Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [to-vb] for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Admittedly you often do have to search for an underlying structure in Berlioz 's work .
2 ‘ I 've decided to opt for a quiet role , ’ she had said .
3 Sadly I have n't got time to play right now , I 've got to split for an urgent dinner date .
4 ‘ It 's what I 've wanted to do for a long time , so long that I ca n't remember a time when the name Tony Radcliffe did n't send me into a violent rage ! ’
5 I 'll see that bugger tomorrow mornin' if I have to get up at five , an , I 'll tell him what I 've meant to do for a long time ; I 'll take the can along to the authorities .
6 In Sydenham , Kent , for example , the staff have decided to aim for a 20-minute initial interview .
7 It was a backlash against quotas where you have got to vote for a certain number .
8 Several transplants have been tried before , but this is the first time they have continued to function for a long period , according to the researchers at the University of Alberta , in Edmonton .
9 Such families have been well placed to secure the best contacts and the best education , and rising young stars have often married into them , so social prestige and heredity have continued to count for a considerable amount .
10 A kitchen timer that rings to indicate to the child when they have managed to sit for a specific length of time can be linked to the reward chart .
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