Example sentences of "[verb] to [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Major is the only leader committed to striving for zero inflation . |
| 2 | Joyce was committed to providing for the two daughters of his first marriage , to whom he was a conscientious father , as well as supporting his second wife . |
| 3 | Sunk costs can be easily identified in that they will have been paid or are subject to legally binding contracts and the firm is committed to paying for these contracts in the future . |
| 4 | Thus , those who are committed to caring for and working with old people have first to face two facts . |
| 5 | My experience of practitioners trained overseas and with small lists is that most are good doctors committed to caring for their patients to the best of their ability . |
| 6 | Ideologically you may be committed to working for the NHS . |
| 7 | ANARAP is also committed to campaigning for a better legal environment for community radios . |
| 8 | If this means returning to hanging for theft ; workhouses for the deserving poor and the streets for the undeserving ; the exploitation of the poor by the wealthy ; overcrowded , insanitary housing for the majority and opulence for the few ; of course we would reject it . |
| 9 | Without one , how could he bring in models ? 1 hey objected to posing for him out of doors . |
| 10 | The patient may not be abandoned ; but the care given must change from treating for living to treating for dying . |
| 11 | I object to paying for it because it does nah do anything for me . |
| 12 | Having started along the path of gas-cooled reactors , the nuclear industry stuck with them when it came to looking for an improved model . |
| 13 | When she came to writing for her college project , she found other material ; this will enable her to enjoy the work more fully on a second visit . |
| 14 | It was claimed that he had confessed to spying for the US Central Intelligence Agency , but the US authorities had always denied that he had any official connections . |
| 15 | Egyptian reports about the Misratis were rather confused , claiming first that they were Moslem Arabs , later that they were Jews of Libyan origin ; first that they had confessed to spying for Mossad ( the Israeli secret service ) , later that they had admitted only counterfeiting documents . |
| 16 | It is bound to affect the way we handle real and potential conflict situations , as much as dislike of fresh air and exercise may contribute to deciding for a family camping holiday or not . |
| 17 | There are two approaches which can be adopted to charging for the service : |
| 18 | Shadreck Ndlovu , a former member of the Zimbabwean paramilitary forces , was sentenced to 42 years ' imprisonment on June 1 , 1990 , after confessing to spying for South Africa on the Zimbabwean Army and the ANC between September 1989 and May 1990 . |
| 19 | And he was saying that it 's erm a speaking dic dictionary , that 's what they 're going to researching for |
| 20 | ‘ Let's stick to acting for the moment , ’ he drawled . |
| 21 | I must confess to falling for this combo the moment I saw its name ; anyone with a sense of humour like that is okay in my book ! |
| 22 | But , Alfa Romeo returned to racing for the first World Championship in 1950 , he was invited to join their team and he finished second in the inaugural championship , having won the Monaco , Belgian and French Grands Prix . |
| 23 | The potential saving compared to paying for a childminder can be considerable ; more so for a nanny . |
| 24 | We can then effectively return to fighting for the improved quality of life of all our members . |
| 25 | Says Souness : ‘ I think you realise quite quickly if someone is not suited to playing for you or your club then you do what you have to do . ’ |
| 26 | ( a ) They are all restricted to acting for clients living ( or sometimes working ) within a limited geographical area round the centre . |
| 27 | Proud veterans who have contributed to National Insurance for decades are reduced to applying for means-tested benefits along with layabouts , New Age travellers and the like who have contributed nothing . |
| 28 | Sexual responsiveness to a familiar member of the opposite sex may not be zero — particularly when the time allotted to searching for an alternative has run out . |
| 29 | USL 's in-house counsel says OSF , which appears to looking for proof of an industry-wide conspiracy against it , is asking USL to produce not only every piece of paper they 've got with OSF 's name on it but anything that refers to Unix or even software . |
| 30 | The [ draft ] FRS applies to accounting for capital instruments by those who issue them . |