Example sentences of "[to-vb] for food and " in BNC.
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| 1 | They cleared a space for her on a twelve-foot lyre-backed couch and vied to sit with her , while others took it upon themselves to disappear for food and champagne . |
| 2 | One cold , windy day Marion nerved herself to take it down to the clachan to barter for food and wool , and found herself still ignored . |
| 3 | He worked on farms to pay for food and hitched a ride wherever he could . |
| 4 | This trade had enabled the Kurds to raise a levy to pay for food and medicines . |
| 5 | No wonder national reports indicate many of the poorest sections are going into debt to pay for food and clothing . |
| 6 | The first larvae to hatch have to be fed by their parents , but once they are big enough to forage for food and build walls of mud , the royal couple devote themselves entirely to the production of eggs and the colony is founded . |