Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] for [art] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Others , such as a chemical explosion involving the release of a toxic gas , may persist for a week or more , have delayed consequences , may affect a future generation if the toxic chemical is mutagenic and may have a significant impact on plant and animal populations .
2 A solicitor employed by a non-lawyer may not carry out professional work for any person other than his employer ( ie working directly with the employer 's clients is not permitted ) but may act for a company or other organisation controlled by the employer or over which the employer has substantial control or for a company in the same group as the employer or which controls the employer .
3 Just because ‘ levering up standards ’ appears to be the be-all and end-all of the government 's educational philosophy there is no reason why teachers , in their daily interactions with pupils should fall for the poverty and rigidity of this tunnel vision .
4 Rather , you must wait for the cigar that is — so to speak — ordained , to speak to you .
5 Household insurance specialists Hill House Hammond think that householders should qualify for a bonus if they avoid making claims .
6 The reverse of this policy was a Unionist proposal that all men in the armed forces should qualify for the franchise as of right .
7 Al Shaati , head second on her reappearance at Carlisle , should improve for the run and open her account in the Polygon Quality Management Maiden .
8 Al Shaati , head second on her reappearance at Carlisle , should improve for the run and open her account in the Polygon Quality Management Maiden .
9 We must speak for the majority that opposed the return of John Major 's government .
10 On 23 July 1258 he went with Roger Bigod , fourth Earl of Norfolk [ q.v. ] , and Simon of Montfort to demand that the Londoners accept ‘ whatever the barons should provide for the utility and foundation of the realm ’ ( Cronica Maiorum et Vicecomitum Londoniarum , pp. 38–9 ) .
11 In the 20 negotiating days that remain before Maastricht , the Prime Minister must work for a treaty that will serve the best interests of Britain , and in doing so serve the wider interests of the Community .
12 He 'd been helping his wife to , she must work for the council and he 'd been helping her and he said er the matron at Comfort House had asked and he , and he 'd noticed Jim 's name on when he delivered ours so he knew where they could , he 'd take them .
13 We must look for a scheme that will ensure that that does not happen again .
14 But perhaps I should stop for a moment and explain why Rose was angry about my nose and my hair — and why I , a Rassendyll , said I was an Elphberg .
15 We people who must vote for the Party if we are ever to win power again .
16 See the current Longman Directory of Local Authorities in order to know which Land Registry you should approach for the area that is the subject of your conveyancing transaction .
17 I am merely reporting on the fate to have befallen every other Minister for Sport you can care to mention which is one of the reasons why we are still debating the kind of football stadiums we should have for the future when every other country besides Botswana and the Cocos Islands have already built theirs .
18 Christie , who has already signed money-spinning deals with Lucozade and clothing firm High and Mighty since Barcelona , said : ‘ We did n't see why we should pay for a visa when we were prepared to take part in races for nothing .
19 You should go for a cruise if you ever get the chance .
20 When buying a Snakehead , you should allow for the fact that they will eventually outgrow standard aquariums .
21 must allow for the possibility that different professionals will bring different perspectives which may result in different conclusions or recommendations as to what is a desirable outcome of the assessment process , and therefore must provide a mechanism by which such differences can be identified , recorded , and , if possible , reduced .
22 But the community should care for the school because it is a social good and the property of the community .
23 This may succeed for a week or two but in the end is bound to be as banal as the preacher 's brain , returning with monotony to well worn paths and well worked passages .
24 It was a syndrome I had observed in other service marriages , not least in that of my own parents , and I have sometimes thought what a good subject it might make for a novel or play .
25 ‘ I 'll wait for a month or so : here , some other place , I do n't know .
26 I 'll wait for the dirt-digging till we 're eating .
27 She had the air of one who might head for the pavement and start writhing at any minute .
28 Labour leader John Smith told Mr Major : ‘ I am sure that the whole House will share the feeling of sadness which you have expressed and will also share the hope that a greater degree of privacy might result for the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children in what would be a difficult time for any family . ’
29 He might read for a while but he would not come downstairs , would not hear anything if she were quiet .
30 You do n't want to get caught , you 'll work in a secluded place , you 'll go for a place that 's got hedges around it and where you ca n't see the door .
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