Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pron] [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can only express our sympathy for the lady and I will bring this to my manager 's attention . |
| 2 | There are millions of people in the Third World today who would gladly exchange their lifestyles for a dose of materialistic and scientific modernity . |
| 3 | Mrs Coleridge may have felt that the Blue Coat School would best prepare her son for the clerical career John Coleridge had wished him to follow . |
| 4 | Trent could no longer contain his loathing for the Latino . |
| 5 | if I can just have your attention for a moment |
| 6 | Traders at Goldmans Sachs new London headquarters need no longer leave their desks for a minute thanks to a new system devised by CCG . |
| 7 | Few families would deliberately groom their kids for the liveon-a-tightrope , where's-my-next-job ? world of comedy . |
| 8 | The natives would quickly lose their respect for the Company if he did . |
| 9 | In the circumstances they could hardly refuse our request for a special audit — indeed , they appeared to welcome it , saying that although they were going through a difficult time they had nothing to hide , and were confident that the bank would wish to continue its support . " |
| 10 | But then , as Blackstone pointed out , the opinion gained ground that it would be to the advantage of trade , and of creditors in general , if debtors outside the scope of the bankruptcy laws who were on the point of insolvency could also surrender their property for the benefit of their creditors , and in return be protected from legal process . |
| 11 | Your GP will also keep your details for the systematic screening programmes for breast and cervical cancer . |
| 12 | Your GP will also keep your details for the systematic screening programmes ( for breast and cervical cancer ) . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't know about you , ’ the reporter was saying as they walked across the cool marble-floored lobby of the large office building and out into the hot , brilliant midday sunshine of Fenchurch Street , ‘ but I 'd practically sell my soul for a really icy cold vodka and tonic . |
| 14 | A power vacuum would probably destroy his hopes for a smooth transition of authority . |
| 15 | Miss Cole said the liquidators will now pursue their claim for the balance of the £580,000 , plus interest bringing the total to more than £600,000 . |
| 16 | Tickets for the game — Rangers ' allocation will roughly match their share for the European Champions ' League tie with FC Brugge in Belgium three days earlier — will go on sale on Saturday . |
| 17 | Allowing the client to choose in this way can often increase their motivation for the success of the treatment . |
| 18 | A number of our highly successful programmes currently only run for twenty weeks a year , such as ‘ In Business ’ and ‘ Europhile ’ — and we will now expand their run for the entire year . |
| 19 | If ever this man needed to deceive , she thought , dismayed , he might as well bare his neck for the axe , for he could not save himself . |
| 20 | ‘ If you really mean what you say , then the solution is obvious : you and I must simply bury our differences for the time being . |
| 21 | Nora said she could sometimes forget their predicament for an hour on end . |
| 22 | They said he was unwilling to show them the evidence he had been given so they could adequately prepare their case for the parents . |