Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had one advantage over him ; he had only a general idea of which shops would interest Garry and his ‘ Mrs Smith ’ , but Claudia knew Dana would make straight for the most exclusive dress shops , and luckily Claudia had a very good idea which one would be at the top of her list . |
| 2 | A plan occurred to her ; she and Lucy would go away for a weekend to the heart of the country , roses round the door , and find out how they would be lovers . |
| 3 | Indeed , any one molecule of CFC may remain aloft for decades . |
| 4 | She liked Theda , yes , she did , but she felt Benedict could do better for himself , even if Theda could not . |
| 5 | Secondly , the costs of nursing could be separated from ‘ hotel ’ costs , and the NHS would pay only for nursing . |
| 6 | And when they get back from their parades and their barbecues , the scions of Washington will head straight for the president 's health-care package , which Mr Clinton would like to sign into law at Christmas . |
| 7 | It also questioned whether Rosyth could compete effectively for this business against firms in the Far East with their lower cost base and sites on the main tanker routes . |
| 8 | The old , wild Africa in which rhinos like Samia could wander freely for ever is gone for good ; but at least she is alive and safe , seemingly unconcerned by the fact that her world has shrunk to 10,000 acres of thornbush inside an electric fence . |
| 9 | Jacob is the one who with his descendants is destined for God 's land , while Esau must turn aside for Seir . |
| 10 | Europeans were concerned at the expansion of American investment into Europe ; Americans began to see the Common Market ( created by France , Germany , Italy and the Benelux states ) , as a trade rival and argued that Europe should pay more for its own defence . |
| 11 | We are agreed that Europe must do more for its own defence . |
| 12 | A powerful Japan could work either for or against South Korea ; so long as the United States exercised a controlling influence over Japan , it would work for rather than against South Korea . |
| 13 | The money deposited in England , Switzerland and other parts of Europe would remain there for many years until Samuel was free again to travel through a liberated continent . |
| 14 | We close on Wednesday afternoons and every Wednesday Maurice and Alfred would come here for a sort of high tea , presided over by granny . ’ |
| 15 | I shout in a very loud voice that the Republic of Iraq will pay well for atomic scientists . |
| 16 | AS SOON as she arrives back from her American lecture tour tonight , Mrs Thatcher will head straight for a glittering parlour in central London . |
| 17 | Armchair strategists reckon that the terms AT&T can demand now for all or part of USL are less than it could get when both Univel and SVR4.2 have proven themselves . |
| 18 | Once that has been completed the scaffolding will be removed and the Banco di Roma will provide indefinitely for a team of gardeners and maintenance officers to keep the upper walls free of weeds that grow in the crevices , loosening small bits of masonry and concrete that are then dislodged by birds or lizards . |
| 19 | Herbert asked whether Grace could provide similarly for John to develop his ideas and she , ‘ absolutely flummoxed ’ , replied of course not . |
| 20 | Meyer will return home for a few weeks after this weekend 's race , and will then fly to Britain , where she will set up base for about four months , competing on the European circuit in her build-up for the World Championships in Stuttgart , where she will no doubt meet McColgan again . |
| 21 | The much smaller sensitivities favoured by Lindzen could account only for minuscule fraction of Cretaceous and Jurassic warmth . |
| 22 | The outcome is expected to influence Scottish Homes in deciding whether Waverley or Eildon should go forward for a four-week postal ballot in June . |
| 23 | Scrapping cumbersome Customs procedures means Jerry can head straight for the customers . |