Example sentences of "[vb infin] the [noun] for [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ferguson then said he would buy the title for the fans he had so badly let down . |
| 2 | ‘ Since she can tell us no more , I will give the order for the embalmers to take her . ’ |
| 3 | It has been suggested that hanging these would obviate the necessity for the owners of major paintings to risk hanging the originals , but at such prices , even these require insurance . |
| 4 | Who the hell would do the cookin' for the lads ? ’ |
| 5 | Forest loom in the FA Cup in the New Year , and if United , who had their lowest League crowd of the season on Saturday and are now only six points ahead of the bottom club City , still can not see the wood for the trees , somebody will be in for the chop . |
| 6 | But that is a pity , for then they do not see the wood for the trees . |
| 7 | ft was then necessary to review the work carried out so far , which , due to the extensive coding exercise and sheer size of the database , was making it difficult to ‘ see the wood for the trees ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , you 've repaid him : you 've opened his eyes to things that 've been under his nose , and he could n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 9 | Most clients were too close to their organisation — they could not see the wood for the trees — to solve many of their senior recruiting problems . |
| 10 | Research on conformity has shown that individuals with higher levels of ability conform less to group norms than those with lower levels of ability ; individuals with strong relationship goals will identify with group norms more readily than those individuals for whom multiple , close relationships are not important ; highly authoritarian individuals conform more than less authoritarian individuals ; individuals who find it hard to ‘ see the wood for the trees ’ conform more readily than those who find it easy ; and individuals with strong structure goals conform more willingly . |
| 11 | Therapist : ‘ One of the main features of people under stress is that very often they ‘ ca n't see the wood for the trees ’ . |
| 12 | I got to the stage where I could n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 13 | ‘ This government ca n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 14 | Can we see the wood for the trees ? |
| 15 | He was one of the very few men of science who gave a welcome , albeit qualified , to Vestiges ( 1844 ) presumably because he could see the wood for the trees ; but when the Origin of Species came out in 1859 he disliked it heartily , and became one of the most formidable opponents of Darwin and Huxley . |
| 16 | Used as in this instance , it helps one to ‘ see the wood for the trees ’ . |
| 17 | Either the A types are too busy doing other things , the wrong things , and they do n't rise to the top , you know , you ca n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 18 | While the BBC told us it would be ‘ done ’ in the best possible taste , there will still be many viewers who found the scenes last night disturbing those who can not see the forest for the trees . |
| 19 | Sometimes you could not see the food for the trees . |
| 20 | ‘ Where do they keep the fodder for the horses ? ’ |
| 21 | This would provide the incentive for the peasants to produce the necessary agricultural produce , particularly the grain with which to feed the towns and for export . |
| 22 | If five peaks were set up they could provide the basis for the tentacles of hydra , or for the fingers in the early development of the human hand . |
| 23 | I 'll just set the scene for the others in that he 's er fifty five is n't he ? |
| 24 | But it does recognize the need for the educators to find ways of helping them cope . |
| 25 | We live in a cause-and-effect world and feel uncomfortable if we can not discover the reasons for the events that surround us . |
| 26 | I think it 's been established that thirty-eight per cent of the people who now serve on police authorities have business e e experience a an and I I really like my Lor Noble Lord , Lord , er do n't really appreciate the need for the changes that are suggested in this bill . |
| 27 | Even though some expert clauses do not specifically reserve the right for the parties to make submissions or representations to the expert ( see 8.15 ) , it is unlikely that this right will be lost through its omission , because the expert will usually want to receive submissions or representations of some kind to help him understand the issue he has to determine . |
| 28 | Smith was annoyed when he heard of the decision for a jump-off in Belfast this weekend which will determine who will join the team for the championships in Rome later this month . |
| 29 | Folk living near the social club at Uttoxeter , Staffs , claimed they could n't hear the telly for the strains of Danny Boy and On The Sunny Side of the Street . |
| 30 | The third defendant appears to have come onto the scene in about 1982 as a financial adviser in connection with the proposal to acquire and develop the bakery for the purposes of the centre . |