Example sentences of "[vb infin] for [pron] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Ruling groups have found that their interests are best safeguarded if they are supported by a work force which can not think for itself in the coherent way writing affords . |
2 | If the seller wants a margin , he must stipulate for it in the contractual description . |
3 | When he left his room , he knocked on the women 's door ; he would wait for them in the small restaurant at the front of the hotel . |
4 | ‘ Go and dump your shopping quickly and I 'll wait for you at the first bridge , ’ he suggested , indicating the expanse of parkland their building overlooked . |
5 | We tried for compensation and we 've got Tony Baldry , who we 're going to see Saturday , and he 's going to try and claim for us under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act . |
6 | ‘ You ask : how do you advance the public interest , how do you provide for it in the best way ? ’ |
7 | Perhaps they will spawn for you in the new tank . |
8 | ‘ With the Smart Rope , the condition of the rope being hired is visible and the hirer can sign for it in the full knowledge of its condition , ’ says Jim Oag . |
9 | Determined to shoot one with a really fine head , I decided to spend a night near the mountain-top so that I could hunt for them in the early morning before they lay up for the day . |
10 | ‘ Well , what if I purchased two lots which added up to less than fifty pounds , could I pay for them with a personal cheque , assuming , of course , that I had a valid cheque card ? ’ |
11 | I could really go for him in a big way , but he 's going steady with the staff nurse on Rainbow . |
12 | Certainly Stock , Aitken and Waterman and the guardian angel figure of manager Terry Blamey were waiting in the wings , but would they understand and care for her in the same way ? |
13 | Typically , marketing people will push for anyone with a good sales technique to be hired , overriding objections to the individual 's character from the compliance staff . |