Example sentences of "[verb] for the [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of a day to wait for the skilful of ecstasy … she sighed . |
| 2 | The pack will pull the carcass apart , competing for the best of the kill , and Fido plays tug-of-war games , hoping to win the toy . |
| 3 | Nothing else was right , you had to go for the best in life , and I suppose we 've always felt that . ’ |
| 4 | They said if we did n't consent for him to claim for the two of us , they 'd summons me and him for aiding and abetting . |
| 5 | Her target was an excessively tall gangling gentleman , not very suitably clad for the Mediterranean in a suit of gingery wool with the trousers ending in tight bands round the calves . |
| 6 | ‘ A Christmas-shopping outing to East Kilbride was arranged for the elderly of the parish , with transport , tea and coffee laid on ’ . |
| 7 | People never change for the better by being hated , judged and condemned . |
| 8 | One presumes Waterloo then asked for the best of three for just qualifying for Bath is worth a minimum of £1,500 . |
| 9 | But policies intended for the poor in general , which are politically more acceptable than those designed for specific racial groups , will aim at a big section of blacks too . |
| 10 | Yeah , but were you the sort of people that walk into hospitals and start praying for the sick to be healed . |
| 11 | As she sat facing him , rigidly upright , he saw that her chair was one designed for the disabled with a button in the armrest to raise the seat when she wanted help in rising . |
| 12 | However , her books , though absorbing to the adult reader , are difficult to revive for the young of another generation because of their preoccupation ( even greater than that of her female contemporaries ) with social status . |
| 13 | Even the best examples of restoration , and there are perhaps a few , fall far short of compensating for the lost of ‘ real countryside ’ . |
| 14 | When it is the first day , put your hands down while we 're ex while I 'm explaining this , when you say when it 's the first day of any month whether it 's the first of February or the first of April or the first of December , instead of say you say this word you say for the first of the month |
| 15 | So in 1973 Andy decided to try and qualify for the Open at Royal Troon — and it was here that an incident occurred that changed his career . |
| 16 | But rather than wait for the English to be lured on to these snares , he decided to launch the first attack himself . |
| 17 | He always looks for the best in people or in any given situation . |
| 18 | I have a room booked for the thirtieth of July and I 'd like a word with the manager . |
| 19 | It happened to work for the two of us , we were lucky . |
| 20 | All concerned were aware of its identity when the Wasp sailed for the Mediterranean on schedule on April 12 with its vital load of Spitfires . |
| 21 | All this may be done for the best of reasons but it only ensures that children bottle up their feelings as well as their tears , which , as we have seen in previous chapters , can have far-reaching effects . |
| 22 | Hitherto , provision of adult deaf organisations had largely been confined to church services and other pastoral services , but in 1871 , a most important step was taken with the founding of Glasgow Deaf and Dumb Football Club , the first sports dub for the deaf in this country . |
| 23 | This is to inform you all that me and my Companions have Unanamously agreed and likewise made Oath to Each other that if There is not a speedy Altaration made for the Good of the poore that you have corn thinking to make your fortunes of shall have it burnt to the Ground whether it Be in Stacks or Barns for the fire that took place Last Week was but the begining of your Troble , we know every Stack of Corn about this Country , and Every Barn that hath Corn concealed in it for the Purpos of starving the Poore But we are Determind if thare is to Be Starvation it shall be a General thing not a parcial one for both Gentle and Simple shall Starve if any Do . |
| 24 | I am conscious that I speak in parable ; but all that vast organisation and provision which must be made for the old in the coming generation will bring disappointment unless the purpose at the heart of it is one that satisfies . |
| 25 | But we have consciously searched for the poor in spirit , and found them in many different situations . |
| 26 | Do the best you can , hope for the best with the unpredictable and try to keep a sense of humour . |
| 27 | Make a point of looking for the lay of the surrounding countryside . |
| 28 | No drama school panel is looking for the ultimate in audition technique but candidates should possess a noticeable degree of competence and self-awareness . |
| 29 | I 'm not looking for the exotic in my photographs . |
| 30 | I 'm not looking for the exotic in my photographs . |