Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [indef pn] for the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He did n't know when he 'd be back and she should cancel everything for the next several days .
2 Oh and I 'll have one for the last card .
3 ‘ I shall do nothing for the simple reason that — knowing Doreen — it would be a waste of time and effort .
4 Runner-up River Falls , beaten a head , and his stablemate Swing Low , third , are both in the 2,000 Guineas but Richard Hannon will send one for the Italian version .
5 A party that will attempt nothing for the unemployed at home will do nothing for the poor and starving abroad .
6 A party that will attempt nothing for the unemployed at home will do nothing for the poor and starving abroad .
7 I mean , it needs to perhaps perhaps they can do something for the first couple
8 It really is important to get your statement , but first we 've got to see if we can do anything for the poor devil down there . "
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