Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They all want to shop around for new western weapons , and are exploring joint-purchasing schemes to cut the cost . |
| 2 | It is an ASTONISHING piece of equipment — and I long to know how to use other design and text layout programmes which can be purchased and loaded into it , but want to cast around for sound advice as the programmes cost significant sums each . |
| 3 | ‘ When Chelsea signed me Ian Porterfield told me that if I got in the side he would n't drop me so I want to make up for lost time . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Mr Forman has decided to step down for personal reasons . |
| 5 | It is often assumed that employers take advantage of the demand for positions where interesting work , pleasant conditions and a high degree of job satisfaction are reckoned to make up for low pay . |
| 6 | New York drug dealers seem to go in for sophisticated marketing ploys . |
| 7 | ‘ If the church is n't going to stand up for good values , who is ? ’ |
| 8 | However , Mrs Thompson vowed to fight on for other landlords even if time ran out for she and her husband . |
| 9 | Got to watch out for damp in these old places . ’ |
| 10 | ALLY McCOIST last night declared himself fit for tomorrow 's European Cup match against CSKA Moscow — and vowed to make up for lost time . |
| 11 | Pancreatic enzymes are given to help improve digestion — and a high-protein , high fat diet with added vitamins is needed to make up for poor absorption of nutrients . |
| 12 | In Rannie v Irvine ( 1844 ) 7 Man & G 969 Tindal CJ said " if the contract is reasonable at the time it is entered into , we are not bound to look out for improbable and extravangant contingencies in order to make it void " . |
| 13 | At home he decided to go in for wholesale enclosures , encouraged his tenants to take long leases by reducing their rents , and instructed them in modern scientific methods . |
| 14 | Archbishop Fisher and Archbishop Garbett of York started to look around for scholarly clergymen and hovered over various names , ail of whom taught then or had taught in universities . |
| 15 | Officials warned to look out for banned runner |
| 16 | Not everyone unfortunately has children so you may have to cast around for other members of the family . |
| 17 | Other members of the group had differing objectives and decided to drop out for various reasons , ’ the source said . |
| 18 | — TOP PREMIER League clubs are set to move in for ace North-East star-spotter Peter Kirkley , who has been sacked by Newcastle United . |
| 19 | Where are we off to this morning then , so sunk in our own fantasies and imaginings that we can not be troubled to look out for vulnerable senior citizens , eh ? ’ |
| 20 | Immigration laws inherited from the former East German state , which were due to expire on January 1st , are being allowed to carry on for Soviet Jews arriving in Berlin . |
| 21 | Tributes have continued to pour in for British Team Manager Les Jones , who died after the European Indoor Championships in Genoa . |
| 22 | It is worth reiterating to look out for cosmetic ranges labelled ‘ non-comedogenic ’ . |
| 23 | Discounting the John Major ‘ feelgood factor ’ he also expects to make up for lost sleep . |
| 24 | Then he said in a calmer voice , ‘ Well , perhaps I 'm just trying to make up for lost time . ’ |
| 25 | Twenty five patients were lost to follow up for non-biliary reasons . |
| 26 | Then equally big lefts in rounds five and seven could not get rid of a man whose courage failed to make up for obvious shortcomings . |
| 27 | Despite talk of an IRA ceasefire the public is still urged to look out for suspicious objects |
| 28 | Well it I mean already , it is having quite an im impact erm especially for items like furniture and bedding , and I mean bedding does n't last for ever , especially with a family , and I know erm they 're allowed every so often , but erm I mean I think erm the the cutbacks are becoming more and more and more and and people seem to be which means that we have to look around for voluntary erm agencies that ca such as , who can provide us with furniture or beds and bedding . |
| 29 | But there is no escape for non-runners , who are required to sign up for light duties . |
| 30 | Store bosses are taking a gamble in hoping that enough folk will go shopping to make up for huge discounts on offer . |