Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [to-vb] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the few collectors dedicated enough to go for the company context is Peter Card , whose collection of 400 old bicycle lamps is without equal . |
| 2 | In Kenya , though there was relatively little pressure for further alienation of Masai land after the second Masai move , what pressure there was was resisted by the administration , and R.W. Hemsted tried repeatedly to retrieve for the Masai the land alienated to Powys Cobb , which contained streams of crucial importance to Masai stock . |
| 3 | After the South African War , he tried unsuccessfully to stand for the South African parliament before returning home to marry Lady Mary Douglas Hamilton . |
| 4 | What is anatomical basis of this orientation selectivity ? ( personal communication ) suggests an answer which is reminiscent of that proposed by to account for the ability of octopuses to recognize spatial patterns . |
| 5 | There is no question but that VSEL strived genuinely to compete for the order , and put in an effective bid . |
| 6 | Over 100 members turned up to compete for the honour of representing Limerick Area in the National Finals in Belfast . |
| 7 | They won 61% of the vote for Congress in March , but only 27% in December ( when far fewer people turned out to vote for the assembly ) . |
| 8 | Rincewind decided not to ask for the return of his five remaining rhinu . |
| 9 | As it got dark 1 decided not to fish for the carp at night . |
| 10 | In the end , Coleman had to let it pass , although he contrived not to pay for the footage , and duly noted the DEA 's systematic corruption of the media in one of his back-channel reports to Donleavy . |
| 11 | Gilgamesh went on to search for the secret of immortality and according to the legend he almost succeeded . |
| 12 | She went on to work for the Friends ' Committee in France , Austria , Poland , and Greece . |
| 13 | Went in to look for the seeds so I m I might have changed , just gone , I du n no . |
| 14 | We went out to wait for the others . |
| 15 | Still , Mr Dysart went to see what 'e could do , while I went back to phone for the police . |
| 16 | Friday and I stayed to watch the prisoners , while the captain and his men went back to fight for the ship . |
| 17 | ‘ That is not your business ! ’ she shouted and went upstairs to dress for the evening . |
| 18 | Neither services nor any other sector increased sufficiently to compensate for the loss of jobs in manufacturing . |
| 19 | Jehan suddenly thought about the possibilities of ambush , and he wheeled around to look for the trooper who was riding escort on this side . |
| 20 | In this business , as soon as one meal is complete there is a need to start on the next , and the ACC chefs of the battalion , lunch behind them , had now to prepare for the functions to be held that evening in the Officers ' , and Warrant Officers ' and Sergeants ' Messes for 180 and 350 people respectively . |
| 21 | She put a red plastic bowl on the refrigerator floor and sat down to wait for the ice to melt . |
| 22 | Hughie Smith , president of the National Gypsy Council , a body set up to fight for the rights of gypsies , said : ‘ The point is that York does have hundreds of acres of land . |
| 23 | He often worked in a friend 's studio , and took his meals at Rosalie 's where he peeled potatoes or washed up to pay for the meals . |