Example sentences of "[be] [indef pn] [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is in this sense that there will always be something to play for . |
| 2 | ‘ There does n't seem to be anything to live for , ’ she said . |
| 3 | because there 's nothing to go for . |
| 4 | You presumptuous monkey , she told him , there 's nothing to wait for , I 'm not going to marry you . |
| 5 | And often there 's nothing to show for it at the end . |
| 6 | They lie there in cots , sometimes tied down , not crying because there 's nothing to cry for . |
| 7 | There is nothing to live for . |
| 8 | Turnover growth is nothing to pursue for itself . |
| 9 | For coach Giorgio Leoni 's men , there is nothing to play for but pride . |
| 10 | There is plenty to fish for with the winner guaranteed £1,000 from co-sponsors , Octoplus . |
| 11 | And there 's plenty to do for non-sailing friends . |
| 12 | And so that means that the church is something to live for , an |
| 13 | This is something to pray for zealously , that leaders be humble enough to admit when they completely foul things up . |
| 14 | Er I mean , all I want Win , is something to do for four years than sit at home being a housewife and hang yourself as well ! |
| 15 | However , this is something to watch for because , unless sorted , this kind of problem on a guitar only gets worse . |
| 16 | It 's a war , there is something to fight for ; you should n't stick up for Kylie , she should be fought at every turn . |
| 17 | Just 5,000 votes short last time , there 's everything to fight for . |
| 18 | It 's something to plan for , etc . |
| 19 | ‘ You know you 've got to have the work there and on time ; it 's something to aim for . |
| 20 | There was nothing to reach for , no aching energy of ambition to move him ; as far as he could see , he was just kicking around in medium comfort and waiting to get old and die . |
| 21 | Then he dozed in an armchair for a few hours , until he was too cold and stiff to bear it any longer , when he got up and made tea for everyone , and discovered that there was nothing to eat for breakfast . |
| 22 | There was nothing to rush for and nowhere to rush to . |
| 23 | And in the forest there was nothing to show for it . |
| 24 | Dave Mitchell was next man in a real flyer this one and at 4-3 … there was everything to play for … |
| 25 | But it was something to hope for … if I could escape . |