Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , if they failed to arrange for a minor repair in the science labs and a pupil was hurt as a result , they might be guilty of a safety offence . |
| 2 | Pearce said : ‘ We always planned to try for a drop goal whenever we were in the French 20 metre area . |
| 3 | At a corner he stopped to wait for a break in the traffic . |
| 4 | He was sitting just a matter of inches away , when he moved to reach for a coffee-cup she caught the smell of freshly washed hair , and her fingers itched with the memory of tangling themselves in those jet-black waves . |
| 5 | I tried to apply for a credit card , but they refused me . |
| 6 | ‘ If I tell anyone that we stopped to look for a ghost , they 'll laugh at me , and if I was you , I would n't tell your mates either . |
| 7 | Coming to Old Gang Smelting Mills we stopped to look for a while at the most complete collection of buildings still standing in the mining field , although comparing them now with photographs taken in the 1930s it 's obvious that they 're slowly falling apart . |
| 8 | She pretended to think for a moment . |
| 9 | But they 're not so — ’ The offworlder seemed to search for a word . |
| 10 | Though a fictional character , Cu Chulainn came to stand for a very real sense of patriotic courage and self-sacrifice . |
| 11 | His greatest wall had been built when Mr Fractor came to look for a book on logarithms . |
| 12 | Alexei 's eyes seemed to stare for a moment into the middle distance . |
| 13 | Then he frowned and seemed to consider for a moment . |
| 14 | It was difficult to raise the vein as the filly staggered around , but she came to rest for a few seconds and I dug my thumb into the jugular furrow . |
| 15 | After 1760 , with the acceleration in turnpike trust formation and the advent of the canal age , investment in transport came to account for a substantial fraction of total capital investment in Britain . |
| 16 | After two decades cotton came to account for a third of the increase in manufactured exports from 1784 – 6 to 1794 – 6 . |
| 17 | A few days before Michael came home , our daughter-in-law Pippa came to stay for a few days , bringing Emily , who was to go to a boarding-school in Yorkshire . |
| 18 | Mrs Parkin came to stay for a week and went after a day . |
| 19 | The hon. Member for Garscadden quoted COSLA as being concerned about what would happen if someone 's aunt came to stay for a couple of months . |
| 20 | John , of Pontypridd , Mid Glamorgan , said yesterday : ‘ It was n't until I came to pay for a car at the auction that I realised what I 'd done . |
| 21 | The phone seemed to ring for a long time . |
| 22 | Richmann seemed to think for a moment , then smiled . |
| 23 | He seemed to hesitate for a moment . |
| 24 | FitzAlan seemed to hesitate for a moment , then turned his mount on to the barely discernible path . |
| 25 | Geraci seemed to hesitate for a moment . |
| 26 | He seemed to hesitate for a moment . |
| 27 | So we agreed to look for a new approach " . |
| 28 | On Oct. 28 , Azerbaijan 's President Abulfaz Elchibey agreed to look for a compromise candidate for interior minister . |
| 29 | Planning issues would also be important and DEW planned to press for a green belt around Darlington . |
| 30 | Oldfield himself asked Branson to carry on as his manager , which Branson agreed to do for a new rate — Oldfield would pay him one barrel of beer a year . |