Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to stock up for the holiday break . ’ |
| 2 | I had to make up for the ravages of time . |
| 3 | ‘ And if I have to pay up for the Mercedes at £1 a week for the rest of my life then that 's what I will do . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You want to watch out for the lorries . |
| 5 | Even though she tried to listen out for the sound of a returning car , the castle and the road leading up to it remained as silent as the grave . |
| 6 | She offered to come down for the weekend to help , and Carolyn wanted her badly enough to hesitate before putting her off . |
| 7 | At teatime , there was honey , sour-milk scones and plum jam where you had to mind out for the stones . |
| 8 | Peanuts are perfect badger bribes — just the same type that you buy to put out for the birds . |
| 9 | ‘ You have to go out for the kids , you have to go to the schools and sign autographs . |
| 10 | when you have to watch out for the differences |
| 11 | Fighting the Empire you have to look out for the Helblaster volley gun . |
| 12 | We hold special events every month , with an Indian day next month , and whenever possible we like to dress up for the occasion . ’ |
| 13 | Started as they meant to go on for the holiday . |
| 14 | Pilots should be encouraged to make an assessment during the final turn of how much airbrake they will need as they start to straighten up for the final approach , instead of waiting until the turn is completed at which point it is already too late . |
| 15 | But the journey took longer than they planned , because they had to watch out for the evil troll who lurked under the bridge . |
| 16 | They looked into one another 's eyes , and kissed with a great tenderness , as though they had to make up for the anger last time . |
| 17 | He failed to show up for the match amidst rumours that he had resigned as West Ham 's manager . |
| 18 | Their room was in darkness and he had to fumble about for the switch to the bedside lamps . |
| 19 | He was recently fined £500 by the European Tour when , after a first round of 74 in his defence of the Mediterranean Open , he refused to come in for the requested press interview . |
| 20 | Fellow midfielder Lawrie Sanchez , whose goal beat Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup final , added : ‘ Every time we play them , they want to beat us to try to make up for the 1988 defeat . |