Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] for [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That , then , was the concatenation of circumstances that lay behind the events of Thursday night : Bill Muggeridge noticing the ring on the kitchen calendar ; Toby winning a victory over the headmaster on Monday night which made him chary of challenging him again on Wednesday ; Mr Crumwallis deciding that , on balance , a public schoolboy who was on the staff would do more for the school 's prestige than a young local , however personable . |
| 2 | And when they get back from their parades and their barbecues , the scions of Washington will head straight for the president 's health-care package , which Mr Clinton would like to sign into law at Christmas . |
| 3 | You should land ready to fight and watch out for the opponent 's foot sweep . |
| 4 | The fact that the employer 's turnover ( and ultimate viability ) is to a large extent periled on supply contracts entered into because of formal tying agreements or informal ‘ understandings ’ does not augur well for the employee 's prospects unless he can show that the patent influenced the customer to buy on the scale which he did . |
| 5 | Friends who are very dissimilar may not give the same thing to each other , but what each gives can sometimes be even richer for this : it can make up for the other 's deficits . |
| 6 | He did move away for a while er and had er workrooms away from the , from the house and I just ran the , the shop . |
| 7 | ‘ She did n't say that , ’ he replied , the ebullience with which he 'd set out for the Greens ' household nowhere to be seen . |
| 8 | Can I just stop there for a minute er er is this the best |
| 9 | You will gather I mean it caught me unawares , and in fact it disturbed me that having a bit of a wobbly on something as simple as this did not bode well for the Devil 's Ridge , which The Munros book described as a section where ‘ some may welcome the security of a rope ’ . |
| 10 | Can you tell me how much I should put aside for the church 's legal fees and , out of interest , where exactly does the money go ? |
| 11 | yeah and like learning my Romeo and Ju I think I might actually sit down on Sunday and learn that cos I 'm gon na be at home but I , it 's quite good I 'll , I 'll see Foxy when I get back in the evening because parents have got ta come back for the parents ' meeting . |
| 12 | Some of the neighbours , however , do n't care much for the spotters ' activities . |
| 13 | Outside Israel , passengers can check in for a rival 's flight later and without so much hassle . |
| 14 | This still does not account satisfactorily for the tiger 's thick fur and the need to keep itself cool in its oriental habitat . |