Example sentences of "to [noun] [conj] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are intended for use in discussion-led groups of about 20–30 people and are a valuable aid to teaching and revising for the Institute 's examinations . |
| 2 | I waved to Toby and went for the door . |
| 3 | Judges initially were not amenable and denied sellers certain rights both to repossession and to sue for the deficiency . |
| 4 | At this stage in his life , this was as important to Nicholson as searching for the character he was playing . |
| 5 | The Dutch were probably right , to judge from a handwritten note de Gaulle gave Chancellor Konrad Adenauer at that time : ‘ The supernational organisms of the six , which tend inevitably and abusively to become irresponsible superstates , will be reformed , subordinated to governments and used for the normal tasks of the council and technical business . ’ |
| 6 | We believe that it is the failure to map from roles to names that accounts for the difficulty in keeping track of who is doing what to whom in certain complicated texts with many characters — some Russian novels , for example . |
| 7 | He then knelt and confessed his sin to God and asked for the forgiveness that is in Christ to be his . |
| 8 | There were even reports of material assistance being given to protesters by local officials , such as transport to demonstrations and financing for the protesters ' co-ordinating committees . |
| 9 | To listen to music and read for the pure pleasure of reading . |
| 10 | It gives many people a purpose to life and hope for the future . |
| 11 | I learned that my parents had got to London and prayed for the day I 'd be able to see them . |
| 12 | These massive constructions of bamboo and paper , often passed down from year to year and re-covered for the next May festival by a new team , were far beyond the capacity of any individual flyer . |
| 13 | Joseph of Arimathaea , a member of the Sanhedrin who was obviously sympathetic to Jesus ( Matthew claims he had become a secret disciple ) , went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus . |
| 14 | WISE CHILDREN Angela Carter Carter 's obsession with performance gets a final airing as twin sister vaudeville actresses go to Hollywood and aim for the big time . |