Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [prep] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Politicians should hesitate before reaching for the handy ‘ blame television ’ solution . |
| 2 | Lothian and Borders Police should begin by calling for a weapons amnesty similar to that underway in Strathclyde . |
| 3 | The way I have phrased this criterion implies that we should begin by looking for the biochemical and cellular changes and then on this basis seek the neurophysiological ones , and that in some way the neurophysiology is a mere incidental product of the biochemical and structural changes . |
| 4 | You should begin by going for a walk each day for half an hour or so . |
| 5 | My point is simply that once an ‘ emic ’ definition is attempted , we must go beyond looking for an ‘ essential ’ definition of an isolated concept , and discuss the whole structure of moral categories . |
| 6 | Fear nothing from our King , I can get you letters of safe conduct , but you must go into hiding for a while . |
| 7 | But with the approaching academic year our thoughts must turn to preparing for the forthcoming term . |
| 8 | While still suffering , the negative feeling of fearful projection may result in craving for the addictive substance or behaviour . |
| 9 | It is bound to affect the way we handle real and potential conflict situations , as much as dislike of fresh air and exercise may contribute to deciding for a family camping holiday or not . |
| 10 | A user might start by looking for a map of London , when he really wants a map of Camden ; he might believe that the more specific subject ( Camden ) will not be covered independently . |
| 11 | ‘ Let's stick to acting for the moment , ’ he drawled . |
| 12 | I scooped them up before he could think of asking for a receipt and zippered them into a jacket pocket . |
| 13 | In recent months many software vendors which used to concentrate on producing for the Commodore , Amiga and Atari have started to supply versions for the IMB-PC and its clones as well . |
| 14 | Yet before we do so , it would be as well to see just how far formal , purely linguistic rules can go in accounting for the way one sentence succeeds another . |