Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] for [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Xerox Corp , figures , page five , says it expects the European economy to remain weak for the rest of the year , but Xerox forecasts ‘ some encouraging signs of recovery ’ in Japan for the remainder of 1993 ; the plan to leave the financial services business remains on track but it might take several years . |
| 2 | Apparently she was not prepared to risk this for the sake of pleading Russell 's cause . |
| 3 | He went to India in 1870 to work first for the raja of Kathiawar , and then for the public works department of the government of India , in which he became executive engineer , military works . |
| 4 | Alistair Campbell will be chasing the 25 runs he needs to reach 500 for the season with club delighted by his contribution on and off the field . |
| 5 | That is , it is important to remember that for every year from 1966 to 1983 , only two years , 1979 and 1983 , were characterized by net immigration ; in all other years more people left Britain than entered ( Gordon and Klug , 1985 , p. 22 ) . |
| 6 | The model might be represented thus : unc where S = sales level to be optimised Tvad = television advertising Psad = press advertising Slsfce = Salesforce size and deployment Slsfcecomm = sales commission paid to salesforce Dsincve = distributor discounts and incentives C = factors assumed to remain constant for the purpose of the exercise . |
| 7 | The 7.5 per cent increase in duty on leaded petrol in the Budget was understandable , given that the aim was to encourage drivers to buy lead-free for the sake of the environment . |
| 8 | Yet , encouraged by Tory Central Office , sections of the Press are keener to criticise Labour for the quality of its opposition than to slam the Government for policy failures . |
| 9 | Can I really expect her to do that for the rest of my life ? ’ |
| 10 | erm It can be daunting to go back and erm meet teachers again and talk to them as , as adults rather than in the way that you used to when you were a child and erm the teacher was very much above you , but erm try your best to , to do that for the sake of the child because it is very very helpful for children if they feel that their teachers and parents are on pretty good terms . |
| 11 | Friends may refrain from expressing any sympathy because they feel that it might be inappropriate and embarrassing for her , and she may be feeling that people will regard her as a hypocrite if she gives way and weeps , although she may need to do this for a variety of reasons , one of them being not so much for what she has lost , but for what she never had . |
| 12 | They need to do this for a number of reasons , which include : * identifying the characteristics and attributes of customers and market segments ; * developing and positioning products and services which are appropriate to customer needs and purchasing patterns ; * maximising sales penetration potential through distribution and retail channels ; * focusing the most cost-effective promotional activity ( advertising , exhibitions , sponsorship etc ) as accurately as possible on target market segments . |
| 13 | He suffers from a ‘ sense of injured merit ’ , and like a spoiled child , sulking in the corner , he sulks in Hell and vows always to defy good for the sake of evil , in the vain hope of getting his own back . |
| 14 | But the Four Powers are likely to remain responsible for the city for the foreseeable future . |
| 15 | A word of warning here , I have seen tiny Neons for sale , but these are incredibly hard to keep alive for the newcomer to the hobby . |
| 16 | But Phil will never miss his football , not even if he has to lie low for a couple of months . |
| 17 | That 's why I want you to lie low for a couple of days , while I look into it . ’ |
| 18 | It is as inadequate to argue , for example , that the PCF was simply the institutional terrain in which Nizan pursued a carefully orchestrated campaign of political and literary self-advancement and careerism , as it is to argue that for the majority of the ten years that he spent in the PCF Nizan remained unaware of the imperfections of Stalinist Soviet communism . |
| 19 | We suffered the barbarities of the school régime and swore to live free for the rest of our lives ! ’ |
| 20 | People are willing to pay high for the privilege of killing , ’ he said , grimly . |
| 21 | They have vowed to stay celibate for the sake of their careers . |
| 22 | Everyone knew that Diana and Charles had decided to stay married for the sake of their children , but were leading separate lives . |
| 23 | They insisted that no one else was involved and vowed to stay close for the sake of their daughter Rose , four . |
| 24 | She 's only supposed to take that for a week at a time Tom . |
| 25 | Neither seems to say much for the tenderness of the steaks . |
| 26 | Others want to push harder for a revival of nuclear energy . |
| 27 | The audience nodded , and Liz from the doorway nodded , for she had to admit that for the moment at least everything looked under control : pretty parsley-sprigged snacks awaited distribution , bottles of wine stood in attentive ranks , glasses were lined up , wiped and polished , piles of white napkins lay neatly folded in readiness . |
| 28 | Miss Barber added : ‘ Paula said the wife who was being left behind is going to feel guilty for the rest of her life . ’ |
| 29 | Miss Barber added : ‘ Paula said the wife who was being left behind is going to feel guilty for the rest of her life . ’ |
| 30 | It is important to note that for a variety of reasons clauses of this kind have been heavily criticized . |