Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [adv prt] [coord] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hijackers jumped down and for a minute it looked as if they were going to try to fight their way out . |
| 2 | I beg to move , That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for certain descriptions of shops in England and Wales to be open for trade on Sunday , subject to their being registered with the local authority ; to impose a general prohibition on the opening on Sunday of other shops , extending this prohibition to certain business premises which on week-days are open for the service of customers ; to provide protection for persons employed in or for the purposes of a shop which is , or is to be , registered for Sunday opening , where they have conscientious or other objections to working on Sunday ; to make consequential and other repeals in the Shops Act 1950 ; and for connected purposes . |
| 3 | Often the only way for that to happen was for those already in the cities to move out and for those contemplating a move in not to come . |
| 4 | Their emergency rations ran out and for three days they had just water . |
| 5 | However , on May 31 there were reports of widespread support among civil servants and soldiers for the military rulers to step down and for a rapid handover of power to a civilian government . |