Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] have [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ellis believed that the women 's movement had taken a wrong turn in demanding equality with men in the public sphere and should rather have worked for the elevation of motherhood . |
| 2 | The bird brought her food , dropping it into her mouth so that she should not have to stop for the nourishment she needed in order to have enough strength to carry on . |
| 3 | If hypertension has been neglected in the diabetic care of the past , lipids might not have existed for the attention they have received . |
| 4 | An amoral man applying a fixed morality to others might not have hoped for the success Surere had had ; but now , with so much ranged against him , in a world so different from the one he had lorded it in , Huy wondered how he would get on . |
| 5 | the multiplier was reduced from 15 years to 11 years to reflect the fact that the marriage might not have lasted for the whole of the natural life of the deceased . |
| 6 | The same man might well have worked for the Alkmaionidai in exile . |
| 7 | She 'd just have to send for the rest of her things . |
| 8 | Sam 's song is simple and obvious , coming from ‘ the voice of a forlorn and weary hobbit that no listening orc could possibly have mistaken for the clear song of an Elven-lord ’ . |
| 9 | Now back at Jan Smuts Airport , X-Ray Foxtrot may well have flown for the second time in civvies by the time these words are read . |
| 10 | To the locals it was a wilderness they would rather have preserved for the hawks , the salmon and the mountaineers . |
| 11 | Had she not met Flynn , she would merely have asked for the farms to be restored to Maran Hill ; but the news from London made her too bold . |
| 12 | I shall just have to wait for the next Guinness Book of Records for the answer . |
| 13 | After all , if you had asked him , Boy would probably have said for the first time in his life , yes , thank you I am very happy . |
| 14 | Asked to predict the most likely site of synaptic plasticity , theoreticians would probably have opted for the interneurons , as these can clearly receive and modulate signals from many different inputs before dispatching them to varied outputs . |
| 15 | It would n't have done for the women to be met by his men . |
| 16 | Richmann seethed at Henri 's arrogance , and consoled himself that with any luck he would n't have to stand for the superstitious fool 's whims for much longer Drawing a gun from a shoulder holster , he prepared to fight his way through the streets if necessary ; it would be nothing compared to what was to come , he thought . |
| 17 | They would never have done for the vicarage windows . ’ |
| 18 | During the period the hired car will be insured under this policy in exactly the same way as your own car is insured and you will only have to pay for the petrol used . |
| 19 | You will also have to allow for the time lag between installation and productive use which will probably be months rather than weeks or days . |
| 20 | In the centre of Nottingham Trinity Square busy but you wo n't have to queue for the Victoria Centre or the Broadmoor next update in ten minutes time . |
| 21 | In Nottingham city centre you 'll find space to park at the Broadmarsh Centre and Fletchergate you wo n't have to queue for the Victoria Centre car park but Trinity Square that 's proving to be fairly busy so expect a short wait to park there . |
| 22 | ‘ British Steel wo n't have to pay for the wear and tear of the roads caused by the extra traffic , ’ he said . |