Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is an elegant way to travel , much better than waiting for the buses which , at this time of year , seem to come every other Tuesday . |
| 2 | A weight loss of only 1 lb ( 0.4 kg ) in the previous week ( less than expected for the effort put in ) . |
| 3 | As Rex was currently at about five on the scale of ten he left Laura to steam gently and made for the cocktail cabinet . |
| 4 | They stood together and posed for the pass , Alleyne relaxed and smiling , a tall , angular man who carried himself with natural elegance . |
| 5 | Now those same partners gave their blessing to the idea of the two solicitors moving out of their own offices , and setting up a temporary Law Centre where everyone involved could get together and fight for the return of the children ; they would fight for justice , and ultimately a judicial inquiry . |
| 6 | Flustered , Rory turned her back on him and all but ran for the kitchen . |
| 7 | The type is basically as described for the Ayrshire of Scotland and average milk yields are about 5,800kg at 4.4 per cent butterfat ( the Finnish Friesian averages similar yields but only 4.1 per cent butterfat ) . |
| 8 | Rawls constructs his model so as to argue for the primacy of an equality of needs . |
| 9 | We 've struggled to establish financial security so as to provide for the needs of our families and communities . |
| 10 | It might be easier if we all presented a resume of ourselves rather than waited for the questions ! |
| 11 | Such macho tendencies are potentially limiting , rather than enriching for the boys who read such stories , and serve to perpetuate the myth of the ‘ boys do n't cry ’ syndrome . |
| 12 | The birds do n't help themselves because when they are frightened they fly into the air and circle around rather than head for the trees . |
| 13 | You are to make yourself the master of a particular sub-topic or sub-sub-topic rather than prepare for the year 's examination in the whole subject . |
| 14 | His front leg was paralysed from an old road accident , our vet guessed the owners had abandoned her rather than pay for the amputation . |
| 15 | Those who live near Yorke Square car park fear drivers will park around The Green and up the narrow nearby streets rather than pay for the car park . |
| 16 | But he says he 'll go to court rather than pay for the round which works out at £17.50 a measure . |
| 17 | This occurs when a firm continually has to ‘ look over its shoulder ’ and concentrate on short-term performance targets in order to try and maintain its share price , rather than planning for the future . |
| 18 | There was a time , let it ever be remembered , only about 400 years ago , when our fathers were ruled over and tyrannised and when men like Calvin , Knox , Cranmer , Ridley and Latimer broke rather than bend for the Gospel and liberty . |
| 19 | Other recent flotations might just represent companies ' taking advantage of windows through which to de-gear , rather than waiting for the exits that offer the optimum long-term return . |
| 20 | Amateurs wanted to get off to the country for the weekend rather than performing for the benefit of playing spectators . |
| 21 | The World Cup referees must have felt that the ball had ‘ been killed ’ on the ground and that it was therefore necessary to blow straight away for the penalty rather than wait for the advantage to occur . |
| 22 | Rather than wait for the release of the third cinema outing , Ocean have written an excellent multilevel extravaganza , incorporating and improving on existing styles from the other two RoboCop games . |
| 23 | Moreover , if the tables are to be turned , the USSR will do so at a time of her choosing , rather than wait for the hour of maximum danger to herself . |
| 24 | To link things up we have to act on the information rather than wait for the information to act on us . |
| 25 | We also sought to provide a link for residents of Murieston to Livingston centre while the Murieston area is still developing , rather than wait for the completion of this housing area before taking action . |
| 26 | I wanted the sugar and rather than wait for the waiter to return or ask this boy to get it , I asked Harvey for the sugar . |
| 27 | At the summit , which was by all accounts an exceptionally heated affair , President Mubarak broke with Arab tradition and forced through a majority vote , rather than wait for the emergence of a unanimous compromise . |
| 28 | Richard Agutter , head of Peat 's merger and acquisition network , said the relatively low average values indicated that British companies were making cross-border deals for strategic reasons ‘ rather than going for the mega-deals ’ . |
| 29 | Problems can also arise with companies with , for example , assets in transit in Italy , which are then seized by local creditors rather than retained for the benefit of the creditors as a whole . |
| 30 | And the writer can only conjure up this gift for the reader if he/she is prepared , first of all , to write plainly what he/she believes to be true , rather than fall for the surface sweetmeats which seem to satisfy but which , like sugar , leave the reader hungry minutes later . |