Example sentences of "[vb mod] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now it may for the game that if he can cover the square number twelve , he will score more points than if he covers the square with the nine . |
| 2 | I can not accept the argument that the words ‘ the interests of the State ’ in this context mean the interests of the amorphous populace , without regard to the guiding policies of those in authority , and that proof of possible ultimate benefit to the populace may for the purposes of the Act justify an act of spying or sabotage . |
| 3 | All the evidence to date — and there is a considerable body of it by now — shows that physical methods of punishment ( the deliberate infliction of pain on the child ) may for the time being suppress the behaviour that it is meant to inhibit but will not form character . |
| 4 | or such greater percentage ( which may be 100 per cent. ) as may for the time being be prescribed . |
| 5 | This may involve the following behavioural changes : * the wife may return to full-time work to increase the family 's total income ; * expenditure on other items , such as cars or holidays , may for the time be reduced ; the couple may place an increased value on the enhanced personal prestige attached to the ownership of the larger property , and will be prepared to accept the financial consequences of enjoying this enhanced prestige . |
| 6 | But but let's for the sake |
| 7 | let's for the sake of the discussion assume it 's about three hundred a year , then you 're looking at another three thousand nine hundred during the remainder of the plan period . |
| 8 | Finally , another must for the tennis home , is the recently published Official 1991 Annual of the Wimbledon Championships . |
| 9 | ‘ We call ourselves the Unifiers — an inner core of trade unionists who are prepared to take a few risks to get what we must for the majority . |
| 10 | means you must for the farm house is around , erm |
| 11 | The question must for the moment remain open as to whether it is inevitable that the economy should move in this cyclical way as it copes with the new microelectronics technology . |
| 12 | What part of any contraction in the demand for elderly workers has been caused by state action over the setting of pension eligibility terms , and what part has been due to the autonomous decisions of employers , must for the moment remain an open question . |
| 13 | And , if you 'll accept my apologies , we must for the time being put the matter of Lady Maude to one side . ’ |
| 14 | In the light of the foregoing material and pending the conclusion of the investigation that has been undertaken at the request of the Chief Executive , the board resolved that , in the interests of investors , Norwich Union should for the time being and with immediate effect be prohibited from : ( 1 ) accepting any new investment business from the Winchester Group or any company representative of the Winchester Group and in particular entering into any investment contract with any investor introduced by the Winchester Group or any such company representative ; and ( 2 ) soliciting investment business from members of the public through the Winchester Group or any of its company representatives . |
| 15 | I can not understand my conception of the world in terms of , or reduce it to , some account of my dispositions , as it seems plausible one might for the rat 's ( or any third person 's ) conception of the world and its dispositions . |
| 16 | Addressed to the archbishop and all the prelates assembled at Lambeth , it commanded them , on their oaths of fealty , to do all that they could for the defence and conservation of the king 's rights and of his realm ; it then continued : |
| 17 | The brindle hounds , John Deverill 's speciality and obsession , stood well to order at one side of the drive with the whippers-in waiting as patiently as they could for the order to move off . |
| 18 | Many severely handicapped children do die at an early age through natural causes , but at least the parents can feel that they did everything they could for the child when it was alive . |
| 19 | His energy revived , Richard was now intent on keeping Victoria 's company as much to himself as he could for the rest of the day . |
| 20 | And of course everyone knew all about it , just as they knew that the Mackays , poor souls , had done everything they could for the boy ever since they took him in for adoption . ’ |
| 21 | Using highly mobile soldiers to avoid battle , Bruce used the physical geography of Scotland to make conditions as difficult as he could for the English who , risking starvation and ambush , had to be very careful not to overstretch themselves and to keep open their lines of communication as best they could through the control of castles , in particular the vital one at Stirling , which dominated the lowest point at which the river Forth could be crossed by bridge . |
| 22 | Those who talked to Harold Macmillan at this time were sure that this cold politicking did not enter his head ; that he was sincere and only wanted to do the best that he could for the Church . |
| 23 | He says in the autobiography erm my view was that every president was a and this was a famous phrase every president was a steward of the people , a steward of the people , bound actively and affirmatively to do all he could for the people and not to content himself with the negative merit of keeping his talents undamaged in a napkin curious turn of phrase I decline he says to adopt the view that what is imperatively necessary for the nation can not be done unless the president can find some specific authorization to do it in the constitution . |
| 24 | Within the material constraints of the situation they did what they could for the kids . |
| 25 | He thought he had got all he could for the time being . |
| 26 | He made as swiftly as he could for the foyer . |
| 27 | He had groomed himself as best as he could for the interview . |
| 28 | I watched the distant cloud from the explosion drift away over the firth , dispersing , then I turned and ran as fast as I could for the house . |
| 29 | Whatever the reasons and after some soul searching they sold their home and entered college in 1921 , making the best arrangements they could for the children . |
| 30 | He failed to do all he could for the Jews and socialised with the Nazis too easily for the Poles ' liking . |