity in his face as he saw the defeated posture , just a glimmer of satisfaction that his own plans were starting to go well for a change . |
| 29 | Naturally , losing an order is a serious matter , but with job production it normally means waiting a short period before being asked to quote again for a different job , whereas with flow production it might be two years before the model is changed and the opportunity is provided to quote again ( by which time the buyer might have forgotten the existence of the salesperson ! ) . |
| 30 | In one task — rhyme monitoring — subjects were asked to listen out for a word which rhymed with a cue word given in advance ( e.g. doubt ) . |