Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who are brave enough to hope for one of the few lectureships around tend to go for the astronomy or nuclear physics . |
| 2 | But we have to have some spare capacity in case we want to run for the bus or climb Everest ( where the air is less oxygen-rich ) . |
| 3 | Another old argument is that ‘ manly sports ’ help to keep people fit to fight for the Crown if necessary , whereas fights which involve maiming rob the Crown of able-bodied men for the armed forces . |
| 4 | We must allow ourselves time to grieve for the past but the guards had no such time . |
| 5 | such permanent staff continue to work for the Council if they wish to do so ; and , where possible , |
| 6 | An study by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has shown how EC " structural " funds , designed to alleviate poverty , fail to account for the environment and are in some cases responsible for the destruction of habitats and extinction of species . |
| 7 | Both experiences help to account for the confidence and vigour with which Tess of the d'Urbervilles was written . |
| 8 | But of course something like this would do that but you have to allow for the jitter as well and this sort of algorithm might might be the way to do it . |
| 9 | If you say that children are completely non-rational then you have to account for the fact that they become rational , and to do that it appears from these examples that you have to assume that they already are . |
| 10 | In the context of an infill project the competing contractors will be supplied with all the information they need to tender for the job but on a fixed price basis , including the total management of the contract and |
| 11 | Choir member Margaret Candler said : ‘ We have already done a sponsored sing to pay for the theatre so everything made on the night will go to the charity . |