Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that this wealth was not locked in land or designated for heirs : it was fine fresh wealth coming into the great port of Liverpool by the month , by the week even , in the form of Ceylon tea , Indian jute , Irish coal — Mr Crump had an encyclopaedia of imports which he rattled off in diffident haste . |
| 2 | Boreal subpolar forests have yielded furs , and northern lands and continental shelves are currently being explored or exploited for minerals , including coal , metallic ores , oil and gas . |
| 3 | Only the earl of Lancaster among the nobility and Winchelsey among the prelates were committed to the Ordinances ; others seemed to regard them as a measure , or cover for measures , against Gaveston ; Winchelsey , however , died in 1313 , leaving Lancaster alone to pursue his ambitions in the name of the Ordinances . |
| 4 | It will be an expensive detour for users — it is much simpler to either buy Windows now or wait for Windows NT which promises links into Unix . ’ |
| 5 | It will be an expensive detour for users — it is much simpler either to buy Windows now , or wait for Windows NT , which promises links into Unix . ’ |
| 6 | Olwen drove , and evolved a schedule of visiting her numerous girlfriends or looking for bargains in the shops whilst the others pitched the local council or union . |
| 7 | The majority of payments were too small to replace the income lost from earnings and , therefore , were used to supplement other income , to buy goods for the home or saved for emergencies . |
| 8 | Write or telephone for details , then come to see for yourselves . |
| 9 | Or listening for days on end while she dithered |
| 10 | Develop an index of notes that really helps you locate notes quickly when preparing for tutorials , writing essays or revising for exams . |
| 11 | Any interview or request for comments should be directed to the Director/Assistant Director and/or Committee Chairman . |
| 12 | Send him out to watch your next opponents , or look for defenders , midfielders etc . |
| 13 | So they kill or look for carcasses already available and search them for beetles , spiders , maggots and the like , turning the bodies over from time to time to aid their search . |
| 14 | Ask an insurance broker for details , or look for advertisements in the canine press . |
| 15 | In such circumstances , the Americans , out of concern for their homeland , might falter in their commitment to Nato or look for ways to confine any war to Europe . |
| 16 | Alternatively , the practice has grown up that if the law is not clear , then , given that the possibility of being prosecuted for a crime or sued for damages may exist , albeit as a remote possibility in England , it is better always for the doctor to err on the side of caution and follow the most conservative or restrictive view of the law . |
| 17 | Chamberlin ( 1980 ) tends to see advocacy for rights and advocacy or brokerage for services as opposing forces , but others ( Anthony and Blanch , 1989 ; Lecklitner and Greenberg , 1983 ; and Rappaport , 1981 ) see advocacy as part of a more general movement for improvement in the social conditions of mentally ill people . |
| 18 | because it is not worth litigating or suing for claims below a certain sum ; |
| 19 | The wisdom of selecting can often be appreciated when visiting old orchards , when it is necessary to either pick the apples using a ladder or waiting for windfalls . |
| 20 | No courting or going for interviews for 'im . ’ |
| 21 | Although working people are now more likely to be contributing to an occupational or personal pension , even in future years not all people will have been able to accumulate sufficient provision to support themselves in retirement — for example those people who have not worked for many years because they were unemployed or disabled or caring for relatives . |
| 22 | The demands of the women 's movement in Britain seem overwhelmingly concerned with women who want to avoid having or caring for children , either full-time or at all ( e.g. abortion and contraception , day-care centres , rights in paid employment ) . |
| 23 | There are certain types of expenditure that are illegal ( for example , paying an elector to exhibit an election poster or paying for voters to be taken to and from the polling booths ) , and separate committees to promote a candidate are not permitted . |
| 24 | There had been little investigation or calling for witnesses . |
| 25 | She 's the kind of person who 'd probably forget to eat or sleep for days while she was painting , then eat ravenously for the next week to make up , if she could . |
| 26 | Experts are divided over whether the commission will urge specific new legislation making hacking a crime , or opt for changes in existing laws to cope with certain types of computer crime . |
| 27 | In between they had us swimming , playing football or rugby or running for miles along the beach and on the cliff tops towards Filey . |
| 28 | Watch press or ring for details . |
| 29 | This hypothetical person ( in this case , female ) also has done very little sport or exercise for years . |
| 30 | Prior to this service , pump manufacturers would only provide a test pump for a well if the customer agreed to purchase the unit or pay for repairs at the end of the test period . |