Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If the acquiring company refuses to provide , or is incapable of providing , clear instructions , if it refuses to accept and/or pay for the equipment or software , if it tampers with the programs , misuses them and allows employees to copy them freely , the supplier will need to take action . |
| 2 | OLDHAM have placed Paul Round , their second-row forward , on the transfer list for £95,000 , claiming he is in breach of contract for refusing to train or play for the club , writes Paul Fitzpatrick . |
| 3 | But another thing to be shown how to do it and that 's what , really what we want to try and do for the rest of the talk is to not just keep preaching at you and telling you what to do , but to show you how , so that 's the purpose of the talk from now on , now in this outline there are , I 've got about fourteen different points here and it 'll highlight ways in which we can er stay awake , what I 'm going to do is to read straight through them and then we 'll go back and pick a couple out , because it 's impossible to concentrate on the entire er amount , so we 'll do that , it 's er a number of things we can do to keep virtually awake keep up with the food at the proper time from Jehovah 's organizations that 's studying and things like that is n't it ? |
| 4 | Although it would be glib to presume that the removal of a pupil from his or her usual classes is necessarily the wrong strategy , there are obvious contradictions in operating a system based on negative sanctions and the off-loading of responsibility for one group whilst attempting to accept and cater for the diversity of the rest . |
| 5 | fra , ma frame of mind , you got to demand and wait for the answer , even though it might take a minute for the to say erm , erm , oh we use erm , you know , we 've got a , a , a local van that comes and se , like , you know . |
| 6 | Whenever they let a letter pass , it is only to encourage and watch for the answer . |
| 7 | If collective bargaining of this kind is to continue and improve for the benefit of both , it is essential that employees ' organisation should be fully representative . |
| 8 | Most of the men there had families or commitments in England , and while they would support the Irish cause in word and sometimes in deed , no-one ever seriously considered leaving everything to go and fight for the cause . |
| 9 | So it seemed a fairly straightforward move to go and work for the family firm . |
| 10 | After two more appearances , during which you are inconveniently looking the wrong way , you decide to go and look for the ghost . |
| 11 | Would you like to go and look for the ring dear ? |
| 12 | So if a girl does not feel able to go and ask for the Pill , or if she is reluctant to use it because she sees it as a health risk , the alternative may be to use nothing . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , ’ he thought , ‘ I 'll just have to sit and wait for the mist to clear . ’ |
| 14 | As he pulled on the oars — he could not bear simply to sit and wait for the bell to ring — John was again the boy who had set out to be the man he never became . |
| 15 | Once it has chosen a mate , it will probably remain loyal to mate and to burrow for the rest of its life — and one ringed Manx shear water is known to have lived for at least twenty-nine years . |
| 16 | Significantly , the home referees in south Africa and Sandy MacNeill and David Bishop , the two test referees , were prepared to wait and wait for the ball to emerge from rucks and mauls . |
| 17 | Because they believed — and we had better believe it also — that if they could make individuals conscious only of the need for personal gratification , they would have neither desire nor energy to combine and work for the downfall of the enemy . |
| 18 | The mixture of anger and guilt which overwhelmed his widow made it impossible for her to grieve and weep for the loss of the good things shared in the early days of their marriage . |
| 19 | The proposals , which for the first time would offer direct payments for such schemes , form part of a package of six new measures to protect and care for the countryside launched for consultation . |
| 20 | The latter , about which there was little evidence at the time , ( perestroika was just another word in the dictionary ) would be needed to overcome resistance to reform and to compensate for the pain of the economic transition . |
| 21 | Then , before she could decide whether to retreat and wait for the Empress to leave , a man murmured softly . |
| 22 | In the case of a building society mortgage , it may be useful to ask for a " daily interest rate " in case there 's some slight delay in completion ; this will save writing another letter , and will enable you in such a case to disburse and account for the completion monies as soon as you receive them . |
| 23 | Whatever knowledge there is to be gleaned from this year 's batch of accidents will not be of an academic nature , but will be used to teach and to train for the future . |
| 24 | Lydia began to feel the need to laugh and reached for the vodka bottle . |
| 25 | Some fans have been on to say that calling for the manager 's dismissal is not the answer . |
| 26 | Conversely , people living outside the UK ( and who have recently been resident in the UK ) can continue to join and vote for the party even though the next Labour Government 's policies will have little direct impact on their lives . |
| 27 | When the pro-oralist John Howard succeeded Charles Baker at Doncaster upon the latter 's death , Kirk felt he needed to move and waited for the opportunity to do so . |
| 28 | Mr. Browne says that he is standing as constituency candidate , free to speak and act for the area and with the strength to resist party orders that are against the interests of grass roots people . |