Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [pron] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least it was comforting to know that he would n't consider her compliance ‘ cheap ’ or despise her for the speed with which he had been able to seduce her . |
| 2 | I was thinking maybe next weekend I might or meet her for the day |
| 3 | Is there anyone who would act as a referee or recommend me for the job ? |
| 4 | The other gentleman to whom I referred , Mr. Williams , was deported some little while ago , it being cheaper to deport him than prosecute him for the gross fraud that he has perpetrated against the United Kingdom . |
| 5 | Polar stocks are generally assumed to have accumulated , and still be accumulating , adaptations that equip them for the polar environment ; endemic polar species , that are found only in polar regions , are assumed to be derived from temperate or subpolar stocks , via intermediate stages that no longer exist . |
| 6 | I am sure this would only be a minority but it is always the minority that spoil it for the majority . |
| 7 | In other words the states of mind that do nothing for the healing process . |
| 8 | They will understand me too quickly ; they will turn my own generosity against me and despise me for the lovers I took ; and they will cast me as the woman who briefly threatened to interfere with the writing of the books which they have enjoyed reading . |
| 9 | Regina Royal Ginseng and Regina Evening Primrose Oil take those two remarkable natural substances and combine them for the first time with Regina 's fresh Royal Jelly . |
| 10 | The corridors of the BBC are long and pea-green ( the 1984 setting of Orwell 's book , reputedly ) , and I followed a uniformed attendant through and round them for the obligatory ten miles before happening upon Studio B10 . |
| 11 | For now , Therapy ? are at the start of their first proper American jaunt , glad to take a break from the pressures of Britain and their debut major label release , and swap them for the promotional chores of the States . |
| 12 | Fortunately , modern enclosures are slowly replacing these cages which are cramped and provide nothing for the animal . |
| 13 | One of the beefs I have about accommodation for elderly people is the fact that by , that the purpose built , very excellent , bungalows and flats for elderly citizens are restricted to one bedroom which , to which but is by government decree to keep the cost down , but it does seem to me to be very heartless because elderly people 's children are unable to come and stay with them except to the great deal of discomfort and perhaps as society grows a little more considerate for the fact that the percentage of elderly people will get even greater as the years go on , then they should make allowance and provide them for the facilities to enable them to be visited by their children and grandchildren . |
| 14 | I 'll cut him up small and fry him for the kids ' breakfast . |
| 15 | A crowd of eager customers would be awaiting his arrival outside the shops and attack him for the particular colour , size or style of dress they had been waiting for . |
| 16 | I should n't be surprised if Hollywood sends a plane to bomb the Indians and punish them for the death of Matt . |
| 17 | When the Shah and Empress received Marenches , he told them that the ayatollah had sent kidnappers to seize Hassans family and bargain them for the Shah . |
| 18 | in the end , Graham decided to donate the tank , equipment and fish and maintain it for the hospital free of charge . |
| 19 | He believed that the teachings of Christ gather together the wisdom of the ages into one source , and present it for the ‘ uneducated ’ along with a few miracles in order to win their attention and support ( much as the outlaw in the Western uses his gun in order to win an audience in a crowded saloon bar ) . |
| 20 | Like my man in Hampstead , he does n't trust people to collect money and use it for the purpose they say they will . |
| 21 | of the population the £26.2 billion that they have had in tax cuts and use it for the national health service , pensioners , schools and all the social services . |
| 22 | Waterskiing and all the other activity including the building will debase the surroundings and spoil it for the people of Fairford which will be sad |
| 23 | But it needs some encouragement to port to Unix and substitute it for the server , rather than OS/2 . |
| 24 | When you 've read it come and ask me for the disk and I 'll lend it to you . |
| 25 | Perhaps we would fling pride aside and ask someone for the price of a cup of tea , actually intending to spend it on that . |
| 26 | No , they wrote and ask you for the exact date of day I started getting ability allowance . |
| 27 | He 'd just rob us and tie us up and leave us for the wolves , I expect . ’ |
| 28 | Their tasks on landing are to check the drop zones and landing sites for enemy activity , and mark them for the incoming aircraft , as well as performing detailed reconnaissance tasks of key targets and objectives . |
| 29 | Try sending a fax to the main Leeds Utd number ( coming up ) , and mark it for the attention of the SOUVENIR SHOP . |
| 30 | In terms of er political views , or even those who have no political views , of ethnic make-up and everything of this kind and yet now it seems that at a time when our police forces above all , need to move into the present day and prepare themselves for the challenges of the crime and the criminals at the end of this century and into the next century , we seem to have some misgivings about giving the Home Secretary the powers which are placed in this Bill . |