Example sentences of "that [vb -s] for " in BNC.
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1 | Pavel levers himself into his car , forcing movement out of a body that longs for sleep more than anything else . |
2 | It is a bird spirit that longs for freedom . |
3 | But I expect that goes for millions of unnecessary car owners ! |
4 | This record features lowdown bass that goes for the backs of your legs and up a bit . |
5 | But now I draw outside , I think that goes for both of us — we draw outside and then paint indoors . |
6 | It 's difficult to describe in detail without spoiling the effect for future viewers , something that goes for the whole film . |
7 | That 's right , the continual it 's this continual stuff running down the back that goes for it . |
8 | Well done , that , so that goes for four , that 's for four then those go one , two , three , four , like that you see , but it 's four |
9 | Is carrot fly the thing that goes for carrots or not ? |
10 | Herpex simplex virus infection causing a mucocutaneous ulcer that persists for more than 1 month , or bronchitis , pneumonitis , or oesophagitis for any duration in a patient > 1 month of age . |
11 | They recommended that grants for land improvement and drainage should be withdrawn from Section 43 areas and that all capital grant schemes in the LFA should be modified to encourage a wide range of conservation measures . |
12 | The RSPB also recommend that grants for on-farm forestry ( as proposed by the draft Structures Regulation ) should be included , but with emphasis on indigenous species . |
13 | ‘ But in adults it 's like a flu that lingers for several weeks . |
14 | He 's one of the initiates , and in my opinion that counts for , and perhaps even excuses , a lot . |
15 | Or put another way , for every £1 00 of your income that counts for income tax purposes up to £2,000 , you have to pay £20 to the Exchequer — and are allowed to keep the remaining £80 . |
16 | If he thinks recovery for emotional injury is unjust , he will have made the future less unjust in the only way that counts for him : fewer people will suffer the injustice of being made to compensate for this sort of injury , which is better than more people suffering that injustice . |
17 | By the summer , the same show had been enlarged and retitled Jolly Jack or The Heart that Beats for a Sailor . |
18 | There is a puzzle that has for many years intrigued mathematicians and philosophers . |
19 | This paper will address later the way this sort of e-mail is used and the implications that has for legal and records management departments . |
20 | One day she wants to work within a sporting authority that cares for its athletes . |
21 | An animal rescue centre that cares for sick and injured wildlife may have to close because of the recession . |
22 | Tonight , in the first of two special reports , Kim Barnes looks at the work of one of the groups , Bodypositive — now urgently seeking new premises — and a hospital ward that cares for patients who develop Aids . |
23 | Jesus asked for the ‘ cup ’ to be taken away from him ; the cup that stands for death : |
24 | Indeed , written language in itself entails higher levels of abstraction because ‘ while the spoken word stands for something , the written word stands for something that stands for something ’ ( ibid . ) . |
25 | then star that stands for a wild card , that 'll do all files which have got the back up . |
26 | They 're going overland by motorbike ; it 's all in aid of SNAP the charity that stands for Support for the Sick Newborn and their Parents at the John Radcliffe Hospital . |
27 | Price : £108,994 0–60mph : 6.5secs 30–70mph : 6.1secs 30–50 in 4th : 2.4secs Top Speed : 143mph Overall MPG : 15.1 Citation : For putting the fight back into Bentley and creating a form of transport that wants for nothing at all |
28 | To confront the anger of God in the way the ancient Israelites dared to do , to face it as directed against ourselves and the society of which we are so much a part , is to escape the romantic pretence , the unrelieved jollity , or the easy , unthinking speech of so much that passes for Christian belief and worship . |
29 | While it is true that the warmth of hospitality , generosity and friendliness to be found in the West of Scotland has no equal , it is also true that the depths of rudeness and disgustingly mannered carelessness that passes for ethnic character are rarely surpassed . |
30 | But that 's perfectly OK for the American administration 's ad hoc knee-jerk set of reactions that passes for their foreign policy . |