Example sentences of "for [pers pn] [to-vb] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government has also failed in its responsibility for the Health and Sa Safety Executive by restricting year after year adequate resources for them to carry out the function that they were designed for . |
| 2 | you know , below the shadow of both the next two properties , we shall , we shall , you know , just have a brick wall , and if they they just shifted the garage to one end and as far as I 'm concerned it 's an excuse for them to put up the power , that is , |
| 3 | Grandmothers were an integral part of life and so , when the mass emigrations began , it seemed perfectly right and natural for them to take over the running of the families left behind . |
| 4 | It must be difficult for them to understand when the way that we use ‘ big ’ is so confusing . |
| 5 | But it sits long enough for me to point out the difference between the two species . |
| 6 | Traffic was heavy and this was no day for me to pick up a ticket . |
| 7 | Now you 've made it impossible for me to carry out an interview despite the fact I 've been extremely patient " |
| 8 | Jahangir 's irritation was with the refereeing which , he reckoned , had hindered him throughout the tournament and yesterday he said it ‘ made it hard for me to catch up a couple of points ’ . |
| 9 | From there it is a comparatively small step for you to take on a role in a piece of forum theatre , and then on to working in role with the whole class . |
| 10 | That 's generally ample time for you to close down a database without panic , and to switch off the computer in an orderly fashion . |
| 11 | And they said we do n't mean to be over the men , but what we mean is for you to come down the office , no what the office wants as regards orders , and be responsible and pass them out to the men who you 'll think who 'll do the job best and all that , and that 's what we mean . |
| 12 | Great-Uncle Isaac at Dummah Hill , where Father was living and working , was kin to the brothers so an arrangement was made for him to take over the land . |
| 13 | ‘ And as she and Steve are together it 's not unlikely for him to pick up the phone if it rang . ’ |
| 14 | I had to yell out for him to hang on a minute . ’ |
| 15 | All he wanted was for him to put out the cigarette ; he knew he would just go on suffering the strangled air . |
| 16 | It was important for him to build up a body of allies to ensure his succession on his father 's death , but he overreached himself , was regarded as a rebel and was killed , after being defeated in battle by Chlothar . |
| 17 | She must write that letter in time for him to send back a reply . |
| 18 | He offered to forgo part of his salary as long as some employment would be found for him to make up the difference . |
| 19 | A small window on to the yard offered sufficient light for him to make out the cheese and butter and sacks of sugar and rice . |
| 20 | She had been waiting for him to bring up the subject and was not surprised when he did so that very evening , although not , as she had anticipated , because of the eminently satisfactory report from her gynaecologist but for another reason altogether . |
| 21 | Certainly not enough to afford shelter for him to get nearer the hut . |
| 22 | As to what would have happened without the event of the accident in her A level year by way of results , I regret I have to find as a fact that she would not in the year of her accident , have achieved the grades necessary for her to take up a place at Norwich City College . |
| 23 | I was n't really listening , just waiting for her to pick up the phone . ’ |
| 24 | Since Rita has been sent to Coventry , she has not been told that it is physically possible for her to open up the incubator herself and put her hands in . |
| 25 | While studying spinning in Huddersfield ( as part of her degree course in textile design at Middlesex Polytechnic ) there had been no time for her to try out the machine , so the then sceptical technician told her to come back later . |
| 26 | I knew that she would be feeling timid , and it was rather a climb in any case : comforting for her to come up a flight of steps passing a trellis of gloriously flowering wistaria . |
| 27 | I waited for her to bring up the subject of Graham 's murder because I knew she would have been very upset . |
| 28 | They were in luck , for the sky was still murky and a thin drizzle falling , excuse enough for him to cover his head and shadow his face within his capuchon , and for her to pull forward the hood of her old cloak , and hide within it . |
| 29 | The girl tapped Adam 's room number into the computer and waited for it to print out the bill . |
| 30 | This chapter provides an opportunity for us to state clearly the role and importance of the Teacher Placement Service ( TPS ) , our success and potential role within partnerships . |