Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] for [art] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are able to stand down for a while in the evening to get some sleep , write letters , play darts or watch TV . |
| 2 | When this is suggested , the invitation should always be along the lines of : ‘ I 'd love you to come out for a run in the car with me some time . |
| 3 | I want to go out for a ride in the open air . ’ |
| 4 | He could hear her hairdryer , almost as hard on his nerves as a dentist 's drill ; it had ruined three attempts to get the message down already , but he did n't want to ask her to lay off for a while in case the uneasy peace was threatened yet again . |
| 5 | From the ‘ savings , ’ as they are referred to , funds have been redeployed to make up for a decade in which growth of support for basic scientific research was , at best , sluggish . |
| 6 | In this case , subsistence requirements could still be met from cotton income , but as there appears to be no clearly demonstrated link between cash crop promotion and improvements in food crops to make up for the shortfall in the cropping area that results from giving over the land to cash crops , the issue of food security must be raised . |
| 7 | A diet which is bizarre or extreme may bring about weight loss if strictly adhered to but , as the brain draws on its reserves to make up for the deficiency in vital nutrients , the dieter is likely to become edgy , easily upset and to experience difficulty in making decisions . |