Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | More generally Pazzi 's introduction calls down fire and brimstone on those who damage works of art or try to appropriate them for their own collections . |
| 2 | The social worker can give them emotional support too , strengthening any network of support that already exists from relatives , friends and neighbours , or trying to form one for them if they are in a position of isolation . |
| 3 | The ideal love of a man for a woman and of a woman for a man is for them to want to give something to each other , or to want to do something for each other . |
| 4 | Our commitment to improving the environment and helping to maintain it for future generations can be summarised by these ‘ Green Rules ’ |
| 5 | My mother took pity on him and agreed to keep him for as long as she could . |
| 6 | The President had also apparently abandoned his aim of holding the first round of legislative elections on Oct. 25 [ see p. 39086 ] , and agreed to reschedule them for late November ( with a number of opposition parties still calling for a further postponement ) . |
| 7 | ‘ Felicitations from him who must worship you from afar and longs to have you for his own . ’ |
| 8 | when you start learning a language you are constantly collecting new words , so even if you have a computer and intend to use it for producing a dictionary you may still wish to have your vocabulary in a more accessible form than on a computer disk , at least for the first few months . |
| 9 | Yeah I 've only got to go to the bank and got to pay something for Gary , I 've got to pay in a cheque for Gary again cos he 's ever so low again this year , this week , this month |
| 10 | He was quite aware of her marital designs on him , but she was very much part of the life which he had rejected , even if she refused to recognise that fact , and tried to reclaim him for it . |
| 11 | Guido took a mouthful of his Cynar and seemed to savour it for a moment . |
| 12 | She talked about her husband and seemed to blame herself for his leaving . |
| 13 | Vass spread his long fingers over the chair arms and seemed to contemplate them for a moment . |
| 14 | " If it 's not a success , " Sara said slowly , " I 'll turn my half of Moorlake into two flats and hope to keep one for a country retreat . " |
| 15 | Harry Lamb worked on his father 's farm , managed on five hours ' sleep a night and studied to prepare himself for the Church of Ireland ministry . |
| 16 | Alex stomped by and declined to join them for an early morning cocktail . |
| 17 | ( He had in fact put on weight while resting after Alfredo Alfredo , and needed to lose it for the role anyway . |
| 18 | You 'd passed judgement on my morals and decided to punish me for something you could only have had the vaguest idea about . |
| 19 | The police took one look at him and decided to leave him for later . |
| 20 | They had enough material for a book and decided to offer it for publication under the title Møn : The Island of Pure Friendship . |
| 21 | I wondered , if Jean-Claude were there , why the child had not said so and gone to fetch him for me ? |
| 22 | Frankie appeared as I was filling the kettle and offered to do it for me . |
| 23 | After a chase on foot of over three miles he had finally run out of puff and offered to fight me for the goods . |
| 24 | Unfortunately , due to all road signposts being removed , he soon lost his way and had to ask someone for directions . |
| 25 | The idea for this one was proposed in 1981 , specifically to boost the early evening weekday audience and help to build it for the rest of the evening . |
| 26 | Consequently , the sufferer increasingly cuts himself or herself off from the reality of life as presented by others and continues to blame them for their failure to provide unconditional love and " understanding " comparable to that experienced in the relationship with alcohol or with other substances or behaviour that lead to alteration of mood . |
| 27 | I 've just returned from South Africa , during which he went to stay with Sally Newcombe and refused to eat anything for a week and a half ’ . |
| 28 | But there is little likelihood of them giving home advantage to Garvey who have gone 32 games without defeat in the competition and need to win it for a record sixth time on the trot to reach Europe next year . |
| 29 | Course content has been selected to give graduates the necessary knowledge , skills and experience to equip them for careers in software development , application systems development , and in using computer systems to further organizational goals . |
| 30 | Julie Warburton , 21 , said Green had her he was in love with her , and added : ‘ He also said he wanted to divorce his wife and wanted to leave her for me . ’ |