Example sentences of "[verb] for [pron] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ruling groups have found that their interests are best safeguarded if they are supported by a work force which can not think for itself in the coherent way writing affords . |
| 2 | I grinned wickedly back and told Benjamin to wait for me in the street outside . |
| 3 | He had sent her , with Ned and the barmaids and Heaven knew how many others watching , to wait for him in his bed . |
| 4 | When he goes out there to wait for her in the evening , I sometimes think : It is n't Rosa . |
| 5 | I 'd been caddying for Ralph Moffatt on the pro circuit and got him through the pre-qualifier at Fairhaven , so I told him I 'd be caddying for him in the Open as I 'd heard nothing from Jack . |
| 6 | About 60 per cent of self-poisoners take psychotropic drugs that have been prescribed for them in their overdoses ( Hawton et al. 1977 ) . |
| 7 | At the same time as the Nun 's Priest is made to try to claim for himself in his tale the equivalent of : he , or Chaucer , reassures those who are able to share in the joke that the opposite is the case . |
| 8 | ( Someone suffering property damage not exceeding £275 may , of course , be able to claim for it in negligence or under the implied terms in the Sale of Goods Act ) . |
| 9 | If the seller wants a margin , he must stipulate for it in the contractual description . |
| 10 | If the rebels were prudent they would hold the line where it is , and take advantage of the peace talks that the American State Department has by steady diplomacy arranged for them in London . |
| 11 | We will be able to provide the equipment he needs to lead a normal life , and we know he 'll want for nothing in the future . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Our idea of what belongs to the realm of reality is given for us in the concepts which we use . ’ |
| 13 | Before kiln operator Steve Kelly died at 55 , he asked for help to be given to the team of Macmillan nurses who cared for him in his last months . |
| 14 | I often fear for you in many ways , quite unreasonably it may be . |
| 15 | Roberto had written and asked me to carry for him in that year 's Open . |
| 16 | Members of the public took the opportunity to see for themselves in a unique open day . |
| 17 | A more healthy statistic is that British companies account for one in three of the firms selling programs for microcomputers in this country . |
| 18 | Tom O'Connor , Chairman of the CBI 's Smaller Firms Council , said : ‘ In manufacturing alone , smaller firms account for one in three jobs and a quarter of the total output . |
| 19 | But Mr Westbrook adds : ‘ There are occasions when we might invoice a customer in Austrian schillings , bank it in a DM bank account and yet account for it in sterling . ’ |
| 20 | Being a child when the state was publicly engaged in making children healthy and literate was a support against my particular circumstances , its central benefit being that , unlike my mother , the state asked for nothing in return . |
| 21 | Well , perhaps I asked for it in a way , ’ Felicity admitted reluctantly . |
| 22 | try and get some information on this they felt that they were confident that at the end of the day that erm , approval would be given but erm I I I asked for it in writing and they said we would n't be getting that . |
| 23 | 'E 's keen on 'er , and she seemed ti be fond of 'im till 'e asked for 'er in wedlock . ’ |
| 24 | Dynamics of survival within the NMGC must be related to the role which the organisation has defined and redefined for itself in the light of a changing understanding of marital problems over time and in relation to the work of other agencies . |
| 25 | ‘ The money we lifted was hardly intended for them in the first place , was it ? ’ |
| 26 | I mean apart from a monstrous attack on our own officers who ca n't answer for themselves in this place . |
| 27 | If you are having difficulty cooking for everyone in the family , try Roseyne Masselin 's recipes ( see p.70 ) ; they are also Mediterranean in style and perfect for today 's lifestyle . |
| 28 | ‘ Goes for it in that sort of way . |
| 29 | The chief preoccupation of Methuen 's later years , apart from his painting , and one for which he denied himself many luxuries , was the restoration , maintenance , and improvement of Corsham Court , the family seat , and of the collection of pictures which hung in the magnificent gallery built and furnished for them in the 1760s . |
| 30 | Something made for him in the darkness and struck him a violent blow just under the knee . |