Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] for [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There may be no alternative to leave-of-absence or annual leave but the nurse should be given the opportunity to resolve her difficulty by seeking the help of colleagues who may be prepared to substitute for her at short notice . |
| 2 | GRAHAM Taylor 's players are willing to play for nothing in England 's World Cup ties — starting with Norway at Wembley on October 14 . |
| 3 | Although Tory Euro-rebels support the Government in opposing the social chapter , they are prepared to vote for it in the hope of wrecking the whole treaty . |
| 4 | The final text leaves this clash alone , free to speak for itself in a world where the reader believes he understands Stepan better than the narrator does . |
| 5 | ‘ If there any doubts … do n't take it ’ advises the book , easy to say , less easy to obey for someone in pain or distress , not so easy w hen it is considered that even too much coffee , cola drink or chocolate will register a positive result . |
| 6 | The final exercises introduce you to MS-DOS , its basic commands and what it is supposed to do for you on a day to day basis . |
| 7 | The final exercises introduce you to MS-DOS , its basic commands and what it is supposed to do for you on a day to day basis . |
| 8 | Though she was passing through what has been called her first industrial revolution , there was as yet little to show for it in the landscape . |
| 9 | Then she followed her father back towards the flock , where the sheep at the rear , desperate at the sight of hay ahead and too stupid to look for it from any source except the one they all sought , were scrambling on to each other 's backs in panic . |
| 10 | As was discussed in the last chapter variations with exposure and intensity are approximately linear within certain bounds and it would be reasonable to correct for them by division . |
| 11 | I shall only be able to weep for him at night , after Enid has fallen asleep . |
| 12 | ( Someone suffering property damage not exceeding £275 may , of course , be able to claim for it in negligence or under the implied terms in the Sale of Goods Act ) . |
| 13 | Farmers needed to identify likely emergency situations on their farms and ensure that there was somebody able to cover for them in their absence . |
| 14 | We had to be able to invoice in a local currency and yet be able to account for it in sterling . ’ |
| 15 | Crookes could not explain satisfactorily what was happening , but Stokes and others involved with the dynamical theory of gases were ultimately able to account for it in terms of collisions and energy . |
| 16 | She was able to care for him for two months in the small cottage which had been her parent 's retirement home . |
| 17 | In Susanna Jennens Leapor would have found a woman able to fend for herself in adversity . |
| 18 | However , despite its diminutive size , it is well able to fend for itself in a mixed community tank , protecting its territory against all comers , even if they happen to be twice its size . |
| 19 | The United Kingdom 's right to decide for itself on the merits of a single currency is not an important factor in investment decisions . |
| 20 | He will play for defending champions Kelburne tomorrow against DW Clydesdale and will be available to play for them at regular intervals throughout the second half of the season in addition to the finals of the European Club Championship in May . |
| 21 | To get good dried apricots it is nowadays necessary to shop for them in wholefood and health food stores . |
| 22 | Having watched television documentaries about life in East Germany , Becker was keen to see for himself for the first time . |
| 23 | That the king should feel it necessary to speak for himself in these discussions is striking — the theoretical concepts of sovereignty , homage and fealty clearly had important implications . |
| 24 | Then he 'd inherited and blown the lot , only alcoholism and smack-addiction to show for it after eighteen months . |