Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [vb pp] [to-vb] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't buy myself anything , I 've still got to pay for them |
| 2 | We 're on social security and we 've virtually had to fight for everything we 've got . |
| 3 | The most common culinary crises were narrowed down to : seduction cuisine — how to cook a romantic dinner to impress ; budget cuisine , coronary cuisine , comfort cuisine — for those not feeling on top of the world ; spoil yourself cuisine — for anyone on their own ; student cuisine ; survival cuisine — for those who 've never had to cook for themselves before ; sports cuisine — for those needing a carbohydrate boost before a sporting activity ; trim cuisine — for cooks wanting to entertain but still stick to a diet ; creep cuisine — to impress the boss ; and finally , oat cuisine — for vegetarians , of course ! |
| 4 | All over Britain and Europe , ethnic minorities have suddenly begun to fear for their lives as extreme right-wing parties experience a resurgence of power and support . |
| 5 | I am still dreaming of the white cotton lace bedspread that I have always promised to knit for my ‘ best friend ’ because I know that she had always wanted one . |
| 6 | And though I can not return until it pleases the gods to end the world , I have never ceased to long for it . |
| 7 | Though this may sound childish — and I was in fact childish in many ways , as young women are who have never had to shift for themselves but have always had someone to stand between them and the world — it did , in fact , help me to behave better to Nonni , who was not stupid at all in matters of feeling , and easy to hurt . |
| 8 | This concept is indeed abstract for those of us who have never had to fight for it or defend it . |