Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact he had fully intended to wait for a suitable moonlit warm right , but the trying events of the day had put him so out of sorts that he could stand the waiting no longer . |
| 2 | But it was actually hearing Duane Allman that made me want to go for a powerful kind of electric sound . |
| 3 | If the child does n't want to go for the first test or even the second test , it is their right . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The corollary is that if they eventually return to the UK , their foreign domicile will be retained until it can be ascertained that they intend to remain for an indefinite period . |
| 6 | She was heavily pregnant but she was questioned and made to wait for the next twelve hours without food or water . |
| 7 | Not all practices will want to contract for an expanded range of services and local circumstances will also affect contracting decisions . |
| 8 | In fact , unreasonable behaviour is often used as a means of getting a quickie divorce where husband and wife both want one but do n't want to wait for the two-year separation period ; and because the age of chivalry is still not dead , men are often willing to let their wives petition for divorce when the fault is fifty-fifty , or even when the women are more to blame . |
| 9 | ‘ Not sure , really , though the little ones tend to go for the easy stuff . |
| 10 | The mites tend to go for the smaller workers , probably because of their safer and passively fed lifestyle . |
| 11 | In approaching family work in this way a social worker may want to arrange for a multidisciplinary assessment , calling on advice from the health care team . |
| 12 | They took the lead courtesy of Trevor Smith 's sixth goal of the season but were pegged back by an equaliser from Johnny Jameson who failed to appear for the second half . |
| 13 | Ledgered bread failed to catch for the first hour but a switch to three bronze maggot on a size 14 hook presented over the far side found chub to 2 lb 8 oz from peg one . |
| 14 | It was not until 1965 , however , that the treaties were revised to provide for a single Commission and Council of Ministers . |
| 15 | After two years in the London office of Heidrick and Struggles , Kidd felt that he would prefer to work for a British firm and employ the systems he had designed . |
| 16 | Agree either that there continue to be no lower limit for the remuneration certificate jurisdiction or that the Solicitors ' Remuneration Order 1972 be amended to provide for a lower limit of £100 profit costs . |
| 17 | The UN Charter would have to be amended to provide for a special security council which would not , presumably , include the rights of veto held by the five permanent members of the existing security council . |
| 18 | All rooms are pleasantly furnished to provide for a relaxed and comfortable stay . |
| 19 | The amendment stated that the USA would attempt to dissuade any NATO ally from making force reductions , and that , should this attempt fail , the USA would seek to persuade other NATO allies to compensate for the resultant shortfall in overall NATO force levels . |
| 20 | In the Curragh Affair of 1914 some British officers appeared to claim to stand for a special national interest above that asserted by civilian politicians and their attitude would have been understood by professional soldiers in other countries . |
| 21 | If they want to go for a longer period , a key worker would go out with them . ’ |
| 22 | Heinzer , the Mister Nice of the Swiss Team , exploiting an avowed intent to turn Mister Ugly — ‘ I want to go for the big wins ’ — won the first race . |
| 23 | I want to arrange for a commemorative postage stamp to be printed with my portrait on it . |
| 24 | An announcement in May confirming the selection of Glasgow removed earlier uncertainty , although final confirmation has to wait for a further consultation period until the end of June . |
| 25 | The chief executive may know what change is needed , but has to wait for the right time to introduce it . |
| 26 | ( Incidentally never forget to plan for the practical needs of the press when you 're drawing up your arrangements . |
| 27 | In bibliographic databases , it is important to consider whether pupils will want or need to search for a particular author , a particular location or a particular format such as " book " or " video " . |
| 28 | It only wants to go for a little 'un now and I 'll say , right that dog 'll be out the door . |
| 29 | The car 's hydraulics soughed as they tried to compensate for the sudden shift of the bubble but against that gale they were all but useless , and the bubble-canopy clanged on the car 's shell . |
| 30 | The peer review methods adopted by the Research Councils in the evaluation of research proposals were designed to provide for a fair distribution of national R & D funding , ( which some consider to be inadequate at present ) . |