Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] for [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In exploring such environments pupils will experience the type of argument and logical analysis that will prepare them for the real-life problems they will tackle outside . |
| 2 | My course will eventually qualify me for a good career but meanwhile I 'm struggling on an allowance . |
| 3 | Yeah , but you can only buy them for a little while in the year |
| 4 | We devised a system whereby three dealers would be asked to give an independent appraisal , and we would average them for an official evaluation . |
| 5 | ‘ And did n't we all know you for a darling girl ? ’ he whispered in her ear as his fingers continued to blaze fire across her exposed nape . |
| 6 | These are substitutes , but you 'll need it for the authentic taste . |
| 7 | Others would buy it for a fancy dress party or a dare . |
| 8 | Please help us preserve it for the future generations . |
| 9 | If a secured creditor omits to disclose his security in his proof of debt , he must surrender it for the general benefit of creditors unless the court relieves him on the ground that omission was inadvertent or the result of honest mistake ( r 6.116 ) . |
| 10 | and very importantly is er , a list of instructions on how to use it , in order to erm , update it for the current month . |
| 11 | When the child has gained a number of these it can exchange them for a rewarding object or activity . |
| 12 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 13 | ‘ … I 'll do it for the Young Farmers sometime . ’ |
| 14 | We thought it was so good that we 'd do it for the old people 's home . |
| 15 | You will take one of these blocks you will wet it for a certain time and you |
| 16 | I wonder what price the bookies would give us for a Central South treble ; that 's Oxford to win the Boat Race , Gloucester to reach the Cup Final and Swindon to beat West Brom . |
| 17 | If you make good use of the contacts it forces you to make in Ardmore , Wellington or Christchurch , you can get a very useful insight into the local scene that helps prepare you for the fascinating flying that lies ahead . |
| 18 | In complete contrast , nothing will prepare you for the jaw-dropping experience of taking the desert road out of the city for the first time . |
| 19 | ‘ But now I can use them for a different trade . ’ |
| 20 | I 'll swap you for an old X T Myrtle |
| 21 | But I did n't ring you for a critical appraisal of my work . |
| 22 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
| 23 | I did n't want Mary to go because I thought I would n't see her for a long time , and I ran over to her and pleaded . |
| 24 | ‘ From what you 've told me , I do n't think we 'll see her for a long time unless your Mr Wyatt finds them , and while he thinks you are Dana he wo n't be looking very hard , will he ? ’ |
| 25 | Yes , said Sister , Mrs Downes had been remarkably lucky , really ; and , yes , Sergeant Lewis could see her for a short while . |
| 26 | So that perhaps will interest him for a little while . |
| 27 | ‘ I did n't believe it for a single moment , darling , ’ she repeated earnestly . |
| 28 | Mere faith in an idea can only sustain it for a limited time especially when others are required to act upon that faith . |
| 29 | I think one of the problems is , that a lot of shoppers do n't realize that they 're entering into a contract and we do n't realize it for the simple reason that most people have , as soon as you hear the word contract you have a mental image of a legal document that you sign , do n't you ? |
| 30 | The Queen Alien was built in two versions , a full-size mechanical one also using two stuntmen inside , and a quarter-sized puppet , operated mechanically , since Cameron , who had accepted stop-motion for the Terminator 's final stage , did not like it for an organic creature . |