Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is all to do with progress for progress ' sake . |
| 2 | When Father died , he left us both enough to live in comfort for the rest of our lives , regardless of our husbands ’ support . |
| 3 | Somehow , we drew strength from each other , enough to stave off death for a little while longer . |
| 4 | Thus , in an early essay , she writes : ‘ I affirm that the intentionality of biblical faith … is neither to create nor to perpetuate patriarchy but rather to function as salvation for both women and men . ’ |
| 5 | ENGLAND swept aside defending champions Ireland at Hoylake yesterday to stay on course for their first men 's amateur Home International title for four years . |
| 6 | The young person who , unfortunately , reaches the age of 16 after July 2 has now to return to school for another year and will be almost 17 years of age whenever they leave . |
| 7 | I trudged up to the camp-site again , to find that there was no need even to look for driftwood for a fire . |
| 8 | ( b ) If a party should be dilatory in providing his certificate of readiness , the correct procedure is not to complain to the court but simply to apply on notice for a hearing date to be fixed . |
| 9 | It consists of a boat-like main hull and two outrigger pontoons , or sideswimmers , which are lifted hydraulically to rest on top for road travel and which are extended and lowered to the sides for stability on the water . |
| 10 | They are generally operated on a fixed cycle , so that , when a known volume of water has passed through the plant , a valve is turned so as first to backwash the bed to cleanse the zeolite , and then to pass in brine for a fixed time to regenerate the material . |
| 11 | I 'M getting married in less than two months and I want to lose about a stone before then to get in shape for the big day . |
| 12 | Glassworms are more commonly found in still waters where the larvae can hover horizontally to lay in wait for prey . |