Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [to-vb] [adv] for the " 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 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Britain 's docks and airports have been alerted to look out for the suspects . |
| 5 | Britain 's docks and airports have been alerted to look out for the suspects . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Some estimates , however , suggest that vast areas would need to be planted to compensate adequately for the plant 's greenhouse gas emissions . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | BUDDING soccer stars are being invited to sign up for the Reebok Fives national tournament . |
| 13 | While in former years parents were encouraged to stay together for the sake of their children , more recently emphasis has been put on the damage done to children by parents who do stay married but are in constant conflict . |
| 14 | The defending champions Jim Pugh and Rick Leach also lost their second successive round-robin group encounter and were left to play off for the minor placings . |
| 15 | The defending champions Jim Pugh and Rick Leach also lost their second successive round-robin group encounter and were left to play off for the minor placings . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , if you got too close to him you were tempted to look around for the source of the odour — perhaps there was an overdressed salad in the vicinity ? |
| 17 | In East Africa , travellers were advised to watch out for the variety of indigenous ‘ types ’ to be seen at railway stations , from the Islamic , partly Arabized , Swahili of the coast , to the Kamba and Kikuyu of the interior , and then , a special treat , the magnificent Masai , bearing their shields and spears in a sadly peaceable demonstration of subjection , before reaching the Nilotic peoples of the shore of Lake Victoria . |
| 18 | One of the strongest domestic fields for many years — including three previous winner of the race — is set to line up for the London Marathon on April 12 . |
| 19 | Sometimes a case will be made on the basis of what is known to happen abroad for the actual transfer or importation into a country of particular industrial relations methods or techniques . |
| 20 | Every member is asked to PRAY DAILY for the world mission of the Church . |
| 21 | Having driven thirty miles and for fifty minutes , he is forced to slow down for the first time . |
| 22 | With Richard Dunwoody claimed for Gambling Royal , Graham McCourt is poised to step in for the ride on Grand National winner Party Politics . |
| 23 | However , the charges on both money and other property may be postponed or other property substituted , especially where the money or property is required to provide somewhere for the assisted person to live . |
| 24 | A critical level of professional staff is required to provide adequately for the clinical needs of patients who are referred , irrespective of additional needs to provide excellence in postgraduate clinical training and research . |
| 25 | Seven acres of land has been rented to make up for the lost space . |
| 26 | Seven acres of land has been rented to make up for the lost space . |
| 27 | And did the fourth consecutive Tory victory imply that Her Majesty 's loyal Opposition was destined to remain so for the foreseeable future ? |
| 28 | Two-way telemetry was used to compensate both for the atmospheric effects and for the first-order Doppler shift due to the relative velocity of the masers . |
| 29 | The Act was needed to make up for the shortcomings of the Sale of Goods Act , 1979 , which applied only to the transfer of goods from a seller to a buyer and not to a situation where goods were being provided as part of a service , such as building work and car repairs , for example . |
| 30 | One cafe and clothesshop owner says he was forced to close down for the weekend . |