Example sentences of "[vb infin] for the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much work might remain for the clergy both in imposing a code of Christian morals , and in determining where the line was to run between what could and what could not form a respectable part of the Christian life . |
| 2 | Changes must be made to the attack for the first Test at Old Trafford next month but pacemen Andy Caddick , Paul Jarvis and Chris Lewis now have just one more chance to prove they should remain for the Ashes opener . |
| 3 | Any graduate visiting the University should first make for the Visitors ' Centre , where they can be sure of a warm welcome . |
| 4 | So what do we want for the counsellees , or rather , what should they want for themselves ? |
| 5 | The form used was complicated but could not compensate for the deficiencies of information about a population that was still highly mobile and still undergoing the stresses of war . |
| 6 | Yet the Genn study in particular shows that no amount of enabling by the tribunal can compensate for the difficulties claimants face in attending the tribunal and arguing their cases . |
| 7 | Tax increases in other areas , including a new tax of 1.3 per cent on incomes exceeding F40,000 million , would only partly compensate for the cuts . |
| 8 | In the psychic economy of the universe a compensation must exist for the reverses Jaq had suffered at the hands of the Harlequin man . |
| 9 | ( 14 ) Are there any strategies you can use to help pupils prepare for the tests without teaching to the test ? |
| 10 | He nevertheless ended the year ranked ninth in the world , with 17.43 metres , and can prepare for the Olympics safe in the knowledge that his event wo n't be held on a Sunday in Barcelona . |
| 11 | We came here to Siena , where I have been before , though to a different house , to visit my husband who accompanied the Brownings last month , the doctor having ordered Mrs Browning to be taken out of this city or he would not answer for the consequences . |
| 12 | ‘ If you persist in clinging to me in that limpet-like way , Caroline , I will not answer for the consequences … ’ |
| 13 | Normally MAS would act for the shareholders or their appointed representatives . |
| 14 | True , essential oils do not smell like commercial , highly synthetic formulae ; but once weaned onto naturals and drawn into the healing aura of essential oils , you will never again fall for the charms of the latest ‘ Henry ’ or crave a fix of ‘ Venom ’ nor even be allured by an ‘ Evening in Paradise ’ ! |
| 15 | His wife and daughter were mugged and raped and he set out on a trail of revenge killings in cold blood , making himself bait for the muggers . |
| 16 | If they want to come along on the day and enjoy themselves , that 's fine ; we 're even providing a bouncy castle , so children can bounce for the rainforests at the Banbury walk . |
| 17 | Ramsey 's winning shot guarantees Giants will qualify for the semi-finals with Southern group leaders Kingston and Bracknell . |
| 18 | Ian says : ‘ If we can qualify for the Olympics , then the sky is the limit . |
| 19 | Should the Scots qualify for the quarter-finals , their most likely opponents are Western Samoa , fielding the personnel who triumphed at the Canberra event . |
| 20 | They may not qualify for the names ‘ colonisers ’ or ‘ pioneers ’ , but great numbers of people have gone abroad from the county during this century . |
| 21 | Neither manager would give a clue as to his team , or discuss in depth a match which could see the Republic qualify for the finals for the first time . |
| 22 | But the midfielder said : ‘ If we can win our home games , Wales can still qualify for the finals . ’ |
| 23 | In the spadefoot , the intense competition among males for females means that some over-anxious males do not wait for the females to get into the pond but instead waylay them on the way to the breeding ground ; the pair then arrive at the pond already in amplexus . |
| 24 | But the experience of this Spirit must wait for the disciples until after the death and resurrection of the man filled with the Spirit . |
| 25 | He admitted last night : ‘ I ca n't wait for the players to find their feet in the Premier League . ’ |
| 26 | LEVEL CROSSINGS — Many accidents take place at level crossings simply because people lose patience and do n't wait for the barriers to open . |
| 27 | The speed is almost enough to lever a Windows user out of his comfortable environment and back into DOS ( but some of us will just wait for the Windows version ! ) . |
| 28 | Now if , do n't wait , if you know somebody has swallowed a poison whatever it is , get them to a hospital do n't wait for the signs and symptoms to appear , get them to a hospital . |
| 29 | Ca n't wait for the dogs . |
| 30 | Why did n't they wait for the passengers to get off first , instead of squeezing themselves , their sacks of wheat and bicycles on at the same time that others were dragging their possessions off ? |