Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] [adv prt] for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In some African francophone countries it is not unusual for government data-processing offices to close down for lack of paper .
2 I have had the former fitted up with Drawers for birds and books in hope to work going along and taking a quantity of birds with me as well as left over plates to cut up for box books etc .
3 Police have appealed to scrap dealers to look out for brass electrical equipment stolen from Wearmouth Colliery .
4 without prejudice correspondence was admissible for the determination of applications to strike out for want of prosecution .
5 RSPCA officials are now urging all farmers to listen out for flood warnings and move their animals away from danger as soon as posible .
6 In April the garden was a jungle of bluebells , bursting from under the trees in blue tides above your ankles , but by midsummer my grandmother had it tame again , fifty yards of earth between wooden fences bearing docile rows of hollyhock and sweet peas ; an ex-army rug was spread on the shaven lawn for the children to sit on for tea outdoors .
7 Our survey shows that people with bank accounts are much more likely than others to shop around for credit , and to use lower-cost forms of credit .
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