Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Rather , you must wait for the cigar that is — so to speak — ordained , to speak to you . |
| 3 | The reverse of this policy was a Unionist proposal that all men in the armed forces should qualify for the franchise as of right . |
| 4 | Al Shaati , head second on her reappearance at Carlisle , should improve for the run and open her account in the Polygon Quality Management Maiden . |
| 5 | Al Shaati , head second on her reappearance at Carlisle , should improve for the run and open her account in the Polygon Quality Management Maiden . |
| 6 | We must speak for the majority that opposed the return of John Major 's government . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | We people who must vote for the Party if we are ever to win power again . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | When buying a Snakehead , you should allow for the fact that they will eventually outgrow standard aquariums . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | But the community should care for the school because it is a social good and the property of the community . |
| 15 | I 'll wait for the dirt-digging till we 're eating . |
| 16 | She had the air of one who might head for the pavement and start writhing at any minute . |
| 17 | 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 . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Okay , then , I 'll give it a go if you 'll pay for the diesel and if I can see you Saturday night . ’ |
| 19 | Regulation 3B(1) requires that a wasted costs order ‘ may provide for the whole or any part of the wasted costs to be disallowed or ordered to be paid and the court shall specify the amount of such costs . ’ |
| 20 | All the Brownies were invited to go home and think about what the Pack could do for the fete and bring their ideas and suggestions along to the next Pack Meeting . |
| 21 | ‘ You 'd think he 'd come for the Christmas or even write but never a word , no thought for anybody except himself , ’ and it cast a deep shadow when they tried to imagine what kind of space enclosed Luke in England during the same hour , but they were n't able to imagine it . |
| 22 | Graduates in Roman archaeology may read for the D.Phil. or M.Litt. ( by thesis ) or the M.St . |
| 23 | According to the family he rarely used it except on Sundays when he spent the afternoon and evening with an old chap who used to work for the firm and now lives in sheltered accommodation at Carbis Bay . |
| 24 | We had to make a hollow in the mud , and we lay there like swallows : we used to long for the dark so we could stand up and straighten our legs . |
| 25 | ( 2 ) A statement of any restrictions on the investments which the firm may acquire for the customer or a statement that there is no such restrictions . |
| 26 | Some insurance companies offer small sum policies , with monthly or annual premiums , which may pay for the funeral when someone dies , however much has been put into the scheme . |
| 27 | He has been convicted of crime , and we shall assume for the moment that he has not behaved himself within the meaning of these words . |
| 28 | He knew Sir Ralph 's type : a professional soldier , a mercenary who would crusade for the faith but was not averse to serving in the armies of the infidel . |
| 29 | The right hon. and learned Member for Surrey , East said yesterday that he would vote for the Government because the Prime Minister was clearly determined to follow a path that the right hon. and learned Gentleman favoured . |
| 30 | The right hon. Member for Finchley said yesterday that she would vote for the Government because they were following a path that she favoured — in precisely the opposite direction . |