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 . " |