Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The method of ‘ verstehen ’ could be quite insufficiently explanatory , or could fall back for explanation on a ( theoretically circular ) ‘ informing spirit ’ . |
| 2 | There is no one here who cares for me or will look out for me and I must shift for myself in everything which is not easy now I am big with child and not well as I was with my first-born . |
| 3 | The government has a list of long-promised infrastructure projects that could make up for the fall in private investment , though a bitter dispute in progress between the government and foreign banks that have lent 20 billion baht ( $187m ) for an elevated motorway in Bangkok may make finance for future projects harder to come by . |
| 4 | This is another list that could go on for a long time . |
| 5 | I suppose I was the one that used to run about for errands or whatever . |
| 6 | Like all long-term coughers he had developed a noise-reducing technique , and all that could be heard was a chuck-chuck-chuck sound that would go on for long minutes at a time , gradually winding down like a clockwork drummer until every scrap of air was squeezed out of his poor concrete lungs . |
| 7 | CATHERINE There are places that would find out for you . |
| 8 | It is important that we do not get away from the fact that , when any charge is laid , there must be evidence that will hold up for convicting somebody of that charge . |
| 9 | ‘ When the time comes that will make up for everything . ’ |
| 10 | AT LONG last we have a newspaper that will speak up for a referendum on Maastricht . |
| 11 | This , however , is not the thinking — and it may be presumptuous — that moved BBC2 to hit us between the frontal lobes with Jonathan Miller 's states of mind ( 20 February ) , a series that will march on for 15 weeks in the cause of bringing us up to date with what is happening in psychology . |
| 12 | Tom Eisner and Stephen Nowicki , of Cornell University , noticed that the spiders that use stabilimenta build long-lived webs that can stay up for several days . |
| 13 | The same thing happened with Phyllisia , she grew up throughout the book and turned out to be a beautiful woman , who was more sure of what she wanted and could stand up for it . |
| 14 | The door was solid and would hold up for quite a long time . |
| 15 | and would hang about for two or thr I mean when I was on the dredger them men would st they would come aboard the dredger and wait there , do nothing until the boat came up the river . |
| 16 | Oag has just returned from Tokyo , and will set off for a climbing exhibition in Grenoble in a few days . |
| 17 | So use the opportunity , get a return , make them take a good look at you and then you know you 're alright and can go on for another couple of years and make them look at you again . |
| 18 | Scott weaves through the gate into second place ( above ) , but must watch out for Bouncer the dog and Mrs Mangel ( below ) . |