Example sentences of "[verb] for [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rhino penises can fetch as much as $700 on the open market , while powdered horn is prescribed for everything from high blood pressure to fevers , nose bleeds and insomnia . |
| 2 | Wherever we travelled amongst the islands we would collect rare and exotic shells which became for us like fragile clues in a paper-chase of changing life-forms as we moved across historical as well as zoographical boundaries . |
| 3 | Gassendi adopted it enthusiastically and argued for it at great length . |
| 4 | Children and young people are entitled to the same levels of respect , consultation and competent practice that we advocate for ourselves as professional workers . |
| 5 | Their need for food is easily met and the food we grow for ourselves on agricultural land is little more than a readily-available bonus . |
| 6 | Inspector Finch looks for it in various places . |
| 7 | He brought me down here to work for him under false pretences . |
| 8 | Although occasionally an older vessel may substitute for one in dry dock , many venerable craft have been pensioned off . |
| 9 | Whether you 're saving for something in particular or a rainy day , just put your money in and it will start working for your straightaway . |
| 10 | When I heard he was missing , I did what he would have done for me in similar circumstances . |
| 11 | Apart from and me , there is , a rather lugubrious ( though pleasant ) Peruvian , and , the French Canadian , whole reminds me of , in that he expects everything to be done for him at little cost in exchange for a good wit and ready sense of humour — also like , he plays the piano , with a special line in French songs . |
| 12 | Their refusal to face the fact that many schools want to opt out of having their budgeting done for them by remote administrators . |
| 13 | In many cases some of the work has been done for you by previous scholars ; so , for example there is a book called Allusions in Ulysses ( which lists allusions made in James Joyce 's novel Ulysses ) . |
| 14 | Sure , he 's made some mistakes , but after everything he 's done for us in recent years he must be allowed the odd cock-up . |
| 15 | While Smailovic in Sarajevo plays the Adagio specially written for him by Edinburgh-based composer Nigel Osborne , he will be joined by American cellist Evelyn Elsing at the Capitol in Washington DC , Florian Kitt at the Red Cross Depot in Vienna and music student Diana Isaacs in Edinburgh . |
| 16 | Allowed to choose for themselves under feral conditions , nearly all offspring arrive at a time when nutritional inputs to the dam are rising to a maximum , ie optimum grass growth . |
| 17 | There may be no alternative to leave-of-absence or annual leave but the nurse should be given the opportunity to resolve her difficulty by seeking the help of colleagues who may be prepared to substitute for her at short notice . |
| 18 | Summing up a custom-made guitar , especially when it was made for no-one in particular , is a difficult task at the best of times . |
| 19 | ARE YOU looking for something to liven up your Monday evenings ? |
| 20 | ‘ Am I looking for anything in particular ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Are you looking for anything in particular , sir ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Will we be looking for anything in particular , sir ? ’ |
| 23 | ’ Famlio is looking for us in other sectors . |
| 24 | However , when the market is sharp and clear and there is a need for very strong , talented individuals to fill the position , when the client is looking for someone with outstanding ability to run the business or to be a senior director , then talking to a headhunter may well be the best first step . |
| 25 | Russell was what you might call a social climber , inasmuch as he specialized in fitting out rock shelters for himself at various altitudes and if possible receiving his friends in them . |
| 26 | Law binds not because it says it does ( although it does say just that ) but because there are good reasons for accepting its claim to mandatoriness and these good reasons have to do with what law can do for us in certain situations of social opportunity , difficulty and peril . |
| 27 | ‘ Are you searching for anything in particular ? ’ he asked as she stood by a cage containing some little creatures curled up fast asleep . |
| 28 | The business lobby has been squealing for everything from accelerated depreciation allowances to a Business Development Board to grant cheap loans . |
| 29 | My heart , or what passes for one in demonic physiology , is in my mouth , for fear that I am about to be exiled from Rainbow Rosenbloom , and from Chinese food , movies and other earthly delights , for evermore . |
| 30 | Can you think if we have something meal facilities which has also been raised if then maybe the stage door club area could be used for something like light rehearsal space which is always in demand . |