Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the courts do have wide powers to re-allocate property and can require an ex-husband to take out life assurance , such arrangements do not necessarily compensate for the loss of an index-linked widow 's pension in old age or a lump sum and widow 's pension payable on a husband 's death in service . |
| 2 | According to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle this ‘ virtual ’ photon can only exist for a time . |
| 3 | Only at the last minute , by forced marches , would it suddenly make for the Channel coast . |
| 4 | A problem may obviously arise for the builder where the nominated supplier makes deliveries late in the month and the relevant invoices are not available at the date of the valuation . |
| 5 | And I got up and I was gon na tie her up like but and by gosh I thought I 'd better make for the door again . |
| 6 | Those moths that settle there will probably only stay for a day and then continue higher still . |
| 7 | Breathless , she straightened up and said fiercely , ‘ You can only stay for a minute and then you must promise to go . ’ |
| 8 | However campers should only stay for a night or two , be unobtrusive and sensitive to wildlife , and leave no litter . |
| 9 | ‘ We can only stay for an hour , ’ said Ginnie . |
| 10 | As Cati left , she continued , to Sabina , who was sprinkling flour into a basin and whirling it into a dough with her fist , ‘ But you can only wait for the storming to pass … . ’ |
| 11 | He felt tempted to continue through the village to visit the young Prince at Woodstock Palace but , considering what he had just learnt , thought he had better wait for a while . |
| 12 | Each driving the other towards the kind of frustration which you can only feel for a family member . |
| 13 | ‘ Better send for an ambulance , ’ I said heavily , taking in the scene as I wondered what to do next . |
| 14 | What else is his Eucharist but , at a higher level , an endless act of fruitful out-pouring of his whole flesh , such as a man can only achieve for a moment with a limited organ of his body ? |
| 15 | It is no real objection to Bentham that we can only look for an approximation to the truth about these matters of pleasure and pain . |
| 16 | Ellen wondered if she should perhaps look for a replacement , but put it off . |
| 17 | So remember — study to learn the subject ; do not merely work for the examination . |
| 18 | And he said to me you better ring for the fire engine cos it 's . |
| 19 | This would not necessarily occur for the risk ratings since these may have been initially quite high because of the drivers ’ unfamiliarity with the car when giving the first ratings . |
| 20 | During his first twenty years at Finsbury , Meldola published more than 250 papers and reports , and during his presidency of the Institute of Chemistry he did much work for the development of all aspects of its activities . |
| 21 | I can personally vouch for the usefulness of the information in guiding me to places where turn-of-the-century cyclists had rested on roadside verges — and lost money and valuables . |
| 22 | ‘ It was a first-past-the-post system and I can personally vouch for the result because I saw with my own eyes a clear majority for Prime Suspect . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ It was a first-past-the-post system and I can personally vouch for the result because I saw with my own eyes a clear majority for Prime Suspect . ’ |
| 24 | Others seeking contact can only apply for an order with the leave of the court ( s34(3) ( b ) ) . |
| 25 | Such a reformulation would not only call for a reassessment of traditional notions and practices — balance , impartiality , objectivity , ownership , editorial sovereignty — but would also require the media to improve upon their present performances in explaining events in the world . |
| 26 | I can only race for the title when I 'm happy with the whole team around me . |
| 27 | Do you think you 'd better aim for the winter now ? |
| 28 | Maybe we 'd better aim for the spring half term to go away . |
| 29 | He 'd only go for a couple of hours to his London office . |
| 30 | Despite the fact that Bill was in his mid-fifties and had a chronic heart condition , which meant he could only play for a maximum of five minutes a match , it was a good move on Fred 's part as the pub owned the cricket pitch at the rear and naturally , as captain , Bill felt obliged to hand it over to the club , and so ‘ The Tip ’ was born . |