Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To date , given the inadequate levels of state pension provision and the limited opportunities most women have had to save or invest for old age , their limited access to occupational pension scheme membership has been a major factor in the construction of female poverty in old age . |
| 2 | if the other party shall commit any act of bankruptcy , shall have a receiving order made against it , shall make or negotiate for any composition or arrangement with or assignment for the benefit of its creditors or , if the other party being a body corporate shall present a petition or have a petition presented by a creditor for its winding up or shall enter into any liquidation ( other than for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation ) , shall call any meeting of its creditors , shall have a receiver of all or any to its undertakings or assets appointed , shall be deemed to be unable to pay its debts , or shall cease to carry on business |
| 3 | The classical recourse of the bourgeois in trouble or with cause for complaint was to exercise or ask for personal influence : to have a word with the mayor , the deputy , the minister , the old school or college comrade , the kinsman or business contact . |
| 4 | The major development during the inter-war period was the establishment of English studies as a bulwark against , rather than force for social change and cultural innovation . |
| 5 | Other UN agencies started to throw money at the problems of the territories , for example both Unicef and UNDP provided money for activities selected and overseen by the Israeli authorities , thus — however innocent the intention — allowing aid to become an instrument of control rather than support for independent development . |
| 6 | It is best to use lime rather than cement for this type of infill |
| 7 | Unlike most other fabled beasts it preferred to scavenge carrion from the forest floor rather than kill for fresh meat . |
| 8 | Let's go back and wait for better weather . ’ |
| 9 | Because he felt so relaxed , he was able to smile and wait for another bar or two before letting the music dictate an answer . |
| 10 | So the management looked at the , the thing very critically and they , they designed a new stabilizer erm which did away with the whole housing , which did away with the cross er crossheads and the slides and it was so easily produced er that we were then seeking to , to sales representatives to go out and look for other work . |
| 11 | However , if you take characters like Lysander and Demetrius in A Midsummer-Night 's Dream , it 's obvious , even to me , that it would be ridiculous to try and look for complex psychology and motivation in them , you know . |
| 12 | However , if you take characters like Lysander and Demetrius in A Midsummer Night 's Dream , it 's obvious , even to me , that it would be ridiculous to try and look for complex psychology and motivation in them . |
| 13 | I 'll go and look for some wallpaper . |
| 14 | Each DHA would continue to be responsible to provide and pay for comprehensive care for its own resident population , but not for other people without current compensation . |
| 15 | Each DHA ( District Health Authority ) would continue to be responsible to provide and pay for comprehensive care for its own resident population . |
| 16 | ‘ I will call and arrange for another guide . |
| 17 | They are easy to read and spell for this word , and variant pronunciations of ‘ banana ’ are recognisable across cultures . |
| 18 | The operator , which claims sixth place in the packaged holiday market , says the move is part of its intention to identify and cater for specific market segments . |
| 19 | But will you come and sit for another portrait soon ? ’ |
| 20 | But they could only wait and listen for any scrap of news . |