Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb infin] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Framed her own mind in Adam 's will and learnt to sit patiently and wait for whatever happened next . |
| 2 | But he could not sit patiently and wait for the next train , in an hour 's time . |
| 3 | The gauntlet was down , the opportunity to talk to arrange a forum , to come together , land owners , local authorities , the hunt 's people , er the interested parties , to come together and look for a decent way of hunting and that way is probably drag hunting and we 're giving you a golden opportunity to start that route . |
| 4 | Now those same partners gave their blessing to the idea of the two solicitors moving out of their own offices , and setting up a temporary Law Centre where everyone involved could get together and fight for the return of the children ; they would fight for justice , and ultimately a judicial inquiry . |
| 5 | None of the people on stage knew what was happening , the girls continued to sing their plaintive song and the other men danced on with their own pieces of chiffon , hoping that Ken would go away and disappear for ever . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought the intelligent thing to do was to go away and work for two years and then come back and teach . |
| 7 | Half past eight comes and it is time to stand outside and wait for the bus . |
| 8 | This in turn depends on the relevance it has , how important it is to them not to get pregnant , and how easy emotionally and practically it is to go somewhere and ask for it . |
| 9 | The Waste was utterly still and save for the dark Tower in the centre utterly empty ; the birds which enlivened the forest avoided it , the morning sun , shining obliquely across it , lit the Tower down one side leaving the other in deepest shadow . |
| 10 | ‘ You can go home and whistle for your wages , if that 's what you want . |
| 11 | Cedric went to Farokh and said : ‘ Is there any likelihood of your having to return home and fight for your country ? ’ |
| 12 | Fish featured largely in our diet during our stay , and being a keen fisherman I longed to get offshore and try for some of the bigger game fish . |
| 13 | Although such schemes suggest high staffing ratios , this may not be the case if mentally handicapped people are given adequate opportunities to live independently and care for themselves . |
| 14 | The others will have to stay here and hope for the best . |
| 15 | Hence , considerable numbers of chefesses willing to come over here and work for peanuts just for the experience . |
| 16 | ‘ Sure there 's only me that can do nothing but lie here and pray for all of you . ’ |
| 17 | ’ She should come here and see for herself what 's going on . |
| 18 | It is unlikely that Patrick will come here and wait for the Plantagenet . |
| 19 | Did you think I would sit here and wait for you to kill me . |
| 20 | Look , you 'll have to sit here and wait for me , all right ? |
| 21 | When I lived right on the job it used to drive my wife round the bend — I 'd be at home on a weekend , perhaps in the garden , and I 'd think about something in the greenhouse across the road so I 'd go over there and disappear for an hour whereas perhaps I should have been giving more time to my family . |
| 22 | But to believe it , you really must go there and see for yourself . |
| 23 | She had gone up to her room now as if she was simply going to sit there and wait for as long as it took , and when the plane disappeared from sight Maggie went to find her . |
| 24 | I think that 's it , if you can get a house with plenty of , you know you can stay there and live for ever ca n't ya ? |
| 25 | Having chosen your leather corals carefully , and provided them with a good aquarium environment , they should grow steadily and live for a long time ( ten years has been reported ) , and possibly even reproduce . |
| 26 | In Chapman 's view , the foundation of Aston Villa 's long history of success was their ability to plan ahead and prepare for the departure of key players . |
| 27 | And just as those who are young feel the need to talk about and prepare for earlier important events , such as their wedding , or their children 's christenings , it is quite normal and not at all macabre for some old people to want to look ahead and plan for the ritual and display of family love and unity that will take place on the day of their departure from this world . |
| 28 | one of these was the compensation pendulum , in which brass and steel are used to move freely and compensate for different co-efficients of expansion . |