Example sentences of "[coord] [to-vb] [pron] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | If a person wishes to give up his physical integrity in certain circumstances , or to risk it for the sake of sport or excitement , should the criminal law allow the consent to negative what would otherwise be a crime ? |
2 | Some may choose to neglect their health or to trade it for the freedom to do other things , as does the business executive who opts for a stressful way of life in pursuit of material success . |
3 | God had n't fully maintained His help to keep condescension from her tone or to prepare her for the answer when it came : ‘ Yes , I went to school , ma'am . |
4 | If there is a point to saluting the winner of a race , it is ultimately to celebrate his good fortune in being given the natural attributes to do what he does ; and to thank him for the excitement of the spectacle he provides in devoting all his concentrated effort to showing he 's the best . |
5 | ‘ I came to apologise for hitting you , ’ she began determinedly , ‘ and to thank you for the cheque . ’ |
6 | The promise of high rewards is necessary to provide an incentive to encourage people to undergo this training and to compensate them for the sacrifice involved . |
7 | ‘ The money is a bona fide payment in thanks for your co-operation and to compensate you for the upheaval . |
8 | He was in a position to adjust his price to maximise potential gain for the firm , and to minimise it for the client . |
9 | Those families in which a parent died from an illness known in advance to be terminal seemed to be better able to respond to the needs of their children , and to prepare them for the loss with information and emotional support . |
10 | It decided not to pay out the sums so received to individual solicitors as a sort of dividend but to apply them for the benefit of the profession as a whole . |