Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] for the " in BNC.

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1 It is an elegant way to travel , much better than waiting for the buses which , at this time of year , seem to come every other Tuesday .
2 A weight loss of only 1 lb ( 0.4 kg ) in the previous week ( less than expected for the effort put in ) .
3 For centuries civilised man thought poetry was the pinnacle he must reach for — ’ He caught himself suddenly and smiled for the first time Blanche had known him to , the embarrassed smile of a passionate devotee who suddenly discovers that everyone around him , whom he thought entranced by his obsession , was in fact sniggering behind his back .
4 As Rex was currently at about five on the scale of ten he left Laura to steam gently and made for the cocktail cabinet .
5 But he could not sit patiently and wait for the next train , in an hour 's time .
6 They stood together and posed for the pass , Alleyne relaxed and smiling , a tall , angular man who carried himself with natural elegance .
7 Now those same partners gave their blessing to the idea of the two solicitors moving out of their own offices , and setting up a temporary Law Centre where everyone involved could get together and fight for the return of the children ; they would fight for justice , and ultimately a judicial inquiry .
8 This was , in fact , still many months of fighting away , but with the loss of the northern territories , the die was all but cast for the Second Republic .
9 Flustered , Rory turned her back on him and all but ran for the kitchen .
10 The type is basically as described for the Ayrshire of Scotland and average milk yields are about 5,800kg at 4.4 per cent butterfat ( the Finnish Friesian averages similar yields but only 4.1 per cent butterfat ) .
11 Rawls constructs his model so as to argue for the primacy of an equality of needs .
12 How could minute quantities of an injected peptide be guided to and then enter the appropriate neuron so as to code for the new memory ?
13 In order to maximize the use of existing resources , the enforcement regime must impose heavy sanctions so as to compensate for the relatively low risk of detection and prosecution .
14 We 've struggled to establish financial security so as to provide for the needs of our families and communities .
15 It might be easier if we all presented a resume of ourselves rather than waited for the questions !
16 Such macho tendencies are potentially limiting , rather than enriching for the boys who read such stories , and serve to perpetuate the myth of the ‘ boys do n't cry ’ syndrome .
17 The 15th was an obvious birdie hole but Wadkins thinned his drive and , after much deliberation , decided to lay up rather than go for the carry .
18 Rather than achieving for the sheer stimulation , or intrinsic worth of the achievement , they are driven in a never-ending competition ‘ to be someone ’ .
19 Dressmakers who might prefer to sell a valuable piece of material rather than settle for the modest profit of making it into a dress .
20 The birds do n't help themselves because when they are frightened they fly into the air and circle around rather than head for the trees .
21 You are to make yourself the master of a particular sub-topic or sub-sub-topic rather than prepare for the year 's examination in the whole subject .
22 His front leg was paralysed from an old road accident , our vet guessed the owners had abandoned her rather than pay for the amputation .
23 But he says he 'll go to court rather than pay for the round which works out at £17.50 a measure .
24 Those who live near Yorke Square car park fear drivers will park around The Green and up the narrow nearby streets rather than pay for the car park .
25 This occurs when a firm continually has to ‘ look over its shoulder ’ and concentrate on short-term performance targets in order to try and maintain its share price , rather than planning for the future .
26 There was a time , let it ever be remembered , only about 400 years ago , when our fathers were ruled over and tyrannised and when men like Calvin , Knox , Cranmer , Ridley and Latimer broke rather than bend for the Gospel and liberty .
27 Other recent flotations might just represent companies ' taking advantage of windows through which to de-gear , rather than waiting for the exits that offer the optimum long-term return .
28 Amateurs wanted to get off to the country for the weekend rather than performing for the benefit of playing spectators .
29 Rather than wait for the release of the third cinema outing , Ocean have written an excellent multilevel extravaganza , incorporating and improving on existing styles from the other two RoboCop games .
30 Taylor wishes that in Sweden he had substituted the frustrated Gary Lineker with the pace of Tony Daley in the second match against France , rather than wait for the third and final game against Sweden to bring the curtain down on his captain 's international career .
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